Who knew?

I stopped at the Shell station at North Loop and Burnet yesterday evening to fill 'er up, and rather than pay at the pump, I actually had to go into the store to pay because Shell, in their infinite goodness, had sent me a coupon in the mail for $2 off gas. I had to wait in line behind a couple of people, which allowed me ample time to peruse the magazine offerings at the check out counter. Of course there were the obligatory hot rod mags, with ridiculously busty women posing on the hoods of some tricked-out something on the cover. Then there were the borderline porn mags--FHM, Maxim, etc.--with ridiculously busty women looking horny as hell on the cover. But here's what really got MY attention: Not only did they have "High Times" available (Willie Nelson is on this month's cover by the way. I want him to be my grand-dad!), but they also had "Weed World" and "Skunk" magazines in the rack, with glorious photos of ridiculously beautiful marijuana on their covers. Wha? Did YOU know these publications existed, because I certainly didn't. And it was just odd to see them at THIS Shell station, right in the middle of a high-dollar neighborhood. If I'd seen this selection in a store near campus, it would've been one thing. I mean, you know how the kids love the mary jane. But in the heart of Allandale? It was just weird.