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One More Reason Why We Have It Better Than Our Parents
The fact is that life in a fallout shelter during the Cold War would have been terrible, in large part because the canned food would have been hardly edible. These days, though, we have all kinds of delicious gourmet canned goods, including fancy-shmancy tuna–which got me thinking along these lines. Hell, even cats these days [...]
Also tagged 1950s, Cold War, fallout shelter, WhiskasDisaster for the Big Mac Index (probably not)
The economy is so bad, even Big Macs are on sale (see photo):
Also tagged Big Macs, economy, McDonald's, recessionWhole Foods Chips
Am I the only one who feels like every single bag of tortilla chips s/he buys from Whole Foods is stale?
Also tagged Whole FoodsOrange You Tired of Bad Oranges?
When was the last time you had a good orange? Go ahead, comment.
Out of my most recent bunch, one of the five were good (but not great), and that is better than usual. I have not had an excellent orange in years.
Is something happening to our orange supply? Am I choosing the wrong type of [...]
Starbucks Insights
Here’s an interesting article from a Starbucks barista (who can’t write well, which is par for the site on which the article is). If you have strong feelings about Starbucks and/or coffee, read it: Confessions Of A Starbucks Barista.
Also tagged coffee, Consumerist, StarbucksThe Dangers of Imported Food(’s Hysteria)
In the wake of poison pet food and its infiltration into the human food supply, there has emerged a hysteria, although it’s exact cause and danger eludes me. In recent weeks, numerous headlines and articles pointing to “The dangers of imported food” (The Week, June 22, 2007), usually correlating it with the millions and millions [...]
Also tagged The Week, US, xenophobiaWhat Is ‘Everything’?
I have recently switched to bagels (with cream cheese and sometimes jam) for my breakfasts. I buy ‘everything’ bagels. What is ‘everything’? Who decides what counts as ‘everything’?
Also tagged bagels, philosophyCharitable Waste
I have always received a good laugh at people who will buy a product they otherwise would not so they can support some cause. After all, if you were really into the cause and really had the money to go and spend on something you would not otherwise buy, why not just donate it a [...]
Also tagged corporations, Dining Out for Life, economics, HIVAIDS, nonprofit, Red, SF, Washington DCDC Food Choices
One of my former-favorite magazines, The Economist, has a semi-regular e-publication for Washington DC and other cities. These e-mails are usually interesting, making me aware of some event or news about which I was clueless. So check out the city guides and sign up for sure.
In the current issue, there is a bit about DC’s [...]