The Heavy Table points us to a very useful online Girl Scout Cookie locator.
The Foodie File notices better service everywhere.
Camatcho Watcho goes to Barrio.
We Got Served tries out Cosmos.
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Skug and jane - I pretty much agree. (Boring!)
It is the point when defense contractors also suck off the public teat. Corporate welfare. Puts dollars in Dick Cheney's pockets.
Fuck weapons of war also noodleman I don't want to pay for that either. Can you say red hearing. Pull out of every base around the globe is my ho...
Well, gosh, swandog. Let's make churches responsible for the behavior of all their congregations. But then who would be financially responsible for...
Assurance Process The American resettlement organization must "assure" the Department of State that it is prepared to receive each matched refugee...
Here's a short summary of the refugee resettlement process in the US: http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1082&subm=40&ssm=47&a...
Just did a quick search, and it appears that for 2009, the refugee quota was set at 80,000 again. Usually, fewer refugees are actually admitted th...
"So your premise is that the churches have nothing to do with importing refugee populations into the state." No ,they are involved, but the refu...
http://www.mnchurches.org/programs/directservices/refugeservices.html Our Partnerships: Refugee Services became a program of the Minnesota Counc...
Noodleman - I do NOT think that Somalians commit more welfare fraud than other groups of people. People are people they will always maximize a giv...
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8 Reader Comments
1:00 pm
If capitalism works the way it is suppose to, the best and the brightest will be hired in all positions, so when the economy is bad, we will all get better service. Assuming we can afford to go out to eat. And assuming capitalism works the way it is suppose to, which I don’t believe.
1:15 pm
It seems at Barrio, you either get great service or bad service.
Pretty much like everywhere else.
2:07 pm
What KC said. If a “rising tide raises all boats”, then I counter that an “ebbing tide gets all the dinghys in ship shape”
2:12 pm
1. Or we get better service because people don’t want to get fired.
2. In other food-related news, tomorrow is the First Evar Second Evar MNSpeak Pub Quiz Night at Merlin’s Rest. It starts at 730 and answers will be read before 9pm. A couple of us are meeting earlier to have fish and chips and converse. Hope you can make it.
3. Sorry for not staying completely on topic.
10:44 pm
I think it’s cool that you posted this from the future. March 19. How did you do it, Max?
11:00 pm
Good question.
11:16 pm
What, am I going to give away my secrets to you, newsman?
1:08 am
Max, I’ve got some news for you: