By the Numbers
“I say into the phone. “We’re boarding momentarily.”
The other passengers are already beginning to crowd the gate. They stand in an irascible clump, a sea of logo polo shirts and no-iron khakis. Many of them are holding bags from Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, and the aroma of grease and dough mingled with cinnamon is almost intoxicating. The entire D gate at LaGuardia smells like Auntie Anne’s, which is the best subliminal marketing plan ever. I’m not a huge fan of visible salt grains (due to salt...’s impact on blood pressure and its relationship to risk factors for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States) and I hate anything containing nitrates, yet I’m fighting the urge to mug one of them for their pretzel-coated hot dogs.
“I need a date, Penny,” Chris insists, on the other end of the line, snapping me out of my would-be pretzel thuggery. “All of her friends have done their college visits. We’re coming down to the wire here.MoreLess
The other passengers are already beginning to crowd the gate. They stand in an irascible clump, a sea of logo polo shirts and no-iron khakis. Many of them are holding bags from Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, and the aroma of grease and dough mingled with cinnamon is almost intoxicating. The entire D gate at LaGuardia smells like Auntie Anne’s, which is the best subliminal marketing plan ever. I’m not a huge fan of visible salt grains (due to salt...’s impact on blood pressure and its relationship to risk factors for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States) and I hate anything containing nitrates, yet I’m fighting the urge to mug one of them for their pretzel-coated hot dogs.
“I need a date, Penny,” Chris insists, on the other end of the line, snapping me out of my would-be pretzel thuggery. “All of her friends have done their college visits. We’re coming down to the wire here.MoreLess
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