Friday, November 16, 2012

Ta-ta, Twinkies!

I haven't had a Twinkie in decades, but I'll admit to being melancholy over the demise of the baby boomer lunchbox staple. I'm pretty sure I had a Twinkie, Hostess cupcake or Ding-Dong every school day of my formative years. (And I wonder why I have to fight my blood sugar levels like a dog!)  Reportedly, Hostess is no more, and that's sad - mainly because of the jobs lost and lives upended.  I, for one, won't miss the individually wrapped desserts, although I now regret never having sampled the deep-fried versions at the county fair.  Oh, well....
at
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Inn of the Governors

The Inn of the Governors on West Alameda is where my maternal grandparents used to stay in the '60s and '70s when they'd visit ...

  • Oooh, Rob!
    I don't even know if this story is true, but I love DVD - always have - and if some dolphin saved his neck - on porpoise or by chance -...
  • Lovely in love then; lovely in love now.
    This is my mom's engagement picture, circa 1954, taken a few months before she married my dad.  This shot was taken early last year, tw...