Sunny Garden

   

    Thursday night I go to Toowong Village. I park in the usual area in the basement carpark and I ride the escalators with my small number of tasks in mind. I buy a Whipper Snipper.

    The boy in K Mart who helps with my purchase tells me he has just read an article that called Brisbane the Whipper Snipper capital of the world, and he offers this to me as though he is acknowledging my interest in a piece of the action.
    Why? I ask him.
    Why what? he says slowly.
    Why is Brisbane the Whipper Snipper capital of the world?
    Oh, because people buy more Whipper Snippers here, or at least have more. People have more Whipper Snippers.
    I can see he is not a very analytical person and I take the bottom of the range $55 plastic model that requires limited assembly and comes with a free Home Improvements cap. On the way to the car I stop for a burger at the food court. This was never one of Anna's preferred options. She viewed the food court with disdain. When I'm halfway through the burger I begin to understand her feelings (at least about the food court), but I decide to use this as a test of my ability to commit and I finish the burger. (p. 34-35)

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