<center>2006.12.08</center> <a name="grocerystores"><h3>gro¢ery $tores</h3></a> <p>금요일 오후: a few wks 'go or so (i think 'twas rt after <font color="#ff9900">t.</font><font color="#996600">giving</font>), i found out that the vacated albertsons stores in our area've been bought by save mart. rats, i was really hoping that they'd be picked up by <font color="#005500">whole fuds</font>, aka <font color="#005500">whole pay¢he¢k</font>, purveyors'f quality, overpri¢ed, healthy fuds. <font color="#005500">whole fuds</font> would've been good, but trader joe's would've been even better. my bro.in.law (sista's husband) steve werks as a city planner 4 the city'f sunnyvale, so he was in the know on this topik. he told me that <font color="#005500">whole fuds</font> requires more space than these vacated albertsons stores had. oh well... <font color="#005500">whole fuds</font>'s hqed in austin tx; whereas trader joe's (aka tj's)'s hqed in monrovia, ca (socal). neither r truly local companies, but i prefer cali.based companies, altho' i knkow austin, tx's sort'f a cultural oasis in tx. 4 the most part, i don't like the whole concept'f texan culture; but i'm sure it's not as bad as it sounds. <p>2morrow, i'm goin' to northstar to snowboard w/ a couple'f my cowerkers, phil, n' claerence. this should be fun. most'f us have free lift tix from the bay area snow show. on sun, i've gotta go chew the folks out @ mel cotton's 4 rippin' the beautiful <a href="http://www.friendster.com/203953" target="new">kaela hwang</a> off on our recent snowboard maintenance. they didn't provide the tahoe card deal! kaela sed they must've ripped her off cos she's a woman, the way auto shops do it. i also hate how snow shops prob'ly assume we're the typikal asian yuppie snowboaders, which i insist we're not -- sometimes rather futilely... no, <i>oftentimes</i> very futilely. <p>[later] it's gonna snow on us n' be really cold 2morrow @ northstar. well, here's a chance 4 me to try out my quiksilver down jacket. i hope it's as rugged as it sez it is. i hope it's not just 4 looks.<br><br><br>