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National

A Woman Scorned…

This post is about abortion. Viewer discretion is advised… When is abortion NOT controversial, so I felt it was necessary to open with the equivalent of a movie black screen MPAA warning… you’ve been warned… The right to have an abortion was decided via Roe v Wade on January 22, 1973 by a 7-2 vote […]

Consumer

Arby’s Had the Meats…

Why can’t chicken restaurants just sell chicken? To that end, Arby’s is now making burgers. But not just any burger… a wagyu burger.  Before I get into what wagyu is, I want to talk about Arby’s… and Burger King… and Dominos Pizza. Everyone is trying to diversify. But is it working? So wagyu beef is […]

Diversity

White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch

This is a documentary more than a film and I’d like to treat it as such with a full feature account of its contents as opposed to a review of the quality of the production. There are no actors with whom a performance needs to be dissected and no story to be told with color. […]

Consumer

Have a Margarita

My introduction to tequila was in a dive college bar in the form of a shot glass. Not a lot of quality attached to that experience… It was more than 10 years later that I took a minute to consider – tequila, like all other spirits has a top shelf too. It happened in New […]

Markets

It’s Actually Not a Dollar…

Did you know that all dollar stores don’t sell item exclusively for a dollar? Like most consumers, it is natural to believe that a store with the word DOLLAR in its name means everything is a dollar. But it really means everything in the store is economical like a dollar… Let me explain… There are […]


 
 
 

 

Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich

It’s a chicken sandwich. How many things can you do to/add to/change about a chicken sandwich? Popeye’s has been having this swell of attention over it’s chicken sandwich. So much so that it sold out for a period of time ...
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It’s a White Christmas at the United States Postal Service

I recently had occasion to buy stamps at the United States Postal Service (USPS). Sounds pretty simple, yes? It was not. What is to follow is nothing short of gutted. Get comfortable… I like to use the lobby kiosk at the ...
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The USPS Is Not…

I recently had an unsettling experience with the United States Postal Service (USPS) that reminded me of several previous unsettling experiences with the United States Postal Service. I thought it critical to bring my professio...
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The 92nd Academy Awards

The #Oscars were really early this year. I usually have the month of February to prepare, but, not 2020… Recap ensues but first I want to continue to applaud the hostless Academy Awards. Still a big fan. Still like the wa...
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Cinco de Mayo

There was a sitcom on CBS called BROKE. It was about a single mother who’s sister returns to live with her and her son because her formerly rich Mexican husband has been cut off by his rich family. They also bring along his b...
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The Term Diversity & Inclusion is a Bumper Sticker

The term Diversity & Inclusion has served as modern speak for the entire diversity space. Like a bumper sticker… Sounds great but… For the last decade, it’s how our society has greeted the effort to support, ...
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