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  • The Time Of The Season For Candy

    It's August, and the stores are brimming with back-to-school sales, specials, and other inducements to attract customers. In about a month, though, the school supplies will be moved away from the seasonal sections of th…

  • 100 Years Of Kisses

    Are Hershey's Kisses one of your favorite candies? Or are you like me, and you go for virtually anything chocolate? Either way, you have probably noticed one little thing if you have picked up a bag of Kisses in the past…

  • Good Call, Mars!

    When I reviewed the Snickers Dark a few months ago, I lamented over the fact that it was a limited edition. I even called M&M/Mars, and told them that I thought it should become a part of their permanent product lin…

  • To The Kissmobile, Robin!

    As I have mentioned before, whenever I encounter a new chocolate, it's usually something that isn't planned. I had a similar experience early this afternoon. I had gone to Wal-Mart to pick up the Sunday newspaper. As I w…

  • End Of The Season

    Well, Easter was just over a week ago. The remaining Easter candy has been moved aside to the discount tables -- and since the candy is now 50% off (or more), I'm taking advantage of it. I'm in the process of putting t…

  • Carding This Site

    After this past Saturday, I have come to one definite conclusion. I need to get some business cards made advertising this LiveJournal. I was in Walgreens Saturday afternoon, and as I was looking over the various candy o…

  • Seaasonal Overlap

    You might recall that earlier this month, I wrote about how we are in the middle of a candy season that runs (roughly) from just after Labor Day to right after Easter. And I described the different phases of candy season…

  • Home For The Holidays, Etc.

    I'm in Murray, visiting my parents for the holiday weekend. Or as I now call it, the Hellmouth. I am firmly convinced that if Joss Whedon had ever visited Murray, Kentucky, he would have set Buffy The Vampire Slayer here…

  • Ultimate Candy Bar?

    I've been thinking about this for quite some time, and I thought I would throw it out to anyone who might be reading this. What ingredients would your ultimate candy bar contain? Think about it for a moment. Suppose one…

  • The Sweetest Season Of The Year

    If I asked you to name the seasons, you would probably respond with, "winter, spring, summer, fall." While I suppose that is true, I deal with two other seasons on my calendar -- candy and non-candy. These two seasons …

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