Friday, July 20, 2012

I think you're supposed to bring that home to your family.

Even in a place like the grocery store, Vegas bucks the mundane. And I'm not just talking about the mini casino between the checkout and the bathroom.

For example, people seem to buy a lot of booze when they're very drunk. I'm always confused because I wonder why they need the extra alcohol. Unless maybe they're the types who wake up hungover, and instead of regretting skinny dipping, they castigate themselves for leaving the liquor cabinet dry. Then I'm confused how they arrived at the grocery store, which presents a secondary concern of how they'll get home.

Anyway, the real point of this blog is to share a short sighting I had at the other day at the Starbucks inside Albertsons. I'd run in for a few things after work at about 3 pm and was making my way from the fruit aisle to the register.

At one of the tiny cafe tables that's only meant to seat one person, a body builder wearing bright blue Under Armour sat, both elbows propped up on the tabletop, legs spread as if he were about to do a set of squats. He stared determinedly forward. In his large hands he held a drumstick. In front of him sat...a whole roasted chicken, or at least the remnants of one.



He'd seriously plowed through almost an entire chicken. I swear I could see his canine teeth sinking into the last of the meat, ripping it off the vestiges of nearly naked carcass, veins on his forearms popping to the surface against the strain. Apparently he needed his mid-afternoon protein. But really, aren't those supposed to feed an entire family? From the looks of things, he hadn't been sitting there very long either. It's not like florescent lights and a Sun Chips display are great dining ambiance anyway.

I probably stared a little. I've been craving chicken ever since.

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