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Apparently, the Japanese believe in the curative powers of the yogurt culture, but yogurt's sour taste turns some children...
...What about frozen yogurt," I asked. "Sure, we have frozen yogurt in Japan," he answered. "But why would you want to eat it? It's only for school children...
Consequently, the Japanese marketing powers decided to add some fat and sugar to yogurt, freeze it, and, voila. Apparently, after the failure of Coca Cola Light, the marketing gurus were not going to make another blunder by introducing America's favorite sugar-free, fat-free dessert. (I later learned that TCBY allegedly exists in Osaka, but the store was closed when I attempted to visit it at 9:00 last Sunday night...
...most of his life, Jewell has drifted through jobs ranging from private detective to manager of a TCBY yogurt shop. But for five years in Georgia's Habersham County, Jewell worked for the sheriff's office, first as a jailer, then as a squad-car deputy. In 1990, according to published reports, he made an arrest when he was not certified to do so. Jewell then reportedly pleaded guilty and, after a year's probation, had the conviction erased from his record. Last summer he was reprimanded and demoted again to jailer after the squad car he drove butted...
Sure, even the weight-obsessed allow themselves some lax periods where they opt for indulgence over deprivation: holidays, birthdays, vacations. Those of us familiar with this way of life jump at the opportunity to use these occasions as excuses to go crazy--to hell with frozen yogurt, I'm getting ice cream. It is at that point when you realize your efforts to convince yourself that fro yo is really good were unsuccessful. I mean, it's all relative...