Daily Archives: November 11, 2012
Boycotts and Franchises
Posted on November 11, 2012 133 Comments
People have asked me if I plan to boycott Papa John’s Pizza and/or Applebees, because John Schnatter and Zane Tankel, CEOs of Papa John’s Pizza and the New York franchisee of Applebee’s, respectively, have rumbled about cutting hours and wages of employees in order get around coming health care requirements. Well, as it happens, it’s been […]
Veteran’s Day Once More
Posted on November 11, 2012 40 Comments
While Athena and Krissy were at the Korean War memorial last week, an older gentleman in a wheelchair came up to a particular spot on the memorial and looked up at a soldier who was portrayed there. It was him, sixty years ago now. The sitting fellow is that gentleman, surrounded by a group of […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying