There are 303 total pieces (100%) in a 54 ounce jar of Starburst. Here is the distribution of the four flavors, which is certainly not an equal 25% for each.
Pink (strawberry): 111 pieces (36.6%)
Orange (orange): 75 pieces (24.8%)
Red (cherry): 60 pieces (19.8%)
Yellow (lemon): 57 pieces (18.8%)
I recently flew into the Toronto airport and was stunned to see that nearly everyone I saw was Indian (sub-continent, not Injun). It appears that Canada has taken in millions? of Indian immigrants recently. I’m going to have to do a mini deep dive on this:
“Number of immigrants arriving in Canada in 2024, by province or territory of residence”
Interestingly I never saw an immigration officer when I arrived at the airport, I just scanned my passport and did a facial scan and waltzed through to collect my bags. It was weird, sort of like an open border.
“Indians Immigrate To Canada In Record Numbers”
“Indian enrollment at Canadian universities rose more than 5,800% in the last two decades, from 2,181 in 2000 to 128,928 in 2021, an increase of 126,747 students.”
“This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experienced it.”
“Since the last federal election in Sept. 2021, Canada has welcomed roughly two million new citizens. They come from more than 200 countries and territories, with more than half being born in India, Philippines, Nigeria, China, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, the U.S. and France.”
Two million new “citizens” who can vote, holy cow…. Guess what they’re gonna vote for?
Sounds like Canada screwed up really badly and there’s going to be hell to pay.
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,
Look upon a little child;
Pity my simplicity,
Suffer me to come to Thee.
Hide me, from all evil hide,
Self, and stubbornness, and pride;
Let me live without offence;
Guard my helpless innocence.
Loving Jesus, gentle Lamb,
In Thy gracious hands I am;
Make me, Saviour, what Thou art;
Live Thyself within my heart.
I shall then show forth Thy praise;
Serve Thee all my happy days;
Then the world shall always see
Christ the holy Child in me.
The original and the Spotify version … why obscure such a beautiful chest? I bet they sold a lot of copies of this album. :-)
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This survey asks about your eating habits in the past year. People sometimes have difficulty controlling their intake of certain foods such as:
-Sweets like ice cream, chocolate, doughnuts, cookies, cake, candy, ice cream
-Starches like white bread, rolls, pasta, and rice
-Salty snacks like chips, pretzels, and crackers
-Fatty foods like steak, bacon, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, pizza, and French fries
-Sugary drinks like soda pop
When the following questions ask about “CERTAIN FOODS” please think of ANY food similar to those listed in the food group or ANY OTHER foods you have had a problem with in the past year
IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS:
0: Never
1: Once a month
2: 2-4 times a month
3: 2-3 times a week
4: 4 or more times or daily
1.I find that when I start eating certain foods, I end up eating much more than planned. [I NEVER GO IN WITH A “PLAN”]
2. I find myself continuing to consume certain foods even though I am no longer hungry. [I NEVER EAT BECAUSE I AM “HUNGRY,” IT’S JUST A HABITUAL TIME-OF-DAY THING]
3. I eat to the point where I feel physically ill. [WHAT? NEVER]
4. Not eating certain types of food or cutting down on certain types of food is something I worry about. [I NEVER WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, I’M NOT A “WORRIER”]
5. I spend a lot of time feeling sluggish or fatigued from overeating. [NEVER]
6.I find myself constantly eating certain foods throughout the day. [NO]
7.I find that when certain foods are not available, I will go out of my way to obtain them. For example, I will drive to the store to purchase certain foods even though I have other options available to me at home. [YES! THIS HAPPENS: I WILL DRIVE TO LOCAL GAS STATION AND BUY A BOTTLE OF DR PEPPER WITH CREAM SODA AND A BAG OF UTZ DILL-FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS, BUT IF THEY HAVE ONLY REGULAR DR. PEPPER I WILL NEVER BUY IT, AND ANY OTHER FLAVOR OF UTZ CHIPS, I WILL NOT BUY THEM, AND WILL LEAVE THE STORE EMPTY HANDED. FIGURE THAT ONE OUT, DR. GEARHARDT, LOL]
8.There have been times when I consumed certain foods so often or in such large quantities that I started to eat food instead of working, spending time with my family or friends, or engaging in other important activities or recreational activities I enjoy. [THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING RIPPED OFF FROM THE DSM, LOL. NO, NEVER.]
