A Little Food Shopping Adventure

Anyone ever hear of this joint?  I understand they're from Germany, and supposed to feature a lower-priced 'Whole Foods' selection. There's one in Union; I think I'll give it a flyby this weekend.

From the 'Nobody Tells Us Shit' Department --

A criminal investigation into the packaged seafood industry is taking place concurrently to dozens of civil lawsuits alleging that the US 'big three' tuna canners, Bumble Bee, StarKist and Chicken of the Sea, have conspired to fix prices at an artificially high level.
Several executives were named in the suits. The tuna canners have challenged the suits, asking a judge for their dismissal, but the matters appear positioned to move ahead for now.
(from https://www.undercurrentnews.com)
(BTW, care to guess what Bumble Bee revenue was for 2015? A smidge under a BILLION DOLLARS!)
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Be an informed human - spend 20 minutes a day searching the internet.

Blizzard of '17

Garden State Parkway Northbound,  Exit 131. Four-wheelin' home, from a round trip, Madison to Metro Park, Di training to VA... easy-peasy; no traffic and hey! I'm in a Jeep. On the ride back, however, a big semi threw sleet on the windshield, broke my wiper! Made the last 15 miles very interesting!
Semper Paratus!

It Don't Get No Better Than This!

Spring baseball folderol

Major League baseball wants to 'speed up the game' by eliminating the intentional walk. The change would end the traditional practice of requiring the pitcher to lob four balls outside the strike zone. Instead, a team could signify it wants to issue an intentional walk, and the hitter would be immediately sent to first base, sources said.
Just a bad idea. According to the rules, the catcher must be in the batter's box when the ball is thrown. This necessitates a certain amount of skill and timing to an intentional walk, and the batter still has a chance, if that timing is a little off, of getting a legitimate swing. The resultant play is almost always the highlight of the game!
Stop messing with perfection!

Miggy turns attempted intentional walk into go-ahead single

6/22/06: Miguel Cabrera hits go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning on an attempted intentional walk in game between Marlins and Orioles. Check out http://m....

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Where to retire

Jersey looks better and better!

You can retire to Phoenix, Arizona where...

1. You are willing to park three blocks away from your house because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your rear-end from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for four hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door at 500 degrees.
6. The four seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

OR
You can retire to California where...

1. You make over $450,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
4. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
5. The four seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud and Drought.

OR
You can retire to New York City where...

1 You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
3. You think Central Park is "nature."
4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multilingual.
5. You've worn out a car horn. (IF you have a car.)
6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression

OR
You can retire to Minnesota where...
 
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and garlic.
2. Halloween costumes have to fit over parkas.
3. You have seventeen recipes for casserole.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road repair.
6. The highest level of criticism is "He is different," "She is different," or "It was different!"

OR
You can retire to The Deep South where...

1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2 "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense.
4. Everyone has two first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Joe Bob, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc.
5. Everything is either: "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder.”
6. You can say anything about anyone, as long as you say "Bless his heart” at the end!

OR
You can move to Colorado where...

1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home, so he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

OR
You can retire to Nebraska or Kansas where...

1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is three cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition; "Where's my coat at?"

OR
FINALLY you can retire to Florida where...

1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind - even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent cardiologist, dermatologist, proctologist, podiatrist, or orthopedist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people.

(Thanks to Bob Balascio for unearthing this gem.)