My Encounter With Mandeep

It has been a long, long time since I've written a real blog. Since the pandemic days, in fact. But this warrants it. So there I was, going about my usual afternoon busywork at the AVN compound, when I hear a call from downstairs: "Hello?" I thought I heard my co-worker moving in that direction to see what was up, but then a few minutes later: "Hello?" Looked like it was gonna be up to me. So down the stairs I plodded, and immediately found myself face-to-face with a short, pudgy, balding man seemingly of Indian descent, whom I will call "Mandeep" for the purposes of discretion.  "Hello sir, is there somebody I can talk to here? This is the AVN?" he asked me. "Well yes, what do you need?" I asked. "I have traveled so far, I just need to talk with somebody who can help me," he implored. "OK ... what's happening? What's your question?" I persisted. "I want to find out how can I get into the industry?...
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The Awesomest Candy Ever

Yes, I have discovered it, and in the most unlikely of places: Circuit City. I went to Circuit City, which I despise but will visit as a last resort, in search of a dirt-cheap microwave. And near the microwaves was a candy aisle, where what to my delighted eyes sat staring up at me but something called Chewy Atomic FireBalls, from Ferrara Pan. (Hmm, just hit me — is this where Manuel Ferrara got his name?)

Those of my generation (and perhaps later, don't really know) ought to recall the Atomic FireBall, a jawbreaker-type candy so explosively hot, it verged on dangerous to go through one in a single sucking. Well, the Chewy Atomic FireBall is every bit as hot, but only takes a few seconds to consume. Like Red Hots but softer, hotter and awesomer. I highly recommend them.

If you'd like to try Chewy Atomic FireBalls, but don't feel like patronizing Circuit City (which you really shouldn't if at all possible), you can order some directly from the Ferrara Pan website. Oh, and they're making Chewy Lemon Heads now, too, if you're into that sort of thing.

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