Midweek Musings: Losing My Innocence

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Well, I did it. I lost my innocence. I went into an Aldi’s today. (What else could it have been? ) I needed to walk a little, but the clouds were looking ominous (we were under a tornado watch for a few hours but it was eventually canceled early) so I didn’t want to go too far. After I filled up my car at Kroger (asterisk: I got about five gallons’ worth) I parked and walked to the Aldi near the Kroger. Hey, that’s some competition!!! If you don’t know, Aldi is a “throwback” store of sorts, minimally but plentifully stocked. They DO have a lot of items, but not 47 different brands. If you’re a sucker for Newman’s Own you’ll have to go to the Kroger where I parked. Because of the minimalism they keep the prices low (and I do mean low: I saw the lemon fiber squares I love for much less than they are at Meijer, another one of those mega-stores like Wally World). You have to bring your own bags, too, and they don’t keep all-night hours so they don’t have to pay for electricity and employees at 3 AM when no one’s there. Smart shopping. I’ll go back, definitely. Today (June 8) is Boz Scaggs’ 78th birthday. DANG, how’d he get so old!???? He’s one of my favorites. In fact, one of my earliest music countdowns here was a Boz Scaggs top ten. (I won’t keep you in suspense or make you go look it up, the long linked below, “Painted Bells,” is my favorite. Has been for about 46 years now.) Tomorrow my dear aunt of blessed memory would have turned 95. I’m thinking about maybe, perhaps, who-knows, could-be going somewhere after my doctor’s appointment next week. We’ll see if the home equity loan comes through so I can buy gas. One of the places I would go would be central Ohio, mainly because we have a golf tournament there at the end of June. I’m not playing this year but I definitely want to see my friends. They’re so much fun to be around. So y’all have a great evening!! Birthday Boy Boz with my favorite song by him: