My favorite beverage growing up, without a doubt, was Great Bluedini Kool-Aid. When I was a kid I used to have an official Kool-Aid Man pitcher, and I filled it with that antifreeze-like product so often in time it was permanently stained blue.<\/p>\n
Didn’t bother me at all.<\/p>\n
I’ve found it difficult to pinpoint the exact date the Kool-Aid company discontinued that marvelous flavor. Seems as though it was available in different markets at different times. I’m not sure the last time I bought one of those mix packets but I’m pretty sure the year started with 19.<\/p>\n
But buy them I did. Many, many of them when I knew they would no longer be available. (Remember that episode of Seinfeld<\/em> with Elaine and the sponges? It was like that.)<\/p>\n I saved them, of course, and brought them out only on special occasions. About 10 years ago I had three left, and decided I’d keep those for truly momentous events.<\/p>\n The first was consumed on June 7, 2012. That was the day I turned 30.<\/p>\n The second was consumed on March 7, 2014. That was the day we brought my newborn son home from the hospital. (He did not have any.)<\/p>\n The third was consumed last night: August 7, 2018. And this time, my son did have some. Yesterday was my final day of summer camp… ever. I’m starting a new job tomorrow, noteworthy enough to break out the blue stuff.<\/p>\n I suppose a gig is a gig; Kool-Aid, however, has no equal to Great Bluedini.<\/p>\n Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My favorite beverage growing up, without a doubt, was Great Bluedini Kool-Aid. When I was a kid I used to have an official Kool-Aid Man pitcher, and I filled it with that antifreeze-like product so often in time it was … Continue reading