Winn-Dixie had a run-down rep for years in GA. But that's changing with the opening of new stores which rival Kroger & Publix for size, cleanliness and selection.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bicyclops - Jan 24, 2005 10:09:54 am PST #127 of 10002
brenda m - Jan 24, 2005 10:17:49 am PST #128 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My dog rarely gets up on the furniture, so when she does I'm more likely to coo than to scold.
To wit:
Because of her brows, she looks a little sad when she's looking down, even when that's not the case.
A happier shot: Kisses!
Kat - Jan 24, 2005 10:20:00 am PST #129 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Brenda, she's so cute!
beathen - Jan 24, 2005 10:20:55 am PST #130 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Piggly-Wiggly is definitely an inner-city chain in Milwaukee. Don't know about anywhere else.
I used to live in Illinois north of Chicago and they had them there too, as well as a Jewel-Osco.
eta: spelling goes out the window on mondays
Cashmere - Jan 24, 2005 10:22:09 am PST #131 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Here's my whole crew.
brenda m - Jan 24, 2005 10:22:55 am PST #132 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Thanks, Kat. She's a sweetie.
That second picture is framed on my desk. (I couldn't work the scanner so I took a picture of the picture with my phone. Ah, this modern world.)
Alibelle - Jan 24, 2005 10:23:34 am PST #133 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Googling is not giving me a lot of help. I just keep finding stuff about the dog Winn Dixie. Or random stories about segregation, including Rosa Parks and her tired feet-- a story that irritates me no end, because there is no need to fictionalize it like people do. Rosa knew exactly what she was doing, and she got on that bus for the express purpose of sitting in a white seat, and getting arrested, and starting that legal battle, since she was an ideal candidate to use. Which is a very brave thing to do, to go into it with your eyes open. So the stupid story where she's just a little, tired, old lady who one day refused to give up her seat, irritates me to no end. Since it fictionalizes an account that, I think, is much more powerful when it is told truthfully, and it makes it a story, rather than a real life event, and plan, which is much more complex, and much less distancing. In my opinion.
Um, sorry for that rant. Issues.
Anyway, if someone finds something about Winn Dixie, please let me know. I think I'm going to give up my search on it, but either validation, or knowing I'm crazy, is always good.
ETA: Cute, cute animal pictures! Cashmere, your cat is gorgeous. So pristinely white.
Kat - Jan 24, 2005 10:25:58 am PST #134 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
With Ali on that rant.
Cash, I like how they are all huddled around the heating vent.
Allyson - Jan 24, 2005 10:26:20 am PST #135 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
So I'm looking at the registrations for the LOST party, and it's like, 10-1 women. I'm thinking that I could use this to my advantage, and charge boys $700 to register, because, yo, chances are good.
brenda m - Jan 24, 2005 10:26:24 am PST #136 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Nah, Alibelle, I've given that rant myself.