nestled goodness

re barbie: my mother hated things that were too commercial:
dolls that were marketing tools for kids to want more "stuff"
she preferred toys that fostered more creativity, not this blond, blue eyed boy meets girl & buys a lot of clothes narrative
she hated hallmark greeting cards - much better to make your own
we couldn't turn on the TV and channel surf until we found something to watch, we could watch a specific show
no saturday morning cartoons: read instead or play outside - this certainly backfired on her with Chris becoming the animation "king"
and it backfired on me because i had no pop cultural frame of reference for the likes of keith Haring and kenny
Scharf

re: blue drink
honestly that was a display table to "entice" you into the restaurant...we didn't go there