Time for some ol' standards and a trip down Memory Lane...
The inimitable Julie London, with the definitive version of this ol' chestnut. I was surprised to see how many "new" artists have covered this tune when I googled it, including one Justin Beeble (or sumthin' like that). Did I go there? Not only no, but HELL NO. I don't wanna hear my favorite tunes ruined by prepubescent heart-throbs, thankyaverymuch.
Speakin' of Memory Lane... did all y'all know there's a famous motel thereabouts?
You're just a memory of a loveIt's on the ocean, I guess you know it well...
That used to be
You're just a memory of a love
That used to mean so much to me
―:☺:―
We're just in from running our errands, which included a one-hundred-plus-Yankee Dollar commissary run. I didn't go overboard or anything, it was just the usual stuff. Can you really tell me we're NOT laboring under inflation? I checked my Quicken entries after logging today's transactions and my previous high expenditure for groceries was just over $90.00, and that was a MAJOR food run. I know coz I'm kinda anal-obsessive about logging my transactions.
Dang.
Beer and cigars? Or food? I need to burn more incense on the altar and pray to The Deities At Hand that I don't have to make that decision... anytime soon, anyhoo.
I love Cry Me a River; Michael Buble does about the best current version I've heard.
ReplyDeleteYeah - prices. It's getting more scary everyday.
Funny how the price of gas goes up, but then it will go back down. Groceries never go back down. Once they know you will pay a higher price, they got ya!
ReplyDeleteA shame food and fuel aren't included in figuring inflation, or anything else that takes a big jump in price. Core inflation is used indiscriminately in place of inflation.
ReplyDeleteincluding one Justin Beeble (or sumthin' like that). Did I go there? Not only no, but HELL NO. Don't hold back Buck, tell us how you really feel.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain on the grocery tab, last time I went it was well over $100 (closer to $200) for one person and I didn't get anything extravagant!
Hey, me too! I went over a hundred at WallyWorld today with about the same stuff I buy all the time.
ReplyDeleteI guess I had better start developing a taste for Alpo and Kibbles and Bits.
Bag Blog is spot on.
BTW, I thought beer IS food!
Julie London was hot.
ReplyDeleteI don't even want to get into economics or the purchasing power of a buck.
So, it's Wings v. Sharks... again.
Kris: I sorta deferred to your tastes by not mentioning MB in my mini-rant.
ReplyDeleteLou: I never thought about food prices that particular way, but you DO have a point.
ed: Yup. Lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Deb: That's the thing: I wouldn't feel too bad about my grocery bill if I had lotsa exotic stuff in my cart, but I don't. Well, I DO buy Starbucks instead of Folgers, so there's that...
Ed (in TN): Beer IS food! My Bad...
Skip: Yup. Wings in six!