Shopaholic Reform: Horrid Omission

Monday, August 9

Horrid Omission

I made a frightening omission from the weekend loot!

My mother, the modern day Martha Stewart...who smokes, tells you exactly what is on her mind no matter how painful it may be to hear, dislikes small talk, has never been imprisons for insider information, and bakes and cooking like a maniac...brought me some goodies.

Key Lime Pie - with heavy cream (apparently she expects me to whip up some fresh whipped cream topping to go with said pie...riiight)
Sugar Cookies with Butterfingers
Cappuccino Crunch Cookies
A Dozen Allie's Donuts

While I have been enjoying the cookies and I'm sure I will enjoy the pie as well...the Allie's Donuts have been crucial to my sanity. I even managed to come home from work today and get a little done on my master's project...super productive if I do say so myself...and I attest my productivity to Allie's. Let me explain. Allie's Donuts are the most delicious donuts ever made, AND they're made locally (well local to my parents in RI). Bonus! They are made in North Kingstown, RI by the Drescher family. Oh yeah, and I used to work there. The fact that I am not completely turned off by these donuts based solely on the fact that I used to be immersed in the reek of fry-o-lator and elbow deep in donut filling (I can no longer each jelly donuts, they disgust me), and frosting (no issues eating frosting, none at all) should tell you something. Hmmm....donut....

Oh yeah, and the eggplant parm from last week...freaking AMAZING! I was by far the best thing I have ever cooked, ever! AND it looked way better than the picture that I posted, I'm not even being dramatic. For serious.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: I hope your master's project doesn't make you fat...because if you continue to have donuts everytime you sit down to write then we may need an intervention. Just sayin'; August 10, 2010 at 5:33 AM
Matthew Braitsch said...: You got Allie's! That's so not fair I can't even get a cup of ice coffee let alone decent donuts. Cali is seriously starting to irritate me.; August 25, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Jack Skellington said...: I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that judging by your angry rants, which started the minute you moved there...this isn't just a new found irritation.

They're not your people out there, totally lacking in the angry Irishman department. "Like, totally."; August 26, 2010 at 5:35 AM

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Something to Chew On...

The downside to Globalization

1. “The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the non-rich poorer. It is wonderful for managers and investors, but hell on workers and nature.”¹

2. Multinational corporations are accused of social injustice, unfair working conditions (including slave labor wages and poor living and working conditions), as well as a lack of concern for the environment, mismanagement of natural resources, and ecological damage.

3. Multinational corporations which were previously restricted to commercial activities are increasingly influencing political decisions. Many think there is a threat of corporations ruling the world because they are gaining power due to globalization.

4. Opponents say globalization makes it easier for rich companies to act with less accountability. They also claim that countries’ individual cultures are becoming overpowered by Americanization.

5. Anti-globalists also claim that globalization is not working for the majority of the world. During the most recent period of rapid growth in global trade and investment, 1960 to 1998, inequality worsened both internationally and within countries. The UN Development Program reports that the richest 20 percent of the world's population consume 86 percent of the world's resources, while the poorest 80 percent consume just 14 percent.

6. Some experts think that globalization is also leading to the incursion of communicable diseases. Deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS are being spread by travelers to the remotest corners of the globe.

7. Globalization has led to exploitation of labor. Prisoners and child workers are used to work in inhumane conditions. Safety standards are ignored to produce cheap goods. There is also an increase in human trafficking.

8. Social welfare schemes or “safety nets” are under great pressure in developed countries because of deficits and other economic ramifications of globalization.

As manufacturing continues to decline, so does our ability to innovate. In the long term, this means fewer well-paid jobs, lower productivity, declining wages, declining living standards and low economic growth. Globalization is a big part of this decline and will affect all jobs and all sectors of the economy. From the point of view of multinational corporations and Wall Street investors, globalization is probably viewed as a wonderful phenomenon with many opportunities. But from the point of view of American manufacturers, manufacturing workers, the middle class, professional service workers and overall economic growth, I think the disadvantages far out weigh the advantages.

-Mike Collins, The Pros and Cons of Globalization (2010)