The headline shouted, “The U.S. Milk Business Is in Crisis’ .” The Wall Street Journal ran a story on the front of the Marketplace section about how the decline in milk consumption has got dairy farmers, milk processors and grocery chains concerned. Really? I say welcome to the new normal…. more »
New Lincoln Motor Company Campaign: Impressive Change of Pace
December 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
While perusing The Wall Street Journal I came upon a full page ad that posed an interesting question: Does the world need another luxury car? 2.5 inches below it, in a smaller font, appear the words “Not really.” They got me. I had to stop and read. The first thing… more »
Restoring 2CVs & Bliss…
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In the Sunday New York Times (NYT) , I read an interesting story about the Citroën 2CV. Definitely unusual looking, it has been called the Volkswagen Beetle for France in the sense that it provided inexpensive transportation for tough economic times. It’s name, deux chevaux, loosely translated means “two tax… more »
De Niro: An Amazing Talent that Never Goes to Waste…
December 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Playing catch-up ball with some old New York Times Sunday Magazines that I had stacked up, I came upon an article by their film critic, A.O. Scott on Robert De Niro. It seemed to be timed with the release of “Silver Linings Playbook ,” his latest movie directed by David… more »
Come for Clothing, Stay for a Meal…
December 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I read a story in the Chronicle about retail dining (“Tommy Bahama retail-dining sets trend“) that got me wondering about the practicality of it all. I get Wal-Mart and Target having fast food options. But in this story, we’re talking a full on restaurant run by a clothing retailer. How… more »