9.There have been times when I consumed certain foods so often or in such large quantities that I spent time dealing with negative feelings from overeating instead of working, spending time with my family or friends, or engaging in other important activities or recreational activities I enjoy. [NEGATIVE FEELINGS, HEE HEE… THIS IS ALL DSM CRIBBED STUFF]
10.There have been times when I avoided professional or social situations where certain foods were available, because I was afraid I would overeat. [YOU MEAN ATTENDED THEM BECAUSE I WANTED TO OVEREAT?]
11.There have been times when I avoided professional or social situations because I was not able to consume certain foods there. [WHAT? I DON’T HAVE ANY PROFESSIONAL OR SOCIAL SITUATIONS]
12.I have had withdrawal symptoms such as agitation, anxiety, or other physical symptoms when I cut down or stopped eating certain foods. (Please do NOT include withdrawal symptoms caused by cutting down on caffeinated beverages such as soda pop, coffee, tea, energy drinks, etc.) [I DON’T THINK SO, PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS? NAH]
13.I have consumed certain foods to prevent feelings of anxiety, agitation, or other physical symptoms that were developing. (Please do NOT include consumption of caffeinated beverages such as soda pop, coffee, tea, energy drinks, etc.) [PREVENTING “FEELINGS” FROM DEVELOPING? I DON’T THINK SO?]
14.I have found that I have elevated desire for or urges to consume certain foods when I cut down or stop eating them. [NO]
15.My behavior with respect to food and eating causes significant distress. [TO WHOM? LOL …]
16.I experience significant problems in my ability to function effectively (daily routine, job/school, social activities, familya ctivities, health difficulties) because of food and eating. [MORE DSM DRUG ADDICT STUFF, NO]
IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS: 0-NO 1-YES
17.My food consumption has caused significant psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, self-loathing, or guilt. [CHICKEN AND EGG THING WITH THE SELF-LOATHING, LOL]
18.My food consumption has caused significant physical problems or made a physical problem worse. [IT HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT GUT TO DEVELOP]
19.I kept consuming the same types of food or the same amount of food even though I was having emotional and/or physical problems. [THE EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS ARE WHY I CONSUME JUNK FOOD]
20.Over time, I have found that I need to eat more and more to get the feeling I want, such as reduced negative emotions or increased pleasure. [MULTIPLE BAGS OF MICROWAVE POPCORN NOW REQUIRED? LOL… NAH]
21.I have found that eating the same amount of food does not reduce my negative emotions or increase pleasurable feelings the way it used to. [I DON’T THINK ANYONE CONSUMES MORE AND MORE OF SOMETHING TO REDUCE “NEGATIVE EMOTIONS.” THEY CONSUME JUST ENOUGH THEN STOP]
22.I want to cut down or stop eating certain kinds of food. [OH HELLZ YEAH. DR PEPPER WITH CREAM SODA AND UTZ DILL-FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS SPRING TO MIND]
23.I have tried to cut down or stop eating certain kinds of food. [OF COURSE]
24.I have been successful at cutting down or not eating these kinds of food [ABSOLUTELY]
25.How many times in the past year did you try to cut down or stop eating certain foods altogether?1 time 2 times 3 times 4 times 5 or more times [DUNNO, ONCE A MONTH?]
