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Saturday, we went to REI. I confess that we purchased the Dog Dome, if for no other reason than to silence the on-going discussion on the topic of whether the dog would sleep in it. (She does, but she does not like it as much as we had hoped. I suspect that she will "condition" herself to it well, however.) While at the store Roomie noticed an upcoming event "Boundary Waters 101." On Sunday, we made a date for this evening to check it out: Smarty-pants may not know it all, after all.
When I got home from work today, I asked if my date would be interested in "dining out" at IKEA, our recent guilty pleasure (though not an expensive one) beforehand. I should have known better. Traffic was light and we had plenty of time to listen to Human League, Tommy TuTone, and something that sounded a lot like New Order. Too much time in fact, and after our Jumbo Dogs, Lingonberry pop, and softee-style frozen yogurt, we arrived at REI 45 minutes early.
We wander about the store, committing to memory every item of even the remotest interest: 68 lb. canoes (too heavy); enormous six-person tents (too many people too close); Buzz-Off™ clothing (too expensive); tungsten fry pan (too small for bannock); microfiber shorts (not in my size); tarp poles (could be useful, hmm, 2 * 12 oz = 1.5 lbs); the tent stake department (the arrow stakes are now sold in red-anodized—sexy!). The most tempting thing was a pair of little tubes for squeezable food along the trail. I remember my mom having identical ones when she was in her Sierra Club phase back in the mid-1970s.
— Let's just get the tubes and go home.
— I should have known better than to give you the reward before the lecture. [Heads toward door.]
— Soft frozen yogurt. . . But let's get the tube things.
— Enh.
— They're cheap.
— What'll we use them for?
— Peanut butter.
— And what will we put the peanut butter on?
— [Pauses] Bannock.
Case closed.
Posted by Underblog at May 31, 2005 7:28 PM
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This is a silly and all too familiar story. It does get one out of the house though.
Posted by: RT at May 31, 2005 10:36 PM
Of course that Selkye pup doesn't want to sleep in the Dog Dome--she wants to sleep with YOU!
Posted by: Suzanne at June 1, 2005 8:17 AM
there's a recipe for Peanut Butter Trail-Mix Bars on the top of the Smucker's peanut butter. I'm going to try it out. Homemade trail mix bars! with....Peanut Butter!
Posted by: Sherman at June 1, 2005 12:24 PM