Why there is a shortage of Dijon mustard in France First, find the seeds The Economist – August 9, 2022 For the past few months, France has been gripped by the mystery of the Dijon mustard shortage. The sharp pale-yellow condiment, a French household staple, has all but disappeared from the country’s supermarket shelves. When … Continue reading Can’t Cut It: The French Mustard Crisis in France
My sources are tireless . . . . Imagine the Feds this past Monday morning, search warrant in a back pocket, sweating in their suits and ties, but with rubber gloves up to the elbows, hands thrust deep in each of the Mar’s 477 (gold-plated?) toilets, searching fearlessly, searching relentlessly, thanking god no selfies were … Continue reading The first Time, this was a Spoof. This Second Time, It Could Be a Preview . . .
Raleigh NC News & Observer BY ILANA AROUGHETI UPDATED AUGUST 07, 2022 DURHAM The line of cars stretched three blocks as Durham County’s second gun buyback in four months began Saturday morning. The event’s purpose was to encourage responsible gun ownership and get guns off the street, said Durham County Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead. Durham’s … Continue reading YES — Swords (or rather, Guns) Into Plowshares. (Only a few million more to go!)
In the early 1830s, a young man went to sea, hoping to make his fortune. A Presbyterian by birth, he read his Bible each night in his shipboard hammock, and was haunted by a verse in the fourth chapter of Proverbs: “Wisdom is the principal thing: Therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get … Continue reading Getting a Start on Worldly Quaker Wisdom
NOTE: I’ve been a member of the Fellowship of Quakers in the arts since the late ’90s. It’s a small, scattered and anarchic network [confirming its Quaker character], which has done a lot with a little, and should be better known. Here’s an intro to its newest journal issue (online for free; but consider joining), … Continue reading New Quaker Arts Journal Issue: “Types & Shadows”