We all thought the snowstorm of the season was six weeks ago just before Christmas. We paid our icy dues in December. One and done is how we like our East Coast urban blizzards. Anything more, is way too Wisconsin for me.
Today's wintry blast was a developing winter storm system for over week. We knew a "paralyzing blizzard" was making a beeline for the Delaware Valley. Yet, we cared more about making Guiltorious plans for the big game more than preparing for the big snow.
However, all of that changed early Thursday morning just before sunrise as the mad dash to the stores began. From 6 am on, it was mayhem at the market. All day long the grocery stores were jam-packed with crazed shoppers and there was some serious Guilty Pleasure procurement going down.
No matter how much we smirk at our neighbor's shopping cart filled with Krispy Kreme donuts, Doritos and Dove Bars, our own shopping choices always seem to be a decadent basket of impulsive guilty delights. Especially when your staring down a Weekend Whiteout and knowing that your Super Bowl party may be a family affair.
When it comes to Guiltorious shopping for major events like the Super Bowl, we pride ourselves on being patient and pragmatic. However, throw in a blizzard of biblical proportions with the weather wackos and you need to be innovative and ingenius.
That means going on an off-hour shopping spree early Friday morning. The store shelves were badly ransacked from the night before. I carefully scoured the each aisle looking for those essential Guilty Pleasures that hopefully had been overlooked by the masses.
No shopping list is necessary or preferred when wandering the store on a Guilty Crusade. You cannot be impulsive with a shopping list. However, in the better-safe-than-sorry tradition of Zombieland's Survival Rule # 2 you must "Double Tap" all of your Guilty favorites. That means purchasing at least two packages of every bonafide Guilty Pleasure that makes past your corruptible filter and into your shopping cart. Do not learn the hard way that the last Bratwurst on the block was a midnight snack for Otis, the hound of happiness.
Our Don Quixote-like quest yielded five different types of gourmet sausage, six distinct mustard's and four artisan breads from two bakeries. When the supermarket is running low on your favorite Guilty Pleasures you must remain optimistic and dare to "Dream the impossible dream."
However, all of that changed early Thursday morning just before sunrise as the mad dash to the stores began. From 6 am on, it was mayhem at the market. All day long the grocery stores were jam-packed with crazed shoppers and there was some serious Guilty Pleasure procurement going down.
No matter how much we smirk at our neighbor's shopping cart filled with Krispy Kreme donuts, Doritos and Dove Bars, our own shopping choices always seem to be a decadent basket of impulsive guilty delights. Especially when your staring down a Weekend Whiteout and knowing that your Super Bowl party may be a family affair.
When it comes to Guiltorious shopping for major events like the Super Bowl, we pride ourselves on being patient and pragmatic. However, throw in a blizzard of biblical proportions with the weather wackos and you need to be innovative and ingenius.
That means going on an off-hour shopping spree early Friday morning. The store shelves were badly ransacked from the night before. I carefully scoured the each aisle looking for those essential Guilty Pleasures that hopefully had been overlooked by the masses.
No shopping list is necessary or preferred when wandering the store on a Guilty Crusade. You cannot be impulsive with a shopping list. However, in the better-safe-than-sorry tradition of Zombieland's Survival Rule # 2 you must "Double Tap" all of your Guilty favorites. That means purchasing at least two packages of every bonafide Guilty Pleasure that makes past your corruptible filter and into your shopping cart. Do not learn the hard way that the last Bratwurst on the block was a midnight snack for Otis, the hound of happiness.
Our Don Quixote-like quest yielded five different types of gourmet sausage, six distinct mustard's and four artisan breads from two bakeries. When the supermarket is running low on your favorite Guilty Pleasures you must remain optimistic and dare to "Dream the impossible dream."
