The Four Of You know what Starlight Mints are, right? Those little red and white candies that you get with your check at the end of a meal?

Well, after the post office (see below), I drove through Taco Hell 'cuz I realized I hadn't had any lunch. And I was delighted to upend the bag when I got home and watch a Starlight Mint tumble out along with my burrito. Back when I was little, when Mom went to drop off Dad's shirts (My dad has a thing for wool shirts) at the dry cleaner, I used to go in with her and was permitted to select a piece of candy from the dish by the counter, which more often than not contained Starlight Mints. There is hard candy I like more, but I smile whenever I see a Starlight Mint.

So I polish of my burrito, and squeeze the mint from its wrapper, still mildly amused that Taco Hell now takes at least a cursory concern about my breath. I popped the mint in my mouth, and got ONE HELL of a shock:

Starlight Mints are supposed to be PEPPERMINT. Not cinnamon. PEPPERMINT. posted at 4:37 PM | Permalink |