What) Let me
state a fact that you have probably worked out for yourself by
now. At times the Buckys can become or are the result of
the obsessive thoughts that occasionally lodge themselves in
my brain. I am fortunate in that these thoughts are strong and
compelling but don't usually stay that way for long.
That makes
this particular Buckys a bit unusual. I made a point of
purchasing, photographing and eating one new snack on nearly
every driving day that we had. I tried to pick something
appealing that I had never eaten before. That was easy
enough for me to do but I doubt that you will care much about
reading through the 26 different snacks that I found. Just
click on each of
these five links (if they are blue) and the other
snack Buckys will have white boxes around them. Alternatively,
you could go back to the main page
and try to guess which of the images relate to snacks.
Where)
Perhaps you would like to read on and find out.
Why) I like
to have a daily snack anyway and making it a Buckys added a
bit of novelty and excitement to the experience.
Purchased in:
Talbotville, Ontario Better than last snack: Not
even close Would I buy it again: No. I couldn't
finish them.
Take a look at
the ingredients list closely. Even though they added
a form of sugar to these peanuts they were still horrible.
Purchased in: Newark, Ohio Better than last
snack: Of course Would I buy it again: I didn't
finish these either.
Purchased in:
Not too far from Lexington, Kentucky Better than
last snack: Yes Would I buy it again: No
The Life and
Times of Uncle Ray
Chapter
Thirty: Just Peachy (This story was on the back of that
bag of chips)
At the
age of 10, I lived with my family in the Fisher Housing
Projects in Detroit, Michigan. By today’s standards we
were considered poor. On my way home from school one day,
I took a different route through the neighborhood. I
came across a fenced-in yard that had a small peach tree
standing in the middle. I could see through the wire
fence that there were 15 large peaches hanging from the
tree and 2 were even lying on the ground.
I stood there admiring those peaches for some time. I
began to think how good one would taste and that the 2
on the ground would rot for sure, if they stayed there.
So, to keep the one on the ground from rotting I climbed
over the fence, sat down under the tree and enjoyed the
sweetest, juiciest peaches I ever had in my life.
We only had fresh fruit once or twice every year and I
was very hungry. (It didn’t occur to me to knock on the
door and ask permission). After I ate the 2 peaches, I
thought if I took some off the tree, they would not mind
or even miss them. With another lack of self control, I
put several in the fold of my shirt and made my way
home.
I first rationalized the situation to benefit my desires
by telling myself that the peaches on the ground were
going to go to waste. So many people, like I did, think
that if they have a good reason for doing wrong, then
it’s OK. But it is never right to do wrong and never
wrong to do right.
There are some things that I have done in my life that I
am not proud of, but I have learned from the
consequences not to do them again. Having constantly
worked on self control in my life, I have become a
stronger person, and I know I am still learning from
life experiences.”
Self-Control:
“Rejecting wrong desires, and doing what is right.”
Here are
simple things to remember to help you demonstrate
Self-Control in every day life.
I Will:
Not act impulsively.
Not equate desires with rights.
Set my own limits.
See my anger as a sign that something is wrong in me.
Walk away from things that aren’t right.
From my
family to yours, thank you for choosing Uncle Ray’s. (1)
Purchased in:
Nashville, Tennessee Better than last snack: Yes
Would I buy it again: Yes, if it was still on sale.