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Chicken Crap

I've bought chicken nuggets at BJ's and at Walmart. Both have a distinct unsavoriness to them. To be fair, perhaps, I inherited taste buds that are particularly sensitive to the taste of chicken. My mother would only cook chicken if she could get it freshly killed. Yes, even in the city where we lived you could find chicken slaughter houses that cater to the aficionados of chicken. Alas, the one my mother frequented is no longer in business. It seems the big corporations drove them out. But if people tried to properly taste their chicken products, you might feel as I do about buying processed chicken. I can't blame Walmart because the product I bought at their store was made by Purdue. I couldn't stomach more than a few; luckily, our local racoon wasn't particular and he's enjoying not having to go through our garbage cans. I can't really describe the taste except to say it tasted like a diseased chicken made it into the mix. To its credit, chicken McNugge...
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Who's Listening Now?

NBC ran a piece on Smart TV's and how they are listening to and storing our voices. Supposedly only doing so when we intentionally ask the TV to do something [Savannah Guthrie hosting]. While I'm the first to complain about government and corporate surveillance, I do see a silver lining when it comes to corporate privacy invasions but only when the information is anonymized. I have no problem telling corporate America that someone  just switched channels because a certain obnoxious commercial was airing or that someone  changed channels when a Megan and Harry piece went on the air. No offense to the Brits but we've got enough to worry about here in the states. They may be a respite from Trumpville but funky-haired Johnson and Brexit are also covered and that's no different from our problems. So, yeah, I welcome the spying on my viewing habits but that's without anyone knowing my name. Just collect the anonymized data and do with it as you wish. Why am I being so...
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Those Retail Clubs

After nearly a decade as a member of first, Sam's Club, and then BJ's, I have come to realize that these people are giving us substandard merchandize and groceries. OK, not everything they sell is substandard or defective. Certainly, cans of beans are typical of what you would find at any other non-club store. However, when it comes to hard goods like electronics or home goods or clothing/shoes watch out. This is especially true of items that recently made it onto America's shelves. The brand names are there but what I think is happening is that companies with poorly-selling products or products found to have some minor defect, dump their goods on these club stores. It would seem that everyone wins but just keep track of the items you buy and how often they end up in your garbage and you will see what I mean. Crappy products also end up on Amazon but at least you'll read reviews that alert you to problems before you buy. To add insult to injury, these clubs put out ...
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