This morning I had a bagel. I don't think I've ever gone to the trouble of eating a bagel before, and it's a shame, as it was very good. I understand it's a bit like bread, only boiled instead of baked. Mine was filled with egg, cheese and sausage, and was a bit like a more respectable version of the Sausage and Egg McMuffin (tm).
Yesterday at the liquor store, a nice man gave me mulling spice. Because US supermarkets don't sell wine, I could easily have predicted they wouldn't sell mulling spice either, so it wasn't a huge surprise when they didn't. Logically, I thought, they must therefore sell mulling spice where they sell the wine. They didn't either, but they did have some mead that came with promotional mulling spice. About to buy a bottle of mead, purely for the spices around its neck, I was pleasantly surprised when the man took the spices from the neck, and with a simple 'Some people don't use it that way anyway' he handed me the spices and set me on my way. Tonight, Braunwin and I will enjoy some very nice mulled wine because of it.
My rebellious streak has me jaywalking at every opportunity (Yeah! Stick it to the Man!). Oh, and I spent $400 at Best Buy, on an iPod and some other stuff, which isn't even the beginning of the cheap stuff I plan to buy. Don't tell customs...
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Whatdayaamean respectable. The sausage and egg McMuffin is a junkfood classic. I think some of my happiest travel experiences with Michelle were spent eating McDonald's breakfast. I have particularly fond memories of Maccy D's in Florence railway station.
If you have a hankering for good bagels when you return to London (sorry), try the little Jewish place at the end of Brick Lane. But don't forget to pick up a hash brown from Maccy D's in Liverpool Street first.
Alec
Ohh and by best wishes and seasonal greeting and New Year something or others to Braunwin. Get your man in hand before he gets deported for traffic violations.
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