who still eats cracker jack?

today marks the unofficial first day of spring in baltimore, also known as opening day of baseball. too bad the weather is an absolutely disgusting mix of clouds, cold and perpetual drizzle, combined with an equally bad baseball team and fans that seem not to care after today. i generally like baseball season because it adds an interesting dynamic to my walks (i walk past the stadium), if not more people (usually coming in to support the visiting team, wearing obnoxious fan gear, taking up sidewalk space and generally being some of the most annoying tourists that could possibly visit a town). plus, i know that within a few short weeks, the weather will dramatically change from the freezing cold of today to crazy, climate change, hot and humid, which is always fun for the first few days; after that the walks can get really annoying and i long for the fall again (or at least some sort of misting/shower stations, but then you have to factor in the homeless/junkies that may choose to camp out there...).

furthermore, who still eats cracker jack? do they even make it anymore? during my formative years growing up in amish country, boscovs department store would have a yearly promotion with a discount stuffed inside cracker jack boxes, which i suppose they viewed as a win-win situation for the customer - a free snack and a chance to get up to 50% off the bill (everyone won some sort of discount, though). i hate the stuff, so after i redeemed the discount (it generally was really low), i would try to pawn the snack off on someone else.

on that note, here's to a not horrible spring/summer! go team!