26.Please circle ALL of the following foods you have problems with:
Ice cream [I ONLY EAT JENI’S, IF IT’S NOT JENI’S, I WON’T EAT IT]
Chocolate [NOT A CHOCOLATE GUY]
Apples [TRICK QUESTION TO SEE IF YOU’RE REALLY READING]
Doughnuts [I WILL HAVE A DOUGHNUT ON OCCASION, BUT IT’S RARE]
Broccoli [TRICK QUESTION TO SEE IF YOU’RE REALLY READING]
Cookies [NOT A COOKIE GUY, UNLESS THEY ARE HOME MADE]
Cake [DITTO, NO CAKE, AND WE ONLY HAVE CAKE ON BIRTHDAYS]
Candy [SEEMS OVERLY BROAD, DR. GEARHARDT. YES, I EAT CANDY, BUT ONLY SPECIFIC BRANDS AND TYPES]
White Bread Rolls [I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER EATEN A “WHITE BREAD ROLL” IN MY LIFE]
Lettuce [TRICK QUESTION TO SEE IF YOU’RE REALLY READING]
Pasta [I DON’T EAT MUCH PASTA]
Strawberries [TRICK QUESTION TO SEE IF YOU’RE REALLY READING]
Rice [I EAT RICE DAILY, BUT NEVER A LARGE AMOUNT]
Crackers [NOT A CRACKERS GUY, THOUGH I WILL EAT PLAIN GOLDFISH ON OCCASION]
Chips [I LIKE POTATO CHIPS BUT NEVER BUY THEM EXCEPT WHEN EMOTIONALLY BINGE EATING AFTER DRIVING TO GAS STATION TO BUY THEM]
Pretzels [I NEVER EAT PRETZELS]
French Fries [CAN’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I ATE FRIES]
Carrots [TRICK QUESTION TO SEE IF YOU’RE REALLY READING]
Steak [I ONLY EAT FILET MIGNON (NOT JOKING HERE LOL) AND IT HAS BEEN AWHILE]
Bananas [TRICK QUESTION TO SEE IF YOU’RE REALLY READING]
Bacon [I RARELY EAT BACON … RECENTLY DISCOVERED PEDERSON’S BACON, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT I MIGHT HAVE TWO STRIPS ON THE WEEKEND, NO MORE THAN THAT]
Hamburgers [WE NEVER EAT HAMBURGERS AT HOME, WOULD BE A RARE CHOICE WHEN EATING OUT]
Cheeseburgers [DITTO, I DON’T THINK OF HAMBURGERS AND CHEESEBURGERS AS BEING SEPARATE THINGS]
Pizza [NOW THAT MY SON IS IN COLLEGE, WE NO LONGER ENJOY THE EXCELLENT HOMEMADE PIZZA HE WOULD MAKE EVERY SUNDAY]
Soda Pop [I NEVER DRINK SODA EXCEPT WHEN BUYING A BOTTLE OF DR. PEPPER WITH CREAM SODA AFTER DRIVING TO GAS STATION TO BUY IT. I WILL ALSO DRINK A BOTTLE OF MEXICAN COKE ON OCCASION. DR. GEARHARDT, YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT IF I AM OFFERED REGULAR DR. PEPPER OR REGULAR COKE, I WILL NEVER ACCEPT THEM.]
None of the above [I LIKE THIS CHOICE LOL]
27.Please list any other foods that you have problems with that were not previously listed: [LET’S TALK ABOUT HARIBO GUMMIES. I WILL EAT WHOLE BAGS OF THESE THINGS. KIT KAT BARS. THEY NOW HAVE KING-SIZED KIT KAT BARS, OF COURSE. LAY’S CLASSIC POTATO CHIPS, I CAN EAT AN ENTIRE “FAMILY SIZED” BAG IN ONE SITTING. I CAN EAT NOT ONE, BUT MULTIPLE BAGS OF MICROWAVE POPCORN IN ONE SITTING. BUT I’VE BEEN A GOOD BOY RECENTLY. BREAKING ALL MY FOOD ROUTINES BY GOING TO EUROPE FOR A FEW WEEKS THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD. I HAVEN’T DRIVEN TO THE GAS STATION TO BUY JUNK SINCE I’VE RETURNED. DR GEARHARDT, I THINK IT’S ALL ABOUT ROUTINES, YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON THAT.]
