Paying for my gas at the convenience store I noticed a vase of fresh flowers at the checkout. There was a stem of a red rose and some little white flowers wrapped in cellophane. So I bought one and brought it home to my girl. Tell you what. It was definitely worth the $2.99.

Steak and potato. Soup and salad. Horse and buggie. Peanut butter and jelly.

There must be thousands of pairings out there that have made sense over the years. I wonder if there are any new ones for our own generation?

I have two belts. One is black and one is brown.

I almost never wear belts. But sometimes you must have a belt. the problem is that belts and belt loops come in different sizes. So the brown belt I have is too wide to fit in the belt loops of my new kahki pants. A black belt does not look right on kahki and I don’t wear black shoes with kahki.

So now I have to wear blue pants instead of the kahki, and after work I’ll go buy a thin brown belt.

And then there were three.

There must be a psychological disease named for what I do, but I don’t know what it is. I cannot throw away cardboard boxes.

If I buy a new appliance or new equipment that comes in a box, I open the box to take out the item and then save the box and the styrofoam, in case I have to return it or move or need to repack it. I figure that it is better to put the item back in the packaging that it came in. It is safer that way and easy to deal with.

But friends are telling me that this is extreme and I should just throw out the boxes. But the though of throwing them away makes me very uncomfortable. Why would you throw away a perfectly good box?

For months I have been eating oatmeal for breakfast. It’s fast and easy and good for you. But it gets boring after a while.

I need s different breakfast plan for the summer months. Got any suggestions?