I also used to imagine putting something gross in the other soldiers ' food when they were being mean and watching them eat it . Sometimes I 'd count the boxes , which had about fifteen meals per , and see how many meals total there were , then divide that by three , and then by how many soldiers and try to figure out what date the next shipment would arrive by . It was kind of boring ... " Jules nodded , " Must be hard . I ca n't imagine having to go through a change like that . "

A: What may be the reason for the post ?

It 's been two weeks since I left for Costa Rica , although so much has happened in that amount of time that it feels like months have passed . For starters , getting to Costa Rica was a story in itself . I had figured out that it would be cheaper to fly to Costa Rica from Houston than from DC , and I wanted to fly back into Houston on the way home to spend a couple of days there with Lu .

A: What may happen after they leave Costa Rica ?

So anyways , on my way to the movie " Towelhead " , I decided to swing by Clear Flour , supposedly the best bakery in Boston to pick up some bread .

A: Why would the narrator be in the mood for Clear Flour ?

Of course , that also assumes that the Elantra would have lasted 15 years , which would have been some sort of miracle . If oil and gas continue their rise , the point at which the Prius pays for itself come closer and closer . The Prius is no longer a flashy statement of environmental chic , it 's a financial move . Not that it actually makes much difference on the wallet . 2 years ago I was gleeful about how little in gas I was spending , but now that 's the budget .

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What is the narrator discussing ?