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Whole Foods Chips

Am I the only one who feels like every single bag of tortilla chips s/he buys from Whole Foods is stale?

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2008 09 28 Jason Uncategorized Comments (3)

Orange 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 [...]

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2008 04 11 Jason Other Comments (4)

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.

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2007 06 25 Jason Other Comments (2)

The 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 [...]

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2007 06 20 Jason Finance/Economics Comments (0)

What 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’?

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2007 05 05 Jason Other Comments (4)

Charitable 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 [...]

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2007 03 09 Jason Finance/Economics Comments (4)

DC 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 [...]

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2006 12 18 Jason Other Comments (0)