My great deal of the day

I'll admit it. I enjoy shopping at the dollar store. Not ripoff places like Family Dollar, but a true dollar store where everything is a dollar. There is one about a mile from my apartment....I like it for buying stuff like plastic cereal bowls, cleaning supplies, bar soap, etc. I stop in today and take a look at the books section, which has the usual suspects -- political campaign books (like John Kerry's "A Call to Service"), Janet Evanovich novels, children's religious books, etc. But then I spot "Chasing Tiger: The Tiger Woods' Reader" by the same guy who does the BASW series. I look at the table of contents and it includes Charles Pierce's GQ profile of Tigah "The Man, Amen." I figure that for $1, the book is worth it just for that article...also has stuff by Dave Kindred, Tony K and Gary Smith. (Book retails on Amazon for $15).

That's all. Carry on as you were. Just wanted to brag.

 

I saw Pete Rose's book in Dollar Tree for a buck once.


And yea, Pope, you're right. Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are ripoffs. Hell, most of the time, Family Dollars are located in the ghetto.

 

Pierce's piece in GQ is one of the few great ones on Tiger out there. He's just so guarded now.

 

I just bought soap yesterday.
Kern's Castille — $1 a bar.
But I bought it at Longs.

 

A good one is where everything is $1. I'm a bit puzzled about my soap though. It says it was made in Germany circa 1941. Is that a good sign?

 

Actually, Moddy, you're right. I was originally going to say "decent," but Pierce's story goes way beyond decent, and I didn't want to lump it in with the rest.

 

I couldn't agree more. It's just a shame that the piece led (directly or indirectly) to Tiger's current persona, or lack thereof.