Is the whole in the middle peace because we never seem to get there?
"Company bets Europe, too, will run on Dunkin’ Donuts" by Toby Sterling | Associated Press May 06, 2014
AMSTERDAM — The doughnut, that classic deep-fried American snack, is going forth to do battle with European national treats in their homelands: the Belgian waffle, the Austrian strudel, and the Danish . . . Danish.
The analogy is appropriate. The war paper comes with coffee every morning.
Aren't doughnuts part of the obesity and diabetes problem?
After beating a retreat in the 1990s, Massachusetts-based Dunkin’ Donuts has been quietly building up its presence in Europe and now has 120 outlets, mostly in Germany but also in Russia, Spain, Bulgaria and most recently, Britain....
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Thought I would go get my coffee at McDonalds this morning:
"For the first quarter, McDonald’s net income fell to $1.2 billion. Revenue edged up to $6.7 billion, but was shy of the $6.71 billion Wall Street expected. The comments come after Taco Bell’s launch of its national breakfast menu late last month, which generated considerable fanfare because McDonald’s seems to face new rivals every year in the mornings."
Maybe I will try the Bell.
Maybe not.
UPDATE: Flex Ball is worthy rival to the straight-edge, but not cheap
NEXT DAY UPDATES:
"The Flexball’s debut comes at a difficult time in the men’s grooming industry, a market dominated by P&G. Procter & Gamble controls about 80 percent of the US razor blade market and holds a 40 percent share of the disposable razor category, according to a Bernstein analysis of Nielsen data. Revenues in its grooming business fell 3.7 percent to $8 billion last year. The company has blamed recent weak results on the popularity of facial hair."
I ju$t nicked myself $having this morning by buying a Globe; however, this reminds me of the lame-a$$ excuse we are getting from the government and its Labor Department that the harsh snowstorms and frigid winter is responsible for the bad fourth quarter last year and sluggish start (how odd that my printed headline says "Home builders' confidence low") this year -- as they extoll global warming on the frikkin' front page!
Now the razor company is saying sales are down because of beards! Not the private central banking scheme and monetary $y$tem that has hollowed out all but the wealthy 1%, as the recovery is due to wealth transferal to the top. Besides, wouldn't the hot weather make you want to shave?
It is time to quit doing this, folks, as sometimes you just get sick of such $hit. Just ignore the dust bowl, inconvenient truths, loss of memory (nothing personal, of course), and LACK of MONEY in WALLET, thus making shaving with disposable razors -- or shaving at all -- a victim of austerity and sequestration.
$orry.
"Evidence the economy is picking up after a slow start to the year after a healthy jobs report on Friday also fueled hopes for an improving economy. The jobs report wasn’t all positive, however.
And it was not funny.
The rate fell mostly because fewer people began looking for work. The government doesn’t count people as unemployed unless they are actively searching for a job. And wages were flat last month.
We knew about the first part. Not counting nearly a million people whose unemployment benefits(?) never got extended will do that. Is that why the corporate parties colluded? Economy will look good in the fall so incumbents can all be reelected?
Still, the better services and hiring data represent a turnaround after the government said last week that the economy barely expanded in the first three months of the year. Harsh winter weather kept shoppers at home. But the economy expanded at a paltry 0.1 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year.
Meaning we are in RECESSION, readers -- unless you believe this lying government and its "0.1" figure (to later be revised downward)!
But analysts are more optimistic about the April-June quarter....
Well, then why worry when it comes from those who have been proven wrong (or worse) over the last five years?
Conditions for job seekers have started to improve during the past year, but “the recovery has now taken hold.”
It really heated up over the 24 hours, huh?
I'll just ignore the chill in the air and frikkin' frost on the windshield when I went to get today's Globe. Btw, when them trees gonna leaf up?
Time for a sip of Joe:
"Dunkin’ Donuts signs David Ortiz as pitchman" by Taryn Luna | Globe Correspondent April 29, 2014
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz and local coffee king Dunkin’ Donuts are teaming up.
Ortiz announced his new role as a spokesman for the Canton company on his Twitter account on Tuesday.
Who choreographed it and how much was he paid?
Dunkin’ said the reigning World Series most valuable player will appear in radio and TV commercials and on the brand’s social media channels promoting iced coffee and other beverages. The company declined to discuss the financial terms of the deal.
The partnership proves that Ortiz is still an attractive marketing personality despite the selfie scandal earlier this month. Ortiz snapped a seemingly harmless picture with President Obama during the Red Sox’ visit to the White House, which turned out to be a social media marketing ploy set up by Samsung.
That is what gets me the most: when rank rot fal$ehood and corruption $eeps into the purity of $por.... ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, I'm sorry, I thought I could get through that with a straight face.
Ortiz posted the picture on Twitter and it was retweeted more than 43,000 times. Obama’s camp objected to the use the president’s likeness for commercial purposes.
Related: Obama Objects to Ortiz Selfie
Honestly, I no longer like the lying f***, a far cry from ten years ago.
Ortiz has been featured in advertisements for a wide range of brands from Pedigree and Sony to Dish Network and Fuse Science. Dunkin’ said the deal will extend through the 2014 baseball season.
Sawx off to a slow stott.
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No, I'm going to pass on the D&D donuts, thanks.
