Dear Spaghetti Squash, I acted with you, posed with you, cradled you like a newborn baby and had high hopes for you (of satisfying my cranky belly).  In short — you disappoint me.  Though, thanks to you, I have now perfected my “you’re so not as good as I thought you’d be” disappointed face… I [...]

It all began when I visited Trader Joe’s and the cashier — a cool older dude who wears a lot of turquoise — related an earlier incident in which a presumed customer ran off with a $28 turkey.  We chuckled nervously not knowing whether it was a sign of the times or a great storyline [...]