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
They indeed have just as much need of bankers as any
other business. It's the rest of the parasites that
they don't have to worry about.
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...
For example, bankers are vitally interested in this.
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
...
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...
Straight stock gives you more exposure to risk, but the
risks are the same. I have a bud who left the music biz
in favor of touting socially responsible investing.
Surprisingly, he has done quite well so far both for
himself and his clients.
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...
There pretty much isn't any need for them any more.
Two or three times a year I attend occasions that
call for them, but loaners have always been available.
This reminds me that this Christmastime I'm due to
participate in a number of dinners that require jackets.
I hope that they will be report-worthy.
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... ;)
Funny thing - the other main player was a very alpha
sort of guy, so he got to bragging about his experiences,
which were considerable, and it turned out that we had
scads of people in common, so that potential conflict
ended up becoming a sort of camaraderiefest.
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... ;)
The smell is unforgettable. Just leave a handful of
leaves in the bottom of your bag of spinach sometime
and sniff it a couple weeks later, and you will note
the kinship.
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....
Just a little bacon, that's all I ask.
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...
In which case, of course precooking is a good idea.
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...
Guess what. Spinach, contrary to public opinion,
is no nutrient powerhouse. The misconception stems
from some otherwise careful German analysis having
a misplaced decimal point in the Fe column. You
could look it up.
... 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... :)
So true.
Title: Rhubarb Banana Jam
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...
I'd be willing to believe it of oranges; bananas
not so much.
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Title: Lebanon County Rhubarb Jam
Categories: Penn-dutch
Servings: 1
2 1/2 lb Rhubarb
1 1/2 lb Sugar
1/2 c Water
2 Oranges, Rind & Juice Of
Wash and skin the rhubarb and cut into small pieces; add sugar and 1/2
cup
of cold water. Grate the rind of the oranges and add to the rhubarb. Add
the orange juice and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour
into
sterilized jars and seal. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old
Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.
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