Recent Comments

1. about 1 month ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Yes, Reagan really did say that. It was in a speech during the presidential election of 1964. If you want to watch the whole thing, it’s about 29 minutes long. It’s really good speech, and there are other quotes from it that people have used. Look for “A Time for Choosing.” I’m not a big Reagan fan, but the speech is good, and is relevant today.

2. 4 months ago on The Born Loser

   Darn. Here I was hoping to find some lighthearted repartee, and I received a language lesson instead. Too bad. And for what it’s worth, HOA’s are definitely bad. No one should have the right to tell you what you can do with your own home. “Live like we tell you to live, not how you think you want to live.” Crazy. See you guys next week.

3. 4 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   You beat me to it. I was going to say the same thing. There is a difference between the two.

4. 7 months ago on B.C.

   Imagine, if you think it’s just one party, you need to do some more research. Both sides have folks like that.

5. 9 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I believe it depends on expectation and perspective. If you wake up thinking it’s going to be a good day, it will be. The reverse is true, as well. Not everything works out to our advantage, but it’s how we react to the situation that matters. Yes, some days ARE crap, ie, someone broke into my business a couple of weeks ago. Finding the good can help you get through. For the amount of effort it took to get into my business, they garnered only about $150.00 in cash and food. I think they really wanted cash ($25 in singles), and the food was just convenient. It could have been much, much worse. Perspective matters.

6. 10 months ago on Wizard of Id

   Let it go. Have you never made a mistake at your job? There are worse things on this planet to worry about. How about you just enjoy the humor? Albeit, the humor does reflect the state of affairs on this planet currently.

7. over 1 year ago on Garfield

   Enjoy your pumpkin spice latte, donut, etcetera while you can. Because ‘minter’ is coming soon.

8. over 1 year ago on Fred Basset

   The vehicle is going away from us. You can see the headrest behind Mr. Dear’s head.

9. over 1 year ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Well, your first few sentences were on target. Then it all went out the window. While each industry is different, the grocery industry has an extremely slim margin. The only real way to make good revenue is by volume. If your net profit is only 2% after all expenses, maintenance, taxes, etc., you’ve got to sell a lot of volume in order to even make $10,000.00 in profit. The large corporate grocers have it easier, but the profit margin is still around 5%. Volume is the key. Your local independent grocer isn’t trying to rake you over the coals; their expenses are higher. I know this because I am that independent local grocer in a rural community. Expenses are killing us. We are charged a fee if we don’t have enough freight ordered (that is derived by an actual algorithm; you can’t guess how to make that go away. You just gotta hope you order enough for that shipment), a higher fuel surcharge than ever before, fees for using software, fees to be a member of a cooperative, and many more expenses that are directly related to your ability to sell groceries. In this rural community, we just want to survive to serve the community, we are not trying to cheat people. Just this last week we made the decision to drop one shipment per week in order to stave off that minimum delivery fee that we get charged because we haven’t met the supplier’s delivery requirements. This wasn’t an easy decision, and I’ve dragged my feet for nearly six months because I really didn’t want to do it. But there’s really no other way to be rid of that fee. That fee alone was nearly $3,500.00 last year, and the extra fuel cost was about $1,600.00. We can’t afford to soak up those fees and still stay afloat.

10. almost 2 years ago on Lio

    Oh man, I must need some more coffee. I had to read that out loud before I caught it. Thanks for the laugh!