21-May-2004; My love affair with Pop Ice...

Today's Quote:
Reality is a delusion created by an alcohol deficiency
-Anon.

Summer to me is a beautifull time of year when you stay up extra late, but don't feel tired in the morning... Short sleeves are imperative, freshly picked vegetables are in abundance, the grill is always hot, and the Pop Ice is always cold.
I started my love affair with Pop ICe as a young child. The complicated simplicity of it's flavor coupled with it's conveinant size made it the perfect treat on a summer afternoon, and the perfect way to end a summer night.
Now that I am an adult and I work in the business world, I am expected to like these little things less, and eat things like... grapefruit... don't get me wrong, I love grapefruit... but it will never replace my Pop Ice... So, I bring a box to work... and I enjoy Pop Ice all summer long from the confines of my office. Sometimes I stand alone just outside the building... pretending I'm at recess, or on a very mini vacation. I'm not delusional or anything... I know that I have to go back to work in only a matter of minutes, but I close my eyes and breathe deep, and I'm back in my youth... running so fast that I thought my legs would fall off, ignoring my mother as she yelled that I shouldn't run with Pop Ice in my mouth... for pete's sake I might choke! And then as the last bit of juice is consumed, I sigh, and go back to the real world... Pop Ice, I will love you forever!

-me