As the old jingle for the McDonald's restaurant chain used to ring: "You deserve a break today, so get up and get away to McDonald's." But you won't be getting that break if what you are looking for at McDonald's is franchise ownership.Own a McDonald's franchise, and you will be fully involved. You will work … Continue reading The truly ‘golden’ arches
The Pamplona Encierro
It's that time of year again, time for the famous 'Running of the Bulls' through the streets of Pamplona, Spain. This is the highest profile event of an annual 9-day festival of 'San Fermin', which begins each year at noon on July 6th and runs through midnight on July 14th. Saint Fermin is a Catholic saint who … Continue reading The Pamplona Encierro
TV Watch: Mad Men
The Showtime and HBO networks have become masters over this decade in developing and producing great television series, the best that TV has to offer. HBO has led the way with the granddaddy of them all, "The Sopranos", and they have also given us "Entourage", "Sex & the City", "The Wire", "Big Love", "Curb … Continue reading TV Watch: Mad Men
Move review: Hancock is a summer dud
"Hancock" stars Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Will Smith The latest Will Smith vehicle, Sony pictures new release "Hancock", came out on the 4th of July weekend and is billed as a summer blockbuster. It even took first place at the box office this past weekend, and the Debber and I helped out the coffers … Continue reading Move review: Hancock is a summer dud
Viva La Vida
Chris Martin and Coldplay in Barcelona, June 2008 From the minute that the iTunes commercial began airing back in the spring with snippets of the song "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay, it was fairly obvious that this was going to be a monster hit. But the obviousness wasn't just because of the 'i' connection, as … Continue reading Viva La Vida
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