Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 11-09-19 08:31 <=-

That's the way it always is. The stores may want you to
think they have a soft spot for you, but the only soft
spot is in the heads of those who believe that. Weggie's
has figured out that for the demographic it serves, being
nice gets better results than being cutthroat.

And wins it kudos and accolades... :)

It may not be lost on you that kudos and accolades
aren't what the bankers and investors are looking for.

As they are still privately held, they have less need of bankers and
investors, and aren't beholden to shareholders... and the kudos and
accolades, along with the customer service and good treatment of
employees that garnered them, do keep up their customer base which does
affect them more...

I made that mistake when I started investing right out
of school: looked for the best reputations for quality
and customer satisfaction, lost my shirt, and resolved
not to set foot in that territory again, as profit-making
cynicism is not my style. In the case of the close-held
corporation, it's mostly the bankers who have to be
pleased, and apparently they still are.

Lately, our financial advisor has steered us to some mutuals made up of companies that pay attention to quality, sustainability and customer and employee satisfaction, as those have been doing better in the market
than the usual run of the mill companies... The difference might be
that these are mutual funds rather than straight stock...

I don't even bother with the dryer, tending to do ironing
by body heat.

You do tend to have a much smaller inventory... :)

Living out of a suitcase does that. I do have a suit and
several sportcoats in California and three or four suits
in Massachusetts, but people including myself don't get
to see them often.

True on the living out of a suitcase... :) The suitcoats and such are
stored for the occasions on which you'd have need for them, I'd think...

Maybe, but maybe there was a conspiracy - the trio people
were supposed to be performing with the other group's other violin player next day.

Hmmm, that does seem a little suspect.... ;0

I don't think it was actual malice but just sort of
tweaking my nose.

Adding that in those circles I run in, my perceived
eminence from provenance and resume is usually respected
though on occasion poked at.

Good-natured tweaking, then.... :)

More or less. You may have noticed that there's a lot
of one-upsmanship going on in the music world.

I've tried not to... as I tend to be more on the periphery... ;)

Canned spinach is pretty weird and useless, but frozen has
its appeal - I've used it for creamed, in messy Italian
dishes, in messy Indian dishes, and in the occasional souffle.

Growing up, we were served canned spinach fairly regularly...

Somebody has to use the stuff. What interests me
is that canned spinach and putrefied spinach
smell pretty much the same.

Never particularly noticed that... and not likely to buy a can just to
check it out, either... ;)

it was somewhat mitigated by generally being served with a couple of
slices of hard-boiled egg on top....

If you had said bacon, I'd have understood somewhat.

My parents were more stingy with bacon....

I get the frozen spinach to use on top of pizza (I nuke it first a little)... found that it worked better than trying to use fresh...

I like how a few leaves of fresh spinach just sort of
disappear into the goo of the pizza.

As I'm making spinach ricotta pizza (just shredded cheese, ricotta and
spinach on a crust, possibly some sausage crumbles and/or hot pepper
flakes), there's less goo to disappear into... the fresh spinach tended
to just dry up...

I think frozen spinach is one of those foods that
are more nutritious frozen than fresh, too...

By weight anyhow, but with stuff like spinach that's
not the most valid comparison point.

I thought it more about the bio-availability of the nutrients, not the
amount per serving... I'd have to look it up, I guess...

... Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.

Which goes to say that they have their uses, but not
that many, and not that often.

And not always all that effective, either... :)

Title: Rhubarb Banana Jam
Categories: Jelly/jam, Kooknet, Cyberealm
Yield: 1 servings
4 c Cooked rhubarb
6 c Sugar
2 lg Bananas, cut fine
Mix well and bring to boil and boil for 35 minutes or until thick.
Pour into hot jars and seal.
SOURCE: GRANDMA'S COOKING COMPILED BY: The Recipe Book Committee of
the Mennonite Traditional Cooks

M's note: something tells me that traditional Mennonites
didn't have bananas.

Amish, maybe.... but the Mennonites did purchase some of their
foodstuffs, like the sugar.... bananas would be available sometimes... I
note that the rhubarb is cooked, so they wouldn't have to be in season
at the same time...

ttyl neb

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