How do you pay for stuff? I personally use a credit card for everything, except for my $100 personal spending cash I take out each month. I like to get the points to use toward free airline tickets later, and I am lucky enough to be in a boat where I can pay it off Read More >>
Super-Sized Stores Leading to Super-Sized Pantries {and Waist-Lines}?
Shopping only at Costco has really opened my eyes to the buying {and consumption} patterns of your average Joe. While I stand in line, I like to watch what everyone else is loading onto the belt. I always wonder how long the mass quantities of food will last them. Are they shopping for the month, Read More >>
The Next Generation of Farmers
I was so happy to read an article on NPR the other day about America’s next generation of farmers. Apparently, over the past several years, there has been a sharp decline in the amount of people choosing to become farmers. According the article, the average age of America’s farmers is 58.3. As farmers have aged, Read More >>
Kids and Smart Phones
At the risk of sounding old fashioned, I am going to say, kids these days have a lot more distractions than we ever did. Sometimes, that kind of makes me feel sorry for them. More than them, though, I feel sorry for us as parents. We have to navigate through so much crap. Like, how Read More >>
Should Hand-Washing Be Required at Eateries?
While perusing NPR the other day, I found an article about a Senator from North Carolina who feels that our country has gone overboard with regulations. He cited the hand-washing requirement for restaurant employees as being a prime example of the over-regulation by the government. He felt that if restaurants posted a sign that stated Read More >>
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