Tag: broccoli

Where’s My Free Scorpion?

~ Jim Flanigan

I shop at a local Aldi store a couple times a month. Never have I received one of these with my fresh produce, but I want to, because, well, someone else got one free.

Of course, this happened in Australia. Where else? They have so many dangerous, deadly creatures there that I think they probably expect to find a scorpion in their vegetables. Here’s the comment from the woman who found the scorpion.

‘I’m happy dealing with caterpillars and bugs in fresh produce but was shocked to see a scorpion crawling around. He was very much alive and very cranky.’

Here’s Aldi’s response:

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Broccolied

~ Jim Flanigan

All summer long I was waiting for it. I would approach with anticipation, inspect it carefully, and walk away dejected. My broccoli was just not broccoling. It was certainly growing into a strong, tall plant. There was simply no edible head of broccoli growing anywhere on the plant.

Finally, now that the 2018 calendar has summer in its rear view mirror, my broccoli has decided to develop an edible head.

Broccoli 1

Mmmm, looks delicious, except here’s the problem …

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