A Friend of Unfair Park who works -- sorry, make that worked -- for Electronic Data Systems in Plano sends this missive:Amazing how the DMN or any of the local news outlets has not reported the fact EDS has laid off 8,000 to 10,000 people this week. I was one of them on Monday. I will be on the payroll for two months while looking for a job internally; wink-wink, nod-nod. I get severance package of two weeks per year minus the 60 days on the payroll. I do get health insurance for two more months
Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug is credited with saving the lives of 1 billion people. So why is a small cadre of activists bent on tarnishing his legacy?
Talking about gin, of course.That so many people hate gin, love gin or can tolerate only one specific brand of gin says a lot about the spirit. Although bound together by juniper, the amount of this fruit and balance of other botanicals involved in distillation--as well as the distillation process itself--makes a big difference in how people react.But much of this emotion is spent on one particular style of gin: London Dry, the bitter and strong spirit that emerged in the 1850s, after the frenzy
​I pointed out last week how, when I asked for a Bombay martini, a waiter at Sevy's asked "regular Bombay or Sapphire."​Since Sapphire hit the market in 1988 and began the upscale gin revolution, The Original Bombay (that's what it now says on the label) faded into near obscurity--at least in the minds of bartenders. The Sevy's guy may be the first service industry professional in Dallas since the mid-90s to utter the words "regular Bombay."But what's the difference? Both brands share the sa
dominos.com/Patrick MichelsMy Domino's order: even hotter in real life. But online, the pizza was less like a greasy sponge.​Each week in 'Knockers' we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Dominos.comdelivered from 4420 Gaston Ave.Promised delivery time (implied): 30 minutesActual delivery time: 27 minutesScoring summary:Money saved by online coupon (dollars): 1.11
Time wasted tinkering with interactive pizza order system (minutes):
