Good Stuff from Joan Eisenstodt

I'm not.

The other day, I said to Joel (my spouse) that before email, I really DID take the weekends off.  When I first started my company in '81 with an IBM Selectric typewriter and an answering machine, I might have done some small tasks on weekends but not like now.

Email is often checked before I even shower on weekends. And there are the many sites (like this one) I also check to see what's

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There is a wonderful web site for books and posters for children and their parents, guardians and teachers from which I often purchase books for children in my life. I also love their character building series - useful with people of all ages.

This series asks the question "what do you stand for" and proceeds to guide parents and teachers and adult friends of children to help the children learn

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For years, I've wondered when our industry would take note of the risk management issues inherent in all we do.  Food safety, something most think little about (until they get a dose of food poisoning), is rarely discussed among industry colleagues. 

When first confronted with our RFP where it asks about food safety and inspections of kitchens, many properties ask if we are serious.

Uh huh. 

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The song, from "Oliver" (the musical) came to mind when I read the series of vignettes in the Washington Post on 8 June about the food crisis world wide.

Most of those reading this are pretty lucky - probably reasonably well-fed and able, for now, to afford food for themselves and their families.  And  yet, in the United States, Canada and other developed countries, food prices are skyrocketing,

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