Taco Bell lovers are celebrating this week. The long beloved Enchirito is back on the menu for a limited time. If you’ve missed their one-of-a-kind menu item, you have until November 30th before it goes away again. While many will enjoy the dish that’s part enchilada and part burrito, others, like me, are a bit…
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Some businesses prefer to fly under the radar. If you never hear people talking about them, that’s a good thing. A perfect example is Ticketmaster. They’ve been in the news the last few days, and as you’d expect, not in a good way. When the Taylor Swift pre-sale kicked off the other day, their computer…
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When people talk about organized crime, we likely think about TV shows like Law & Order or the Sopranos. Well, it’s become a reality in our communities, but not the way you think. Organized retail crime is on-the-rise, and stores like Target, Best Buy, and CVS are struggling. It’s more than just small groups of…
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A recent study tells us that stress at work can be a good thing. This research claims that we need to search for positive stress. When I saw a story online about this study, I had to read it a few times before it made sense. Something like a challenging project is an example of…
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If you’ve dined out recently, you’ve likely noticed a few changes. At many restaurants, the service isn’t as good as it used to be. And the prices have gone up, too. But some establishments have held off on raising the prices; instead, they have reduced the portion sizes. For some, that’s not a big deal….
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I’ve searched high and low for some research to back my hypothesis, but so far, no luck. I’ve noticed you find more trucks out on the road when it rains than on days when it doesn’t. Perhaps it’s just an illusion, but I don’t think so. And these aren’t just regular pickup trucks. When it…
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Recently, I’ve noticed that people are referencing children in a new way. Rather than simply calling them children or kids, people frequently use the terms littles or kiddos. When did this start? And, more importantly, why? Instead of shortening the word kids, which is already just four letters, we’ve turned a word that is either…
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Over the last few years, we’ve had some never-ending plumbing issues. A couple of weeks ago, a new problem popped up, and they thought it might be the pipes that connect to our washer. Fortunately, it wasn’t, but we soon learned that the plumber didn’t reconnect our washer correctly. And that meant we had to…
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These days, we all have shorter attention spans, or at least it seems that way. And nearly every sport has tried to speed up the game to keep modern fans interested. But I cringe whenever I hear the phrase, the play is under further review. While it’s imperative to make sure every judgment call is…
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