Monday June 29, 2009
When Paige mentioned McCormick & Schmick’s fantastic lobster dinner deal, I couldn’t help but give her an unsoclicited information dump on why lobster prices were so low. She doesn’t call me Mike-ipedia for nothing!
One major contribution to the decline of lobster prices is, of all things, the collapse of Iceland’s financial markets. Turns out that Canadian distributors, who put Maine lobsters on ice and send them out to chain restaurants like McCormick, had quite a bit of money tied up in Iceland. When the money went poof, so did their lobster-storage capacity. So, instead of sitting around waist-high in a bunch of spoiled lobster, they started selling these delicious little guys for a steal.
Of course, that’s just one factor. Slate outlines a few more. So, as you sit down and enjoy some fine, affordable lobster this July 4th weekend, be sure to thank the vast intricacies of the global economy for the treat!
Monday March 23, 2009
I am a firm believer that blog-linking is an essential cornerstone of any healthy relationship. With that in mind, I’d like to direct whoever has stumbled here to my girlfriend’s far superior blog: Paige’s Pages.
When she isn’t busy managing projects, golfing, biking, investing, or hanging out with me, Paige is posting amusing and informative tidbits with alarming regularity. Post topics range from Bed, Bath and Beyond Coupons to advice on professional social networking, all abounding with her distinctive charm, wit and humor.
Sunday March 22, 2009
I’m a writer, with a business card to prove it. Well, more like a business card template.
Which, as it turns out, is good enough for the fine folks at the Department of Defense. I rock the pink badge as a “Writer”, a title which has seen every modifier in existence over the past year and a half: professional, speech, flag, technical, public affairs, testimony, strategic communications and about a half-dozen others. I get a few bucks, the Pentagon gets a few words and everyone is happy. Mostly.
Writing for the Pentagon is a Sisyphean exercise, key themes and messages in place of the boulder. So, since the repetition will likely drive me batshit insane, I’ll use this blog as a convenient outlet for my more creative writing.
For a week or so, until I realize that it’s much easier and way more fun to post YouTube videos of farting dogs.
