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Can't we just have a midrise jean? Gotta search high and low for something that isn't high rise or low rise. Lucky jeans had a few mid rise choices a few years ago. Levi had none. Zero. Haven't looked since, so maybe it's gotten better.

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Thank you for this post considering how depressing everything else is right now. I actually agree with everything you wrote except for the MCU. MCU movies and series (Loki, etc.) are just some escapist fun and they won't ruin cinema, it's a phase. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I always enjoy your essays.

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//I used to believe that Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are the best chips. I was wrong. It’s actually Lays’ Salt & Vinegar. Check in with me next year to see if this changes.\\

Have you tried Cape Cod Salt and Vinegar or Herr’s Salt and Vinegar chips? Those will definitely give your lips a tingle! Only in central PA will you find an entire side of a grocery store isle devoted to chips and the other side to pretzels. And about half of the brands were regional. (Although come to think of it, MN was a close second) Then there are Grandma Utz’s. Martins, Kay and Rays.

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Tim’s, up in the PNW, are exceptional also.

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HaPpY, hApPy BiRtHdAy, dear Charlotte. Best wishes for a spectacular year.

You are absolutely correct about Lay’s potato chips.

You remain a brilliant commentator.

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Happy birthday 🎂🎈🎉🥳🤸‍♀️💐

I'm glad you were born ❤️

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Well I didn't know how much I needed this until I read it! Yes to everything you said. Oh and Kettle brand krinkle cut salt and pepper chips are dee-lish too. Thank you for the smile and happy birthday!

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Fun post. You made me think of my own changes of opinion in the last year. Thanks for being you! May you enjoy this day, this year.

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Happy Birthday! Low rise jeans and Aaron both HAD their day (and I was very much younger then)! But please no more. I’m very happy to see you come around to the Salt & Vinegar camp! Next year may you discover the joy of Lay’s Lightly Salted Classic chips! 🎉🎁💐🤗

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I agree with every one of these... but this was the first time I heard about the anal beads. Yikes! Happiest of Birthdays to you, Charlotte. You are a gift to the world and I hope we appreciate you enough.

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Happy belated birthday, Charlotte! We share a birthday, albeit decades apart. I hope you enjoyed yours, and have a great next spin around the sun!

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Charlotte. I understand your shortcomings. One cannot expect a Texan to see beyond their own longhorns when it comes to snack chips. You must understand that as a former Frito-Lay employee, I can be trusted in these matters. You haven’t truly experienced salt and vinegar chips until you’ve had Herr’s salt and vinegar chip.

You’re welcome for my service.

🫡

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Ahhh, someone else from Central PA?

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Nope. Originally from Massachusetts, but well traveled from my time in the Navy.

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I spent 7 years between Beverly, Ipswich and Gloucester, my husband is a Gloucester native.

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I love both Flamin Hot Cheetos and Salt and Vinegar Lay's, and luckily they are both well stocked at my local corner store. Why can't we love them both equally Charlotte??

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