I was watching an interview with Jerry Seinfeld and he mentioned a book called “Quintessence,” so I borrowed a copy through inter-library loan. It was written by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards (whom I assume is gay) and published in 1983. Edwards writes: “this is a book about … things that offer more to us than we specifically ask of them and to which we respond more strongly than is easily explained.”
What follows is their list of 65 quintessential things from over forty years ago … it’s interesting to see which ones are still around:
Barnum’s Animal Crackers (recipe has changed since my youth, now awful)
Campbell’s Tomato Soup (1200 mg of salt, 20 g added sugar per can)
Coca-Cola (in glass bottle)
Crayola Crayons (big box no longer has built-in sharpener)
El Bubble Bubblegum Cigar (now made by Tootsie Roll, another “quintessential” candy one could argue)
The Faber Mongol #2 Pencil (made in Mexico now)
Fox's U-Bet Chocolate Syrup (never heard of it)
Frederick's of Hollywood Lingerie (multiple Chapter 11 bankruptcies)
The Ghurka Express Bag No. 2 ($2,695)
Green Giant Peas (no longer available in a can?)
The Hamilton Beach Model 936 Drink Mixer (pdf of old user manual)
Heinz Ketchup (in glass bottle) (squeeze bottle a great leap forward)
The Hershey's Chocolate Kiss (awful chocolate, but I agree the foil packaging with tail is genius)
Honey Bear (hard to find example with nipple on head)
Jockey Briefs (purely a boxer briefs man now)
Johnson's Baby Powder (discontinued, $9 billion lawsuit settlement (cancer))
Keds High-top Sneakers (not Converse?)
The L.L. Bean Maine Hunting Boot (only good if lined)
Lacoste Polo Shirt (early status symbol, later overtaken by Liftshitz polo pony)
LePage's Mucilage (looks like it’s no longer made)
The Louisville Slugger Bat (good thing for home defense)
M&M's Chocolate Candies (peanut-filled was a good brand extension, peanut butter was pushing it)
The Märklin Electric HO Gauge Model Trains (expensive hobby for adults only)
The Martini (60 ml gin and 10 ml dry vermouth)
Monopoly Board Game (awful game when you think about it)
The Mont Blanc Diplomat Pen (does anyone use a fountain pen now?)
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog (never had one)
Ohio Blue Tip Matches (now owned by Diamond?)
The Oreo Cookie (authors lament advent of “Double Stuf” which ruins the Oreo’s quintessence, they say)
The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich (rarely had one of these as a kid, considered a great luxury junk food)
The Polaroid SX-70 Camera (sold out of course)
Ray-Ban Sunglasses (Aviator Classic the pair they mean)
Silly Putty (played with as a kid, great stuff, esp. the smell)
The Slinky (played with as a kid)
The Spalding Rubber Ball (looks like Spalding no longer makes these)
Steiff Teddy Bears (the ancient Steiff teddy bears in my life were too valuable to play with and therefore useless to me)
The Swiss Army Knife (Victorinox sole manufacturer now?)
Timex Mercury 20521 Watch (the 20521 is no longer made, but I’ve linked to the Marlin, which is a re-issue that appeals to vintage lovers)
Tupperware Containers (not a fan of plastic food storage except for the lids)
The Volkswagen Beetle Car (we had one when I was a kid)
Wedgwood Plain White Bone China (plain white a little boring, but they have a point)
The Zippo Lighter (I collect Zippo Armor lighters, love them)
Unfortunate typo of the author’s name on the cover page … Cornfeld not “Cornfield”
No sound is key.
