I know that Gen Z and younger people prefer text messages. Older folks like me, who don’t like them, still prefer email. I stopped counting the number of emails I get per day, but it’s usually in the hundreds. If you do any online shopping or ever give a business your email address, you’re bound…
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Two businesses that consistently thrive, regardless of the economy, are convenience stores and fast food restaurants. But recently, both of those types of businesses are struggling. Experts say one reason is that people aren’t drinking as much soda anymore. Both make a lot of money from their soda fountains. That’s why you could always get…
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My wife and I were out shopping at Walmart the other night, and as we were getting ready to check out, I grabbed a candy bar. I still enjoy one every now and then, but I try not to have too many. But as I grabbed my Milky Way, my mind wandered to my younger…
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When people come to Nashville, one of the first things they notice is all the cranes building high-rise buildings throughout town. Everywhere you turn, new buildings, big and small, are being constructed. The 7-Eleven convenience store chain was here many years ago and then left. But as Nashville grew, they decided to come back. At…
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I admit I’m obsessed with saving receipts. It’s something I’ve done for decades. If I can get a receipt, I’ll take it. It gets placed in my bill box. At the end of each year, I put that box away in storage. I even get receipts for the simplest things. Over the weekend, my wife…
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Last weekend, I was out running errands. And as I was driving through the neighborhood, I saw something I hadn’t seen in years. I saw the ice cream man. It was a beat-up old van, but all the pictures of the frozen treats he was selling brought back memories. Like many, I loved it when…
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If you have any friends from Texas, you’ve likely heard of the travel center on steroids called Buc-ee’s. You can now find them in several southern states, including Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Buc-ee’s is known more many things, including their puffy and crunchy corn snack called Beaver Nuggets. I made my first visit yesterday, and…
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Back in my younger days, I used to go to 7-Eleven all of the time. Usually, my visits were for a microwave burrito, a Big Gulp, or of course, a Slurpee. I haven’t been to a 7-Eleven in years. They weren’t anywhere near where I lived. That was until recently when they return to Nashville….
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There’s no hidden meaning. Today we’re actually taking about frozen burritos. But let me explain….
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