BLADENSBURG, Md. — ON Saturday, I made my maiden voyage to the town of Bladensburg, Md. to shop at “Kwik-E-Mart” (Flickr stream). Fritz (nee MC Hamme) came along with me. In anticiption of the The Simpsons Movie in a few weeks, Fox and 7-Eleven join forces to re-branded 11 locations nationwide to look like Springfield’s leading convenience store.

• I bought a six pack of Buzz cola, 2 boxes of Krusty O’s (one is a wedding present for my brother, I wasn’t going to stiff him), a blue (vanilla) Squishee and a pink donut. The total came to over $15. I don’t think anything was marked up.
• The parking lot and store were full of losers people with cameras. They are probably making a fortune from this promotion.
• Prior to Saturday, I had probably consumed no more than two Slurpees ever and the last one would have been during Reagan’s presidency — probably his first term. After having about half of my blue Squishee, I remembered why.

• Sprinkles are overrated on donuts.

• I haven’t tried a Buzz cola yet — I may do it today. I’ll let you know how it tastes.
• There wasn’t any Duff for sale or Col. Kwik-E-Mart’s Real Kentucky Bourbon proving Marc Fisher is right about Maryland being a nanny state.
• I missed Jasper in the freezer.
• I have no idea why Bladensburg was chosen as the D.C. area location instead of someplace in the District, NoVa, or Montgomery County. At least we got one though, unlike other deserving metropolises like Boston and Philadelphia. I guess this makes up for not getting Moonites in the District.
• The specific location is 4199 Kenilworth Avenue (the right side of MD 201 NORTH) not far north of Annapolis Road (MD 450)
• Even a corporation owned by someone as repugnant as Rupert Murdoch can do something right occasionally.
• There were five guys with custom Honda’s parked side by side who asked Fritz to take their photograph. I don’t get the whole customizing car thing, but it seemed to make them happy.
• Note: Most of the photos in the Flickr stream are actually in focus.

Fritz blogged about it as well, make sure you go there too.