Everyone has an opinion why Hostess failed and now stands to make a whole lot of people rich in the liquidation process… And not surprisingly, it will probably leave a lot of folks unemployed. You never make up the money lost when you go on strike… So it better be worth it to you emotionally.
I do hope they go back to the original formulations … Before they added stuff like high fructose corn syrup to save a few cents…. And to pay their top exec well over $100 k per month. How hard a job was it for this guy to say “close it down.” The Teamsters handled the issue well ( I was a member in times gone by) but a little obscure union was the one who screwed it for the rest of the workers.
Anyway , lets hope that whoever pics up this franchise… Makes it better.
Every year, I have requests to make a Turducken… Made famous by Cajun Chef Paul Prudhomme and his family!
A Turducken is a turkey stuffed with various birds and each with their own stuffing! The trick is that the only bones left in the turkey are the leg and thigh and the wings… But when you are done it looks like a turkey but sliced like a meat roll!
Recently, I acquired the Family Cookbook and signed by many members of the Prudhomme family… A fun book indeed and I loved reviewing their Turducken!
a fond farewell to the wonderful world of Twinkies, cream filled chocolate cupcakes and Wonder Bread! CLICK on the picture for Hostess closing notice.
I remember my first childhood experience with a Hostess cupcake at the home of a friend having a birthday. I thought his mother was very cool… we had cake, punch and various Hostess products! I went for the Cream filled chocolate cupcake! YUM! I was in heaven.
Of course, heaven doesn’t last very long as a child. When I returned home I found all the usually waiting for me, including a great big bowl of carrots. The ‘line’ I received at home was always,”Hungry? then eat a carrot!” We’ve all met these women in our lives… flogging is too good for them!
Twinkies is certainly one of the greatest inventions on this earth. I stuck with the chocolate cakes though as I found Twinkies too compelling. It was like one was too many… and a million was not enough! Hostess Cupcakes are my sweet addiction… and like all wonderful things, I would ration them out over time. I am hoarding them now and they should keep me through the next zombie apocalypse… but they will be missed.
The great union organizer Samuel Gompers once said that unions should not have to support an inefficient marketplace; however, he faced companies with huge resources and not those teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, the growing burden of taxation and the widening economic depression ( DEFINITION: two or more quarters of recession) that we face today.
Cooperation and compromise have disappeared and the unintended consequences of arrogance and pride have lead us here today. On a personal note: proud of the Teamsters and having been one as they tried to keep the company alive!
Seven Navy Seals were given nasty letters in their files for advising a video game manufacturer in a new game!
One of the seals who helped was involved in the hit on Osama Bin Laden. The seals are ” alleged ” to have divulged “secrets”. So far, in playing the game, I haven’t found anything interesting… Except a lot of “bad guys” biting the dust.
I think this is a great game ( you can use a second disk to play it in HD)… Plus… With the Seals involved, I love the authenticity.
CLICK on the above to travel to PTCH and watch this fun 40 second experience of my day in Laura’s Psychology classes!
Laura and I have been married for over 40 years. Of course, we were married as kids and — truth be told — I was a minor. During this time I often enjoyed the opportunity to sit in one of Laura’s classes and learn just a little more about her life.
Our daughter Karen turned me on to this fun ap for my iPhone (PTCH) which allows you to integrate pictures, movies and sound to produce a one minute movie… all on your phone! I hope you enjoy this little effort!
