Junk Food Rituals

Nothing screams "road trip" like a bag of Cheetos.  Not the small size that (tragically) end up in kids' lunch boxes, or the medium size from the Valero station, but the big bag from the junk food markets, like Safeway and Lucky.  On Day 1 of our trip, waiting for me on the passenger's seat was my big ol' bag of Cheetos, alongside a can of coconut water and a bag of overpriced Kettle Corn (thank you, Patrick).  Ah, the trip was off to a good start!  Destination:  Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon. 

OK, OK, I know Cheetos are not on the list of recommended foods to fuel the body, however, I think somewhere on the bag it says "Real Cheese", most likely after the salt and preservatives.  Do you really eat that stuff, Cheryl?  Well, it's not like I grab a bag, a Diet Pepsi, Snickers and unfiltered Marlboros each time I buy gas.  But, spending 5 to 7 hours in the car driving down Interstate 5 requires some, how shall I say it, soul food.  Baby carrots and a green juice just don't do it. 

There's some protocol when I eat Cheetos.  I usually grab one at a time out of the bag, pop it in my mouth to suck off the salt and orange dust-stuff (whatever that it).  Or, I put 3 or 4 in my hand mouthing each one individually.  Then, there's the decision to do with thumb and index finger tips with their bright orange crust.  The bag doesn't get emptied all at once.  Sometimes it takes days to finish on off.   It does help pass the time in a rote hand-to-mouth way.  Speaking of cheesy, check out "Cheeto Shaped Like Jesus, Named "Cheesus"", "The biggest CHEETO In the WORLD!" and "Pulp Cheetos".  Hah!  Wanna see more?

I can hear you wondering.  Did you get another bag of Cheetos for the trip home?  Of course not.  The return home treat is a rootbeer float (really a freeze) from Fosters Freeze.  Is it just me, or do you have a goodie that rounds out an experience, like Milk Duds at the movies?  Let me knowhere.  I'll post the responses.  It'll be fun.  

[Want to read some of my earlier posting.  You can find them here.  Enjoy.]  

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