Grosseries

Denied! And it looked so appealing.

My local supermarket has truly embraced the spirit of Halloween, not shying away from the darker undertones of corruption and decay - witness the attached picture.

Speaking of decay, it's all over between me and bananas. Every week I optimistically buy a bunch, determined to inject some fruity natural goodness into my diet.

Usually I forget I've got them on day one. On day two, I remember them but by that time ominous brown speckles have already appeared. I diligently eat one anyway. On day three, the pestilent speckles have taken over and the bananas are rank, overripe, decomposing brown lepers. At the end of the week I consign the remaining eleven bananas to the dustbin. I put it down to insufficient irradiation and genetic tampering.

I did notice one good sign as I toured the supermarket: my compulsion to buy lottery tickets has disappeared, which is a sign that life at the office has definitely improved.