World's Greatest Post-Meal Freebies

 I dined at Beijing of Greenbelt. The meal was satisfying--as good as can be expected of Chinese food prepared for American tastes. What stunned me was what we got with the bill and the usual fortune cookie: orange sherbet and a hot towel! The sherbet did a fine job of cleansing my palate, but the HOT TOWEL stumped me. I'm from middle-class Prince George's County, MD. I'd heard of hot towels, thanks mostly to Adam Sandler's first-class seat in The Wedding Singer, but I still had to ask what to do with a hot towel. I was told to wash my hands with it, but I proceeded to cover my face, sucking in that sinus-opening hot, humid air. Ahhhhh. Beijing may be in my future's travel plans....

Men In The Bathroom

P&G Old Greenbelt [Movie] Theatre Presents...Stickers

The 'Hood

"Welcome To The 'Hood." This is gangsta-style fashionwear spotted in College Park's Rugged Wearhouse. I was bummed it didn't come in my size.

Burned-Out Bunny

My Dearest insists on buying "thoughtful" [i.e., frivolous] gifts for holidays that need no gifts. For Easter, I got two bunny candles. It sure was fun burning them. Bunny's head is now gone. Note that his blue eyes have sunk to the bottom of the hot pool of wax that was his brains.

Collectible Microfiber Cloth: Hurry To Get Yours Now!

Shell is really giving the customer her money's worth. I highly enjoyed watching NBC At The Pump--a new gas-station-only network beamed right to your car--while fueling my $42 share of America's obsession with gas consumption. The transaction came with a prize, possibly part of Shell's "loyalty schemes" [I swear Shell's web site uses this term!]: a "collectible microfiber cloth." I begged the attendant for my "free" gift with these specific words. He responded, "You mean a rag?" Beltsville, MD, 9Mar08