Laughing Cow at Jewel, Roscoe Village, Chicago
At my local Jewel, Laughing Cow used to be located in an unrefrigerated aisle next to all the other fake cheese - the Velveeta, the Cheez Wiz, etc. On a recent trip to the supermarket it wasn’t there. I couldn’t find it anywhere. Then I had an idea: Maybe [...]

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Mars Cheese Castle, Kenosha, WI

Beer-Shaped Sausage :: Mars Cheese Castle, Kenosha, WI

Mars Cheese Castle, Kenosha, WI
The last time I was in Wisconsin I had Danny’s car and on the way home I stopped at Mars Cheese Castle to take a look around. Believe it or not, I’d never been there. It’s nearby the Bong Recreation [...]

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My niece, Stephanie, is 7 years old and this summer she is taking German classes. Last summer she took Spanish classes. I spoke with her on the phone the other night and part of our conversation went something like this:
Steph: “I could learn all of the languages in the world and then when I [...]

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