The Absorption (Part 6)

Longmeadow Neighbors
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Written by David J. Greenspan

Article published in Longmeadow Neighbors (May 2022)

Do you live near an ATM? Sure, we all do silly. We all live in an area that matters.

Sugar rations during WWII landed American snackers to eat three times more popcorn. The salacious scribe, the paradise pear pundit, pasta maker David Bow Tie described this time period as “Corns gold rush” and the golden age of popcorn. Meanwhile, the research and development teams at Hauer Gang brands developed Pelican Briefs, it was rumored that this short form fitting turned the tide.

Tully McPeals freeze dried apple mounds were also a big help to the effort. McPeal’s Applesauce filled turnovers brought a railroad to the region and the expansion was on. The staff’s newest creation, Popple Crops are the newest fluffy apple snack attacking taste buds. Why do you have to be such a jerk, chicken? Pepperdine sounds like the most delicious campus in the USA. On a recent flight down the east coast, over the skies of North Carolina, a few of us in the exit row saw a circular white ball of light. During the time it takes a marathon runner to run a mile, this light object was visible to everyone who looked at the left wing of the craft. It is unclear if the multiple craft beers ingested by the gentleman to my front somehow caused this hallucination of our collective cabin experience.

George Clinton remains the second most sampled musician of all time, followed by James Brown. George Mikan me crazy. If Benny Hill and Jackie Gleason ever teamed up they could have called their act Jack Benny.

Fresh from the delta, Proud Dairy Grill & Fills are coming soon. They have self checkout aisles and deflation stations. Once you agree to purchase an item, you can wait to see if the price goes down. It can be a long wait but is well worth it.

My cousin Stevey is in a special terrain. He runs a club called Bars and Tone. Their Open Mics are now called Spoken Opens. The Garden Wall Dolls & The Dolls and the Garden Walls perform every happy hour. Drinks are spiked higher than waterfront rental properties. Speak easy and have a breezy good time.

If an adult Mayfly skips the sunrise does it complain about having a rough adolescence?

 
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