I had insomnia for a while as a kid, so I spent some time watching infomercials. I didn’t really think about it a lot, but once in a while in my 20s I’d check out a few on YouTube, just… Continue Reading
Krispy Kreme — which is interestingly based in Winston-Salem, NC (had no idea) — is expected to announce third-quarter earnings today. Sales are expected to rise 8.5%; the consensus idea had been 5.9%. Shares are trading at almost $26; that’s the… Continue Reading
Here was the plan: the government of Thailand would buy rice at a higher-than-market rate — say, 40 to 50 percent — then store it, wait for the global adjustment in demand (because of how much rice Thailand exports), and… Continue Reading
Pedro Quezada won $338 million in New Jersey’s Powerball last spring; now he’s in court because his ex-girlfriend (they broke up after the winning) wants a share of it. Probably the best line written about the Quezada situation is at the… Continue Reading
There are two major topics that will dominate Internet bandwith for the next 10 days: one is anything-and-everything associated with JFK and his untimely murder on the streets of Dallas (for example, we’re now evaluating the single-bullet theory using the latest… Continue Reading
Today is ‘Singles Day’ in China; for better or worse, that’s their equivalent of Cyber Monday. ‘Singles Day’ is November 11 each year — 11.11 — because the ‘ones’ (1s) in 11.11 represent bare branches, or Chinese slang for bachelors. Around… Continue Reading
I’m going to keep this post shorter than an average one; I’m actually looking for jobs right now, and basically having no luck, so I feel like I’m probably going to write something even more stupid than what I normally… Continue Reading
This news just broke. Essentially, the FDA is taking steps to eliminate trans fats from food supply, claiming they are no longer “generally recognized as safe.” If this all works out, foods with partially-hydrogenated oils (the major dietary source of trans… Continue Reading