Fight the Yuppies

I've noticed "nutrition" bars seem to be everywhere. Besides the usual places like Starbucks, I've also spotted them at various gas station counters, the dollar store, and even in our employee store. For parting with $ 2.25 or more of your hard earned cash you get a wimpy little vitamin fortified cereal bar that not only has an average of 220 calories (just 10 less than two Reese's cups), but is often foul tasting. I'm choosing to fight the yuppification of America by eating a giant chocolate chip cookie for lunch and popping a multi-vitamin when I get home. Heck, it's only a buck and has the same calorie count!

Southern Street Names

There are many amusing or just plain odd street names, particularly in the South that I've often wondered the thought process that went on behind picking street names. I'm sure if I went out of my way to look I could find plenty more and much odder ones, but here's a few that I've come across just through my regular work process:

BATCAVE ROAD
SAN ANTONIO, TX

HOG JOWL RD.
CHICKAMAUGA, GA

TUNY OIL ROAD
LEAKESVILLE, MS

ROACH ROAD
ENNIS, TX

NOPAJOPE LN
BREWTON, AL

RIP VAN WINKLE
PEARLAND , TX

SILLEY DEAN ROAD
PINSON, AL

STYX RIVER ROAD
STAPLETON, AL

FERTILIZER RD.
DONALSONVILLE, GA

BARF KNEIGHT LN
LEWISVILLE, TX

NUTTY BROWN ROAD
DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX

LICK SKILLET RD.
HAMILTON, GA

FIDDELSTICKS BLVD.
FT METERS, FL

Some like Batcave Rd you can pretty much figure it out - either there is a cave with lots of bats there or lots of Batman fans. I'm hoping they named it after Batman's cave 'cause that would be ultimately cooler. But Nopajope or Lick Skillet? Were the city planners smoking dope when they named them?