Adventures in running a web-based food business
The New York Times reports that the USDA is about to ban the use of antibiotics as a growth-stimulating tool. Good. And, whole foods is going to color rate their seafood, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. We are a step ahead … we have had our seafood color coded for some time.
Credit card companies are one of this year’s favorite bogeymen. I won’t recite any of the common threads that are widely reported in the media, but I will add a new wrinkle. We obviously take credit cards. The credit cards companies analyze and authorize each transaction. They look for a few things. For example: do …
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I regard myself as a progressive eater. Like other aspects of my life, I am looking for win-wins … foods that bring me quality, purity and high green and animal welfare standards. I am not perfect, but I am constantly trying to be more and more so. MarxFoods.com is kind of the same, but there …
Since my job is not to practice law, people always ask me whether it was worth getting my law degree. The answer is invariably, Yes! I don’t do very much legal work these days, but maybe it is 5% of my job … the worst 5%. It is the skills that I acquired in law …
Working on a Sunday afternoon in the summer. Ouch. OK, now you know that my title was sarcastic. Being self-employed is fantastic most of the time. But, as with everything, there are downsides. The wife is napping and I am at the office working out my keyboard. In the summer, I usually avoid the office …
It’s mid-August and about the time that I start treating every hot day like it is the last day of summer. This year though, it REALLY feels that way. Our 10-day forecast is depressing. Since today might just be the last day of summer 😉 … and since it is already well into the afternoon … we …
I am a tough act to follow when it comes to our company parties and unfortunately for me, I keep having to follow myself. Our parties tend to be rather delish. The summer party is a lot of work since I do all the cooking and hosting. But, I don’t mind … company parties are …