Costco at Thanksgiving and the Battle for Pumpkin Pie
Everybody wants a slice of the pie. Pumpkin pie, that is. It is tasty and seasonal. Pumpkin pie is well worth fighting for. Just ask some of the customers at Costco.
Mumbai had its terrorists. Wal-Mart has its trampled workers. Costco has its pumpkin pie. While the world recoils at the horrible slaughter in the Indian [...]
At Wal-Mart You Can Shop Till You Drop
By now most of the known world has read in the New York Daily News or elsewhere about the tragedy at a Long Island Wal-Mart, where an employer died after being trampled by a couple of hundred people. Apparently, he made the mistake of trying to hold them back and paid the price with his [...]
California Wildfires Are the Lesson We Never Learn
It is wildfire season in California. The first typically come in early to middle autumn when the land is dry as a bone and the Santa Ana Winds blow hot air to fan the flames. A spark here and the fire is started. A few burning embers caught up in the winds, and the fire [...]
Beware! Female Sex Addicts Are Lurking Among Us
There is a vintage Steven Sills song. It is called “Love the One You’re With.” That seemed like wise words in earlier days when not only the more responsible among us but even the young had less concerns. Today there are many things to fear, from food additives to terrorists. You can catch every kind [...]
Business Remains Steady for the World’s Oldest Profession
The world may be going to hell in a hand basket, but the world’s oldest profession is enjoying a steady business. According to an article in the the New York Daily News, business is pretty good. However, there is one difficulty–there is less business at the upper end, so to speak, where fantasy call girls [...]