Your cup of double-talk crappee, readers:
"Dunkin’ distribution unit moving to Georgia" by Chris Reidy | Globe Staff, June 21, 2013
National DCP LLC, the exclusive purchasing and distribution entity for Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the continental United States, said it plans to shift some administrative positions from Bellingham to a new corporate office in Duluth, Ga.
That new office in Georgia is scheduled to open in August, said the company, which is a sourcing, purchasing, and distribution cooperative. The new office will house functions that include finance, member services, human resources, and communications.
“Approximately half of the 135 administrative positions currently located in Bellingham will be given the opportunity to relocate to the new corporate office or remain locally,” the company said in a press release. “The over 1,100 NDCP employees, including those who work on the operations side of the 35 distribution centers and hub locations across the country, will not be affected by the move including those currently based in Bellingham.”
The warehouse side of the operations in Bellingham, including loaders and truck drivers will remain in Bellingham, the company added.
“We are working closely with all impacted staff members whether they are transitioning to Duluth, remaining in Bellingham, or separating from the company,” chief administrative officer Leo Taylor said in a statement.
Who would be separating?
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That cup of Globe joe left a bad taste in my mouth. Shifting jobs, but no losses and no one will be affected.
Yup, time to separate:
"Food Network won’t renew Paula Deen’s contract" by Russ Bynum | Associated Press, June 22, 2013
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Food Network said Friday it’s dumping Paula Deen, barely an hour after the celebrity cook posted a videotaped apology online begging forgiveness from fans and critics troubled by her admission to having used racial slurs in the past.
She got overcooked and burned. Message received. Don't admit to a damn thing.
The 66-year-old Savannah kitchen celebrity has been swamped in controversy since court documents filed this week revealed Deen told an attorney questioning her under oath last month that she has used the N-word....
What, an old southern lady used that word? Yer kiddin'?!
I mean, I don't like it, I never use it, but you have to put it all in context and point in time. I mean, the great Harry Truman used it all the time. Some of America's greatest minds and heros used it. I find it detestable today, but are we not always told people can change (Wasn't the great Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia a klansman once)?
I know, I know, we are in the here-and-now and we all must watch what we say -- for so many reasons.
The news came as Deen worked to repair the damage to her image....
Oh, right, let's get back to the imagery, illusion, and conventional myth of reality here.
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Doughnut didn't taste that good, either.
I hope lunch is better (for those lucky enough to have a lunch).
