As I type, Wal-Mart is expected to announce its second straight year of declining domestic same-store sales. There is much hand-wringing and bloviating about where Wal-Mart went wrong. In chasing up-market shoppers, have they abandoned their core customer base? In moving more toward specials on specific items, and away from uniformly low prices, have they … Read more
On my evening commute, when the light’s right, or the traffic level is similar, or something—never been able to determine exactly what—I’m reminded of something I almost did a couple of years ago and now wish I had. I remembered it tonight. I had a fierce headache. I had taken some aspirin before I left … Read more
You know, I thought I hadn’t given you a recipe before, but that shrimp is out there. Well, here’s another one. (Actually this bread might be pretty good with that shrimp.) I made this cheese bread recipe for the bread machine several weeks ago, and though it wasn’t a match, it immediately evoked my great … Read more