Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

Life in 1983 wasn't too bad, overall. The world wasn't generally as stressful, and lots of good music was still being made then.

Good vibes were being spread by Guyanese-British musician Eddy Grant, with his "Electric Avenue" song. After the song's video began airing regularly on the then-young MTV network, the song became very popular, and became one of the year's top-selling records.

Located in the Brixton district of London, Electric Avenue is a real street. A diverse population lives in the Brixton area, and the song Electric Avenue reflects several different musical styles.

Interestingly, several reliable Internet websites feature articles regarding a lawsuit that Eddy Grant filed in 2020 against Former President Donald Trump.

According to the Business Insider website, an animated Twitter tweet from the former President in August 2020 used Electric Avenue as background music in the tweet. The tweet was released during the 2020 presidential race, and was not complimentary to now-President Joe Biden.

 The BI article says that Mr. Grant's lawsuit was seeking $300,000 in damages. 

Grocery Home Delivery from Stop & Shop is a Great Option for Any Size Household

                                                                               

Do you enjoy grocery shopping? Grocery shopping is something I've generally enjoyed since I was a kid. 

In today's consumer-driven society, most of us utilize the same the same type of products, month after month. While it's easy to remember to purchase regularly used items, remembering to buy household staples and seldom-used products can be more difficult.

When you shop online at stopandshop.com, there's no hurry, and you can check-out specific items for as long as you want.

Even though I regularly shop in-store at both West Hartford Stop & Shop locations, as well as Big Y at Bishop's Corner, I find that periodic Stop & Shop grocery home deliveries are a big help. 

Price

The delivery fee that Stop & Shop charged for last week's big grocery order was $6.95. That's a very reasonable fee, in my opinion, and I don't mind paying it at all.

While I do consistently shop in the local stores for week-to week items, I was running low on several staples. Actually, I was running some things out in preparation for a home delivery from Stop & Shop.

Ease of Ordering

Ordering groceries for home delivery on the Stop & Shop website is very easy. Food items are separated into categories, similar to the aisles in the physical stores. 

A very cool option allows you to add or subtract items from your "list" until approximately four hours before the scheduled delivery time.

When deciding what the best delivery date would be, the Stop & Shop site allows you to schedule a delivery up to 13 days in advance.

Convenience

With today's busy schedules, it's great to be able to take your time with grocery shopping. Last Saturday, I had a grocery home delivery from Stop & Shop, but I was adding or removing items from the order for several days, before it was finalized.

Competition

When Shop-Rite still had its massive store on Kane Street in West Hartford, I used to get grocery home delivery from there approximately twice a year. Since Shop-Rite pulled out of West Hartford in 2019, the options for delivery are few.

As far I know, Crown Supermarket features home delivery, and Big Y offers Instacart grocery home delivery. Whole Foods also has an Amazon-connected grocery home delivery option.

The Delivery

It's very apparent that the entire Stop & Shop grocery home delivery system is an organized, highly-efficient organization. With last week's order, the delivery window was between 6:00-7:00 p.m., and the driver arrived at 6:45 p.m.

Most of the delivered items were separated into plastic bags by category. Once the delivery truck arrived, it took about 10 minutes for the driver to bring the items into the building.

As for maintaining the temperatures of the foods, the items for delivery are packed in ice in the delivery trucks. The refrigerated items I ordered were nice and cold when they arrived, and the frozen foods were still frozen.

The entire delivery experience took approximately 15 minutes, because the driver was parked a good distance from my door. The driver was really hustling in the 90-degree heat, and I gave him a $5 tip.

All things considered, grocery home delivery from Stop & Shop  is a great option for any size household.

Fun With Food #II

With just a little bit of imagination, any ho-hum meal can become a fun occasion. "Just Don't Try To Bounce It!" This fun piece was originally created around 2003-2004, I think.

I Feel Lucky

If you could use a little pick-me-up or attitude adjustment, just take a listen to this rollicking, happy tune from Mary Chapin Carpenter. Bold and brassy, with a driving backbeat, "I Feel Lucky" is a motivational song that makes you want to celebrate this thing called life.

Things to do With Mayonnaise

 

Depending on your point of view, there are lots of fun things you can do with different food products. Besides mayonnaise, some of the foods that are fun to do things with are mashed potatoes, pancakes, olives, meatballs, whipped cream, blueberries and cheese.