Finally, some really important news. Cola tastes better made with real sugar than with corn syrup. So when I saw a story about Coke now using sugarcane, naturally I got hyperactive with joy. Until I found out that the sugarcane isn’t going in the soda—it’ll be processed to make the bottles. Thus did I cry aspartame tears. True, the new system will use far less petroleum, so it’s a good thing. But it could be better if they’d put some sugar water in those sugar bottles. It is, after all, the perfect complement to Cheetos.

This article was originally published with the title Wonders of Life.

6 Comments

1. 1. DavidH44 04:47 PM 3/25/10

   Steve, Given your interest in groundhogs, monkeys and babies, I thought this item might stick to your desk:
   
   Last month two apparently similar bills were introduced in the MA legislature. One passed overwhelmingly; the other was treated as a joke. Each one sought to prohibit performing intrusive, possibly dangerous, medically unnecessary operations on beings who are unable to give informed consent. One proposed to outlaw de-barking procedures on dogs. The other related to circumcision of male babies. Guess which one passed?

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2. 2. Hayley 10:53 PM 4/9/10

   Hey Steve.
   
   To comment on the cheetos lip balm, I think it's slightly insane. On the other hand however, our society is so over powered by junk food, sugars, fats you name it that I'm not all that surprised. I am mean why wouldn't you want to have the taste of cheesy grease on you're lips all day? Obesity as most people know is expanding way faster then it ever should, things like this lip balm aren't helping. To switch the idea just slightly, I was watching the news the other day and they we're talking about the new sizes of cups you can now get at starbucks. They were the size of a bucket ( like a kfc bucket) and the size of a double shot glass. I was very puzzled as to why someone would want so much coffee at one time, and more then this, wouldn't they go on caffeine over load? It turns out that this was one of their April fools gags of the day, but honestly sizes like that, in this day and age wouldn't surprise me. I mean there is of course, already cheetos flavored lip balm.

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3. 3. agenthucky in reply to Hayley 11:15 AM 4/13/10

   It's best if you apply it right after eating Cheetos, that way you seal in the real, fake cheese under the layer of immitation, fake cheese.

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4. 4. ilsalund 02:24 PM 4/13/10

   I spend most of the workday on the computer and connected to the web. This is the first blog I have voluntarily read from start to finish. Can't wait for more.

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5. 5. mikid54 06:00 PM 4/14/10

   What an interesting array of things you must see coming across your desk. Mine isn't nearly as interesting as yours. I'm green with envy.

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6. 6. mikid54 06:03 PM 4/14/10

   The things that come across your desk are so much more interesting those that I see day in and day out. I'm green with envy!

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