Ashanti arrives at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on...

Ashanti arrives at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 27, 2010. Credit: AP

1) Wow, was that Ashanti's perfume on sale at the 99-cent store in North Bellmore? Oh, Lord it is. That can't make a celebrity feel good, even if it going for $2.99.

2) Wow, was that Antonio Banderas' cologne on sale at the 99-cent store in North Bellmore? Oh, Lord it is. That can't make a celebrity feel good, even if it going for $2.99.

3) Is roasted corn on the cob an amazing delicacy? The line at Lewin Farms was crazy.

4) You know you're old when you are so excited to receive a small-face $20 bill that you keep it in your wallet for weeks. You know it's a different world when a cashier stares at it for three minutes and twice uses a highlighter to test its legitimacy.

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