Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Chic-a-let Gum

I was sampling a new long-lasting gum today, which reminded me of my Nonno Joe. He used to carry a green box of spearmint chiclets in his shirt pocket until he died in the early 1970s. The gum was for him, not for the grandkids. I loved the box because it had a cellophane pane and when the box was empty we would blow into it and make squaking sounds like a bad kazoo.

I’m not a huge fan of the new long-lasting gum. I like my gum to wear out before I do.