Feeding frenzy 11/30/11

• Took a break from writing to beachwalk.  Aunt Peg left part of a loaf of bread, so I brought it to feed the birds.  Not a bird in sight when I threw out the first pieces, then in a flash I was mobbed with seagulls and pigeons.  They squawked and darted at me, some flew up and hovered right in my face.  I finally took off walking and threw bread back over my shoulder.  They kept stalking me even when the bread was gone until they found a pile of horse plop to forage.  Yuck.
• Yes, the horse litterers were back today.  At least there were only seven mucking up the beach this time.
• The breeze was nippy, but the sun felt good.  Surprised there were only a handful of fisherpeople (lots of women fish, too) up on Springmaid pier.
• Walked back up Ocean Blvd.  Standing in line at Lauren's Mini Mart to buy my Powerball tickets, a scruffy guy behind me asked, "How are those Magnums?"  Now I had just been looking at the variety of single-pack condoms for sale hanging behind the counter, including Magnums, when he asked.  I was dumbfounded until he pointed to the ice cream bar I was splurging on laying on the counter.  Didn't even notice it was called Magnum.  "Oh," I replied, "I haven't tried them yet."  If I see him again, I'll tell him it was three delicious dollars worth of dark chocolate, caramel, and vanilla heaven on a stick.  That sucker was gone in the six blocks it took me to get back to my place.
• Please let me have the winning Powerball numbers.  Roni needs a BlueWater condo so I can come back any time I need to recharge my beach batteries.
• Time to get back to work.