Fruits continue to ripen after they’re picked. Vegetables don’t. Fruits have seeds. (Making a seedless grape a non-fruit?) Tomato Trivia: Despite technically being a fruit, tomatoes were legally declared to be vegetables by an 1893 Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court was ruling on the matter because vegetables like tomatoes being imported into the US [...]
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At its most basic level, business is about: Taking inputs, Producing something of value with them, And then selling the outputs for more than they cost to make. Few businesses do this more conspicuously than Coinstar. Their gross profit margin is visible to everyone: 8.9%. Feed $100 into their machine, and it will hand you [...]
Hope your holiday is stress-free and filled with family, friends, and love. Impressive how this Green Chri$tma$ song was recorded over 50 years ago, but still rings true today. “What’s the percentage in that?” -Nick
According to legend — and by legend I mean the New Testament — the newborn baby Jesus was given gifts from three wise men: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Granted, this story takes place 2000 years before the widespread popularity of Huggies and Baby Einstein, but were these practical, or even typical, gifts of the era? [...]
Despite the best intentions, Jack ends up on the naughty list… -Nick
What ever happened to heading south for winter? We’re off on our 825 mile journey today. Hopefully there won’t be much snow and we can beat Google’s estimated 12 hrs and 44 minutes. -Nick
