Archives for 2009

5 in 5: SuperMarket Guru Reviews New Products

Like discovering new products? When it comes to grocery shopping, whether in a big market like Safeway or specialty ones like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, it is nice to have a little help sorting through the tens of thousands of items available. A creature of habit, I am more… more »

Red Bull for Dogs? Not Exactly…

Here’s something different… Looks like there is a new doggy drink called Petrol that comes in aluminum cans. The press release says it is “a dog treat beverage” which is now available in 12 oz. Rexam SLEEK(TM) cans. Petrol is formulated by a veterinary nutrition expert, and contains 100 percent… more »

One Heck of a Dream… Twilight Author on Oprah

I was aware of the Twilight series and knew it had a young adult following. But this interview of author Stephenie Meyer on Oprah that I caught purely by accident while I was stretching after my workout was a true eye-opener.

My Pleasure — Truett & Dan Cathy Do Chicken Right…

The Fox Business channel had an interview today with S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A and his son, Dan Cathy, who is the CEO. They talked about values — like honor, dignity and respect. And Truett talked about how they say, “my pleasure” as in “my pleasure to serve you.”… more »

The Amtrak Series: Not Too Many Reporters Got There from Here…

Though transportation options were plentiful, budgets weren’t. Murray Chass calls the number of newspapers that are not covering the World Series an indication of a dying industry…