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The headquarters for Kroger used to be in the god-forsaken town in Kansas I lived in. I didn't really care when they packed up for Cinncinati.
I've been asked all sorts of inaproppriate things by check out clerks. Not the part time kids, but by the 40 something grizzled vets. These are folks who don't make jack squat (especially at Kroger - which is damn determined to spend $0 on employees).
One of my favorites was going into an ABC store in NC, which is the place to buy anything harder than wine. It was walled off so you couldn't actually go near the liquor, you had to do your purchase through a turn around plastic window. I asked if this was how all liquor was sold in NC. The clerk said, "this is how we do it for people looking for a hard way to go".
Wow. Thanks for side of guilt with my low proof Tarantula tequila.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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