Over lunch a good friend lamented that “no body wants to work anymore.”
Yes, I spent 10 minutes correcting him.
May I Have The Reality Check, Please
Category: Featured
Republican Math
I spent a crisp Saturday morning attending the only St. Louis region meeting of the Senate Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission, the Missouri Office of Administration’s Redistricting Office group charged with setting new state senate district lines. First thing I noticed: Read More …
Lost Sales
Last week I searched the grocery store, without success, for a brand of pretzels I knew had just gone on sale. I asked the nice young man about the pretzels. “Those are on sale this week,” he replied. “We don’t Read More …
Food Stamps Approach The 21st Century
My daughter loves to cook and she forces everyone in her home (including the dog) to eat healthy. For example, the step kids like chicken nuggets, so, she makes them from scratch – even sneaking shredded cauliflower and carrots into Read More …
Twenty Years Without Change
Remember capitalism? Market a needed product at a fair price and treat your workers well enough that they remain loyal. That formula is so dead.
The Little Things
I cooked Saturday’s dinner on the grill, in part to keep the kitchen cooler, and, well I like to grill. Nothing elaborate, just boneless chicken, sourdough bread buttered and garlicked, broccoli, and, cut-up fruit. Still, the base meal cost around Read More …