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Puzzling things – like raisin bran

April 29th, 2006 by Bill

It has been years – maybe decades – since I last had a bowl of raisin bran. There have been some changes. For instance, today it seems there are as many raisins as flakes of bran cereal. Now, I like raisins but it did seem excessive.

Also … why must they put sugar on them? Especially when they’re pushing it as some kind of wonder health food? Such as:

- Made with Whole Grain (that’s in big letters)
- Wholesome Classics
- Sensible Solution (I was unaware there was a problem requiring solving)
- A Healthy Diet Low in Saturated and Trans Fats
- May Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease
- Lots of Raisins Covered in Sugar! (That one is mine)

It just doesn’t make sense to me to tout the health wonders of something covered in sugar. (For that matter – since when did raisins need to have sugar on them?)

Another puzzle … I came across an odd Web page today – How to To Nothing.

Is this really something that needs instructions? Who the hell needs a how-to manual on doing nothing?

The links in the sidebar were equally disturbing:

- How to Meditate
- How to Buy Nothing
- How to Become a Taoist
- How to Call in Sick When You Just Need a Day Off
- How to Be Thankful
- How to Be a Lazy College Student

I see two areas of concern here: a) someone might actually be looking for this kind of information and, b) someone is taking the time to write it.

I’d say this though – if you’re writing this kind of a how-to, or looking for these kinds of things, you already are pretty much doing nothing.

Note: It’s amazing how difficult it is to find an image of a simple bowl of raisin bran cereal on the Internet. I’d have taken my own picture but I’d already eaten the cereal.

(Geez … what a pointless post. I see my Saturday is off to a productive start.)

2 Responses to “Puzzling things – like raisin bran”

  1. on 29 Apr 2006 at 6:23 pm1 Aza

    Your observations of Rasin Bran are dead on. Way too many rasins. Maybe they should call it Bran Flavored Rasins?

  2. on 30 Apr 2006 at 4:40 pm2 Spinning Girl

    I don’t know — learning to do nothing, at least occasionally, sounds very soothing to me.

    And yes, aren’t raisins supposed to be Nature’s Perfect Snack?!? You just can’t improve on something like that!

    To make your own raisins, drop some grapes behind your sofa and wait. I did just that, and they came out perfect.

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