“Personicx Classic Refresh is the household-level segmentation system that places each U.S. household into one of 70 segments based on similar demographic, socio-economic and consumer behavior.”
01 -- Summit Estates
02 -- Established Elite
03 -- Corporate Clout
04 -- Skyboxes & Suburbans
05 -- Sitting Pretty
06 -- Shooting Stars
07 -- Lavish Lifestyles
08 -- Full Steaming
09 -- Platinum Oldies
10 -- Hard Chargers
11 -- Kids & Clout
12 -- Tots & Toys
13 -- Solid Single Parents
14 -- Career Centered Singles
15 -- Country Ways
16 -- Country Single
17 -- Apple Pie Families
18 -- Married Sophisticates
19 -- Country Comfort
20 -- Dynamic Duos
21 -- Children First
22 -- Fun & Games
23 -- Acred Couples
24 -- Career Building
25 -- Clubs & Causes
26 -- Savvy Singles
27 -- Soccer & SUVS
28 -- Suburban Seniors
29 -- City Mixers
30 -- Spouses & Houses
31 -- Mid Americana
32 -- Metro Mix
33 -- Urban Tenants
34 -- Outward Bound
35 -- Solo & Stable
36 -- Raisin’ Grandkids
37 -- Cartoons & Carpools
38 -- Midtown Minivanners
39 -- Early Parents
40 -- The Great Outdoors
41 -- Truckin’ & Stylin’
42 -- First Mortgage
43 -- Work & Causes
44 -- Community Singles
45 -- First Digs
46 -- Home Cooking
47 -- Rural Parents
48 -- Farmland Families
49 -- Devoted Duos
50 -- Rural Retirement
51 -- Family Matters
52 -- Resolute Renters
53 -- Metro Parents
54 -- Still Truckin'
55 -- Humble Homes
56 -- Modest Wages
57 -- Collegiate Crowd
58 -- Young Workboots
59 -- Mobile Mixers
60 -- Rural Rovers
61 -- Urban Scramble
62 -- Kids and Rent
63 -- Downtown Dwellers
64 -- Rural Everlasting
65 -- Thrifty Elders
66 -- Timeless Elders
67 -- Rolling Stones
68 -- Pennywise Proprietors
69 -- Pennywise Mortgagees
70 -- Resilient Renters
2013
B07 Generational Soup
C11 Aging of Aquarius
C13 Silver Sophisticates
D18 Suburban Attainment
E19 Full Pockets, Empty Nests
G24 Status Seeking Singles
H26 Progressive Potpourri
H27 Birkenstocks and Beemers
I30 Stock Cars and State Parks
I31 Blue Collar Comfort
J34 Aging in Place
K38 Gotham Blend
M44 Red, White and Bluegrass
M45 Diapers and Debit Cards
O51 Digital Dependents
O54 Striving Single Scene
P61 Humble Beginnings
Q62 Reaping Rewards
Q64 Town Elders
Q65 Senior Discounts
R66 Dare to Dream
R67 Hope for Tomorrow
S68 Small Town Shallow Pockets
S69 Urban Survivors
S70 Tight Money
S71 Tough Times
2019
B07 Across the Ages
C11 Sophisticated City Dwellers
C13 Philanthropic Sophisticates
D18 Suburban Nightlife
E19 Consummate Consumers
G24 Ambitious Singles
H26 Progressive Assortment
H27 Life of Leisure
I30 Potlucks and the Great Outdoors
I31 Hard Working Values
J34 Suburban Sophisticates
K38 Modern Blend
M44 Creative Comfort
M45 Growing and Expanding
O51 Digital Savvy
O54 Influenced by Influencers
P61 Simple Beginnings
Q62 Enjoying Retirement
Q64 Established in Society
Q65 Mature and Wise
R66 Ambitious Dreamers
R67 Passionate Parents
S68 Small Town Sophisticates
S69 Urban Legacies
S70 Thrifty Singles
S71 Modest Retirees
