Jun 16 2007
Donuts, Dads, and Dilbert
Ben and I just returned from the donut shop. We made the trek to Krispy Kreme this time because his mommy loves a donut filled with white creme, not the custard that all the other donut shops use (trust me, I’ve done my own research). Holy gods of greed and gluttony, those donuts are expensive!
I have a question today: What in the name of civil engineering are contractors doing when they lay sand-filled tubes across street storm drains? On the way back from Krispy Kreme, I had to move into the left lane to avoid a 50-yard long, six-inch deep lake formed by rain water that had nowhere to go.
Shannon’s still sleeping, in anticipation of letting me sleep in on Father’s Day. Of course, for me that usually means waking up at 8 instead of 6:15, but it’s a nice break. Happy Father’s Day to all you guys out there doing the dad thing.
Mostly I wanted to share a link I enjoyed because I’m forever curious about how artists fill their days. Dilbert cartoonist/author/restaurant co-owner Scott Adams writes a very entertaining blog, sometimes random, sometimes political, always funny. Friday he posted all day, from 5 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., including the development of a strip to be used in August.
I found it fascinating, and hilarious.
Happy Father’s Day back atcha, Mark.
I’m working at the store that Jet and I own today. Jet’s off in Arkansas wooing his Arkansan woman so I’m waiting on customers. it’s taken me since 10 this morning to read through your link…15 seconds between customers at a time. But it was very interesting. Well worth the dedication it took to make it through today.
And now, the store is closed and I need to close out the books and tidy everything up so Jet can pick up where I left off on Monday morning.
And maybe they’re blocking off the drainage ditches so folks don’t fill them with Jack in the Box cups.
Great post Mark.
I thought that you would be interested to know that here in London you can get a dozen of Krispy Kreme for 12 pounds (that is $24 for 12 donuts). Isn’t that crazy…$2 a donut! I am looking forward to those American prices! :)
Have a wonderful Father’s Day Mark!
PS….those donuts your wife likes…YUM..my favorite too! I am not a fan of custard!
That was fun :-)
I’m with Shannon and Anna on the Kreme-filled. I live two doors down from a convenience store which is supplied every evening at 6:45 with fresh KKs… And do you know, at 6:48 a tray of day-old left-over donuts are carried out the back door and dumped in the trash? Tragic, I know.
I’m not addicted or anything. Just every once in awhile one is heavenly with coffee.
So, is Anna moving to the US? We’ll have to have a welcome party.
Have a terrific Paterday! :-) Or Punday, whichever… ;-)
I’m not a fan of Krispy Kreme donuts.
Happy fathers day buddy!
MG - I like your speculation about the storm drain.
Anna - Wow. And I thought they were expensive here. I trust there’s some other pastry of choice over there. Scones? Crumpets (or is that a pastry?).
Linda - The creme-filled do rock. I of course had to have one for myself. And, yes, donuts are an occasional indulgence for us, too.
BK - KK donuts don’t blow me away, either, but when creme-filled is in demand, it’s the only place to get them.
But, when we can go in, it’s nice to get a free hot fresh glaze donut while waiting.
The sand filled tubes are used when there is construction going on in the area. It’s preventative in case the work crews spill petro-chemicals/other chemicals/etc that they don’t want in the storm drain.
Jason - Seems I recall hearing something like that in the past.
I just realized I never mentioned in my Richland Creek post that you introduced me to it, and that my two subsequent trips were with you, too.
Oops.
Shipley’s is way better than KK. They would win in a side-by-side taste test…guaranteed.
Custard rocks. The white creme is too sweet for me.
Back in the day, I recall the white filling being called creme, and the yellow being called Bavarian Creme. Now that the younger kids are running the donut stores, they look at you like you have two heads if you even say Bavarian creme. I guess it’s now custard or creme. So then I guess it’s important that we now say “frozen” custard, for the custard like ice cream. And now that I think even more about it, I’m not absolutely sure that I don’t have creme and bavarian creme backward. Oh well…whatever. I like they YELLOW filling in my Long John donuts.