I was impressed with the decor around the ship on which we were passengers for a week. It is the oldest of the Cunard Four Queens (the rest are Queens Victoria, Elizabeth, and Anne), and in line for refurbishment in Hamburg next year. Let’s go “bottoms up” and explore some of the decor and patterns …
This is also called "Dynamic Pricing," and it couldn't exist without the new electronic shelf tags that most grocery chains are now adopting. Those electronic tags enable up-to-the-second price changes, almost invisible to shoppers. Walmart has strenuously denied doing this "surveillance" pricing which takes into account how THEY calculate the "willingness to pay" a higher …
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It seems like almost every day, we get news of another restaurant closing here in the Seattle area. In our region, many cities, led by Socialist Seattle, have above-market minimum wages, forcing restaurateurs to pay all of their employees, even tipped and part-time ones, over $20 per hour. Jobs like dish-washing and bussing tables aren't …
My X friend who posts as Hillbilly, writes this absolutely hilarious post, on how to respect your new Muslim mosque neighbor. I support a mosque being built anywhere in the US. I think it should be the goal of every American to be tolerant regardless of their religious beliefs.To promote tolerance, I would also propose …
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Well, it's "later" now, so here are more of the things, people, and animals we saw at the Evergreen State Fair. First, let's get the politics out of the way. Both the Democrats and the Republicans had booths in their commercial building. Please notice the two booths. Please note that the Democrats have twice the …
Over a year ago, I started leaving my butter out on the counter in my kitchen instead of putting it in the refrigerator. So far, so good. I have never had any go rancid, and I just love that I always have spreadable butter for my toast. At the same time, I switched from cheap …
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Often, when I'm sitting out in my back yard, I see a bit of sunlight that's at exactly the correct angle to show off just one leaf, or one frond, or one rock. My yard is surrounded on three sides by vegetation: tall trees in the mini-forest on the west side, the south neighbor's tall …
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Back in 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt was President, and World War II was going on. The Democrat President's socialist New Deal has been in force since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and war production was gradually lifting the economy out of the Depression. War restrictions on the economy were taking effect, and the New …
I'll bet you didn't know what the passengers on the ill-fated Titanic ate for dinner. Sama Hoole has posted the menu cards for all the classes on the ship, and discusses their food below. VERY interesting! First class dined on nine different animals on the Titanic's last night. Oysters, salmon, filet mignon, chicken, lamb, duckling, …
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