On Chewing Gum

I have a favorite type of chewing gum. Trident Tropical Twist. It looks like this:























It is fantastic. It's the kind I always get at the store- I buy it in bulk.

There's a story behind this gum. Not a long one. But throughout my senior year in high school, I had a friend who I shared two classes with. This was the kind of gum she always had. It became the gum that I, therefore, always consumed, nearly every day. I like other kinds of gum just fine. But I just feel queasy now if I don't have this kind available to me. That girl, my casual gum friend, is now my best friend.

I know I'm not the only person with a gum story. Nearly everyone has one. Trust me. I work as a cashier. I hear a different gum story each week. So if someone ever questions the significance of small things, ask them what kind of gum they like and why. It almost never fails.