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Commerce is a human-created ecology, mutating over time to\u00a0fit niches. Even absurd niches.<\/p>\n

Possibly because I don’t like mayonnaise, I see no reason for tiny 1.8 ounce glass jars of mayonnaise, though the Dijon mustard tempted me.<\/p>\n

\"Commercial<\/a>
Commercial evolution and miniature mayonnaise and mustard jars are now a reality. Heaven help us all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Janis Ian has a wonderful song, Play Like a Girl<\/a>, that states emphatically yes, girls should play like girls, and that is just fine.<\/p>\n

This shirt, promoting (if commercially) breast cancer awareness month, also points out that girls must fight like girls, too. It is a gender-specific battle, but a battle for humanity.<\/p>\n

\"Sweater<\/a>
Sweater shirt promoting breast cancer awareness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the other hand, purple crab cheese balls are probably banned by several international treaties on cruel and unusual weaponry:<\/p>\n

\"Purple<\/a>
Purple crab cheese balls, a presumably acquired taste that has no sane reason for acquisition. Nearly a pound and a half of them, in fact.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back on the clothing front, who can resist this culturally deaf offering from Nordstrom?<\/p>\n

\"Fleece<\/a>
Fleece Navidad sweater from Nordstrom. It does not appear to be wool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Or this limited edition, mass-produced, hermetically sealed, gluten-free, artisan-produced, non-genetically modified organism potato chips made with sunflower oil using a time-honored frying process dating back to 1999:<\/p>\n

\"La<\/a>
La Abuela Nieves artisan-produced buzzword heavy potato chips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To be honest, the chips (or “crisps,” as Brits might call them) were very good.<\/p>\n

Back on the Nordie clothing front, if you can’t get into an Ivy League school, you can have your revenge by wearing a school-style sweatshirt honoring a bitter member of the cabbage family.<\/p>\n

\"Kale,<\/a>
Kale, the Ivy League bitter cabbage substitute for lettuce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, a Christmas tree with a star on the top and a snowman with top hat:<\/p>\n

\"Coke<\/a>
Coke Christmas tree and snowman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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