I work in the food ingredient industry. I always find the "new" studies that come out saying that something is good for you, or bad for you. Start with coffee.

Can't remember how long ago it happened. Parents who were found guilty of murdering their child. They had given the kid inordinate amounts of salt, including…

SERVING SIZE!

Although they've gotten better, many, many processed food have serving sizes that are totally ridiculous. So if you just quickly look at the calories alone, you can easily be getting twice the actual calories that you think you're getting.

If you truly wanted to be precise, you'd carry a scale around with…

Okay. So what about those of us who don't want to buy these gloves and has a bank where the ATM with a touch screen is outside and in the Chicago area?

I want to simply bust the thing.

Okay. So what about those of us who don't want to buy these gloves and has a bank where the ATM with a touch screen…

Thanks. I'll try it.

I've worked in the food ingredient industry for 30 years in sales. 8 years as a recruiter in the industry.

Follow your passion? So how many wannabe lead guitar players are out there who are unemployed? How many wannabe NBA players? Just because you're passionate about something doesn't mean that you're going to be…

Not only do I work in the food ingredient industry, I'm also a foodie. It's one of the few things where I get to use my right brain.

I think that one of the biggest hurdles to home cooked meals is simply that people haven't done it all that much. I think that I was about eight. My mother asked me if I liked to eat.…

References?

Here's an analogy. I'm am a recruiter. I get companies having me do reference checks all the time. Now ask yourself. Would YOU give out a reference to a perspective employer without making sure that the reference you've given wouldn't give you an A++++ rating?

If you got a bad reference from someone who the…

My problem is finding articles (primarily news articles) for subjects that aren't within the last few weeks or months.

Let's say there's a recent event about the Kennedy assassination. You want to read newspaper articles about it when it happened in 1963.

I haven't been able to find a way to do that.

Okay, I've put up walls, done drywall, done electrical runs and outlets, plumbing, etc.

At the same time, I have one friend in particular who doesn't know which end of a screwdriver to hold. Tightening the valve stem above? Guarantee that he'd either loosen it, or over tighten it.

ONLY do things that you feel…

My LEAST favorite chain to shop in is Best Buy. I've got 4 around me. They're all the same.

They'll have maybe 15 people, or more, on the store floor, typically talking to each other.

Want to check out? No one there, you have to go to customer service where they are doing returns and everything else.

If I can buy…

My wife and I are both 66. We live in a state that is in the top ten for property taxes. Right now we pay over $8,000.00/year for property taxes. Move one state to the east and the property taxes on the house of the same value would be $2,000.00/year.

I've tried Zillow a couple of times. I've found it useless. With the…

Unless volunteer work has something to offer a perspective employer, why would the employer care?

Let's say that you've got a company that overworks its employees and has them working 60 hours per week. They are certainly going to view volunteering as a negative.

Takeda is the only company that I know of that might view…

Wolf. Taste is an extremely individualized thing. If Mexican beans work for you, great. There are some issues outside there taste that are issues.

Just because a plant (vanilla) originated in a particular country, doesn't have any bearing on quality and taste. Look at the varieties of tomatoes.

". . . they are pretty…

Minimize?

I'm a recruiter. ELIMINATE any references to religion.

Some things I've seen - References to being a volunteer for a religious group. (Except for people just coming out of college, I question the value of people putting interests, etc. on their resumes. Do you really think that Kraft cares that you are a coach…

I work in the food ingredient industry. Sold flavors, including vanilla for about 15 years.

Vanilla. A couple of things. Do NOT use Mexican beans. They really are garbage. You want bourbon (has nothing to do with actual bourbon) beans. Madagascar or Tahitian are the norm.

You want something around 35% alcohol. Remember…

After many, many miles of air travel.

If you can do it, only take maybe two days of clothes with you. Send the rest by UPS, or FedEx. It's a LOT less likely to get lost.

Sure it's an extra cost, but you don't have to deal with getting it at the terminal and chances are that it's going to show up, or there's a better…

I work in the food ingredient industry. I spent 15 years selling flavors. Trained taste test panels are something that every major food manufacturer uses. You think that Kraft isn't worried about some generic tasting as good as Miracle Whip? They have tens of millions invested in the brand. (BTW. I hate the stuff.)

Flav…

I'm a judge for the AKC. I judge what many of you would consider Search and Rescue work if you saw it. When I judge (about 14 times/year), I'll be outside in a Forest Preserve for about 10 hours on Saturday and ten hours on Sunday. No matter what the weather.

While Gortex jackets, etc. will work for me, I've never had…

Keep in mind that many times when you rent tools, you're going to get a tool that is better for the job.

Example. Although I do have a post hole digger, if I had to dig 20 holes, I'm sure as heck not going to use that.

They only rely on those numbers sort of.

I've got a 1981 Triumph TR8. It's a show winning car in impeccable shape. NADA values the car in fair shape at $8,000.00. Mine is worth about $15,000.00 No dealer would give you more than about $6,000.00 for the car.