I’ll admit that I’m not the brightest guy in the world but it’s apparent even to me that suing your customers is a bad idea no matter what business you’re in. When you’re in a business that is struggling due to a sea-change in the economic model under which you’ve operated, alienating the customer is tantamount to suicide. And yet… Continue reading
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Cookbooks
It’s Foodie Fun Friday for which I am grateful. I’m going to give the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah a few days before I write about them, mostly because I have so many thoughts. Today, we’ll do our usual Friday thing and talk about food a bit, trying to keep it on the light side, if that’s OK with you.
We own lots of cookbooks. I did a rough count this morning and stopped at 200. We’ve probably given away another 50 that we didn’t use much. I know what you’re wondering – why would a guy who fancies himself a decent cook and often cooks without recipes own so many? Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints, Thinking Aloud
Did You Say Over?
I can hear many of you answering that classic question from Animal House. “Nothing is over until we decide it is!” and despite the subsequent attribution of the Pearl Harbor attack, it’s damn good advice. In fact, we’ve had two incidents this week in the world of sports that bear it out.
There is , of course, a business lesson in there too. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Reality checks, What's Going On
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