I use a pretty normal deodorant—Arid Extra Dry solid unscented. I don’t have massive loyalty to Arid per se but the solid and unscented parts are non-negotiable in my deodorant. Whatever is used in the clear formulas that don’t leave streaks on your clothing irritates the bejesus out of my skin. There’s nothing quite as attractive as a woman scratching her pits while out in public!
All that to say I have had almost no luck in finding my deodorant in Boston. I can find most scents and of course I can find unscented clear formulas but not the tried-and-true solid unscented kind. Well, I did find it at one drug store here in the South End but it costs $3.60 a stick. Yeouch.
So when Kent and Ben went to Wal-Mart last Saturday, Kent knew he should look for my deodorant. And he hit the motherlode! He brought home six sticks—in fact he said he bought all that they had in stock. I do wonder what the checker thought as he came through the line. Probably something like “wow he must have a real BO issue . . . “
I experimented making steel-cut oats in our rice steamer today. I do like the steel-cut oats but there’s no way on earth I’m spending 30 minutes actively making breakfast. So I thought I would give the steamer a try. The results were mixed: cooking time took an hour (I started with 35 minutes which wasn’t nearly enough). Even then the oats had to sit a bit to finish thickening up. I made two servings and refrigerated the second bowl. I’ll try microwaving it in the morning and see how that works.
1 comment:
yeah - i have a thing of steel cuts oats because i heard they were good. i should have known better than to think i would spend that much time trying to make breakfast in the morning.
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