Baseball

The game was fun. Yankees won 4-2. Jeter did not beat the record (last night he tied Lou Gehrig for most hits in Yankee Stadium; since this is the stadium's last season, it will never be beaten again). He had 4 at bats but no hits. The number of flash bulbs going whenever he was at bat was unbelievable.

The bleachers were fun, if ass-numbing (and meant we couldn't see the Jumbotron). The number of things which are now sponsored or have some affiliation with the team is now stupid. You get a Johnnie Walker ad when the player walks, FFS. And New York-Presbyterian Hospital is the official hospital of the New York Yankees. I was expecting "Charmin - official TP of the Yankees".

Mariano Rivera pitched the 9th, which was nice--he's got to be retiring in the next couple of years.

My cousin and his friends trash-talked the Sox, especially Ken Griffey Jr (was surprised he's still playing!) Some other people came too, including my uncle, so it wasn't so weird that I went.

Stupid supermarket

I was walking past the vegan bar in the supermarket today and saw shrimp salad. I did a double take and looked again. Real shrimp. And tagged "vegan bar" (I have a camera phone picture and everything). Looked closer and saw several items that were non-vegan (egg pasta, tomato & mozzarella salad, etc). I figured they'd decided to stick non-vegan items on there but it still annoyed me so I complained.

I explain the situation to customer service. "Well, it's not just a vegan bar." (in my head: "then why the hell does the sign say "Vegan Bar?") Me: "well, then it shouldn't be signed "vegan bar". One, if I go to a vegan bar, I expect the items to be vegan. Two, if someone wants shrimp salad or cheese, they aren't going to look in the vegan bar." The 2nd argument seemed to make some sense to her (I thought it would since it's not just about those annoying, picky vegans) but she still had a "you're a crank" look on her face. She said thank you for your concerns, but I bet nothing changes.

If I see it still the same way next week I'll try to find the department manager. If it were the kosher section, they wouldn't do this, not least because it's illegal (NYS consumer law has specific provisions for kosher items). Actually, there might be a case to be made under general truth-in-advertising law, but I don't have anything to quote at them.

I don't know why this is pissing me off so much, since I'm not vegan. Maybe the sheer stupidity of it.