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Springtime/Easter candy is better than Christmas candy in my opinion. Cadbury Creme eggs and the smaller varieties of jelly beans are the tops (pictured: Trader Joe’s offering - NOT the sour bag but the regular bag). I hate a big jelly bean just like the rest of you, though.

This lavender Purell is a joy to use. It smells pretty decent for hand sani and the pump mechanism is smooth and responsive.

I have Samsung wireless ear buds from a few years back because they came with my Galaxy S20. The S20 broke in half when I fell down some stairs but the earbuds live on. They’re battery life is REALLY good, and Kyle steals them often.

I bought this insulated travel mug without a lid at a junk shop in New Orleans for 25 cents back when I lived there. It’s from a daiquiri shop and it says the daquiri inside is a STRESS REDUCER. The junk shop is called Junk’s Above. It’s in Mid-City on D’Hemecourt by the Yacht Club and it’s a thing of beauty. Their tagline is “Lots of watchumacallits and doodads” and they organize and display their wares in a way that your eyes can really sink their metaphorical teeth into.

I love when I’m visiting a friend and we’re walking around their neighborhood and they tell me about how that neighbor in that house has a really cute dog, that’s the best Indian spot, the cars always go the wrong way on this street, and one time I saw this celebrity there. A tour of your personal history in a place…that’s special.

I wish I ran into oddball musings like this more in my daily life, so I wrote some. If you ever feel like show & telling your favorite weird objects, reply to this email, I want to read about them.