The Dean

Great choices so far. I'll say The Last Waltz.

Here's what I would like someone to ask him: What did you think the quote you attributed to Hitler meant? You said you were only trying "uplift, unite and encourage our culture with positivity and light." What about that quite contributed to that goal?

Demonstrating some intelligence, I'd say.

RIP to one of the all time greats.

Speaking of carts, those at our local Publix stores are impeccable. I've even stopped asking people, if they give me the cart they are returning, "Is it a good one?" (before Covid). Don't think I've ever had a misaligned one their. But Publix only has one size cart (at least ours do). One of the few things I like about Winn Dixie is the cart selection. I like the small cart most of the time. I'll grab a hand basket if just picking up a few things. But if one of them is a 12 pack of beer or seltzer, I'd rather have a cart. WD also has really mini carts (with a big flag sticking up) for little kids. Cute.

What's the magic number? I worked for a company that laid off almost 1/3 of their staff (and draconian budget cuts) all while the CEO was completely remodeling her office and the executive staff (including me) spent an obnoxious amount of money on a Napa retreat, complete with fabulous dinners including $200 bottles of wine, croquet, fancy crystal for wives and spouses, etc. When we returned she went on a 2 week vacation. THAT was tone deaf. Another company I worked for, that operated much differently, was forced to reduce staff during a rough business period. The CEO or upper management did it in person. We all knew changes were coming (I survived only to bag out about 6 months later). The experiences were completely different. I can't remember the statement the company made in the aftermath, but to me, it was very nuanced and not tone deaf at all. When it come to the Bills and the challenges reduced revenue will bring she says: That doesn't strike me as tone deaf at all. Remember, this was an article for a FOOTBALL site. No she didn't talk too much about the Sabres layoffs. But she made it clear, they sucked! Changes were coming no matter what the economic impact, I believe. But here's the WEO thing of it all. Of all the things she discussed, you are concentrating on one small aspect of the entire article and giving it the most severe interpretation. Congratulations. You make all trolls proud.

I think I answered that, but I'll try one more time: If I was laid off by a company I'd be pissed. Period. I'd probably wouldn't interpret anything they said publicly very positively. The question I would ask is, years later when they've had several/many jobs, "did you like your experience with the company? Do you think they treated you well and fairly when you were there?" Asking anyone anything about their former company right after being sacked isn't a very intelligent way to get an honest, well thought out or reasonable response, most of the time. But since companies layoff/fire/don't renew contracts all the time, then should a company NEVER speak/write publicly about the positive aspects of their culture (or at least what then consider to be positive)? So, because a recently released employee might not find your public comments acceptable, a company should make no public comments?

Yes, let's not be complete pizza snobs. And I don't mean to sound like one. I like some of most every style---as long as they are using quality ingredients, cooking the pie properly, etc. But like almost everything, the vast majority of what is available varies between mediocre to crap. Same with art, music, movies, etc.

I did fail to mention in my first post that, yes there is a lot of PR in there. As you note, of course that is to be expected. And words are just that. The questions are, do those words reflect what is actually going on? Or if not, then will they make the changes necessary for the actions to match the words. But based solely on the words, I think she did an excellent job.

Speaking of overly combative... I can't even decipher your question. If someone gets fired they will be pissed. I was pissed when I found out I was cut out of my father's will. (I was restored a few years later, not that it matters much given the amount of money that will be left. ?) But we are still family. Are you suggesting they should be happy because they were treated like individuals by a caring organization even though they lost their job or the whole family thing is BS? Again, words mean different things in different contexts. And he words are her words, not internet BS. But most comments are written by anonymous posters, not well thought out and simply meant to incite. Like most of your posts, IMO. But trolls will troll. Not that you are worth my time, but I have worked for companies (and bosses) who treated the staff like meat and others that have treated their employees more like "family". Even when I finally left the company, the difference in the experience while there was dramatic.

IMO the article was intelligent, thought provoking and very well written. I take many of the negative comments as just typical stupid Internet BS. One would have to be extremely ignorant (like living under a rock their entire adult life), just plain stupid or overly combative to suggest her use of "family" is insincere because they are laying off/firing some employees. In a business setting "treating your employees like family" doesn't suggest you will be in the owner's will or she will pay your way through college. It may be an overused cliche, but if you've ever worked for a company that treats their employees impersonally, like interchangeable automatons you might come to appreciate an employer that actually cares about their staff and values them as individuals. Oh deer. I don't really know, either. Just wanted to use the deer pun.

I like to make the cart hit perfectly to load into the cart in front. Sometimes I try bank shots! But if I screw up too badly, I have to go straighten them out. If I were only that careful around the house with my own stuff.

I'm about half way through. Should finish up in a day or two. Really liking it so far.

I can't wait for her (almost certainly very lame) apology video. They should lock her up in a Covid ward, but that would be too cruel to those currently there trying to get better. Never mind,. Just saw her arrest video. What a nut case.

The funny thing about that terrible song is, Tyler's daughter is hot, but she also looks a lot like him. He was creepy looking as a young man. Now he looks like a really ugly old broad. Just sayin'...

You get no argument on that from me.

With that I cannot (and do not) disagree. EDIT: But I will add, any intelligent nuanced listening to what he said in that interview should make it clear he does not agree with Trump. But you are correct. It''s clear (even if only based on the comments from several on this forum) there are a lot of Covidiots out there, who only hear what confirms their bias. In order to combat that, he should have made it EXPLICITLY clear.

I don't think he was exactly silent. Again, he didn't do what he should have done, that I agree with. But he did stress all the important stuff (masks, social distancing) and clearly (at least to me) made it plain this is a big deal and we all need to do the right thing. When pressed to publicly comment on whether his boss is lying to the public he didn't defend his position, either. THAT would have made him clearly complicit. Instead he said "I'm not going to get into who is right and who is wrong". He had a chance to completely support his boss, if he actually agreed with him. The fact that he didn't speaks volumes, IMO. But I do agree it's a nuanced way to disagree and that isn't what we need right now.

Of course you are correct. That's what he SHOULD do. But he's a Trump appointee who apparently won't go on record contradicting his boss. With the exception of Fauci, we see what happens to those who decide to speak their minds instead of simply trumpeting the President's pronouncements. As a lifelong single man (no kids, don't own a house) I have felt no pressure to simply agree with my boss. I've contradicted my bosses when they were obviously wrong about something in an area where I was the department head. I've quit jobs (with no savings and no immediate prospects) over matters of principle. But I understand others don't have that same freedom. In Hahn's case, he simply may be trying to cover for someone he considers a friend or at least important ally. With that said, I honestly felt that since he did NOT agree with Trump (which I believe he would have done if he actually agreed) it was a clear sign he did NOT agree, and he felt this was his only way out, under the circumstances. I'm NOT defending him, as he should have spoken his mind on this. But I am attempting to understand him. I do think it's a problem going forward as many will conclude that silence is a tacit agreement. It adds to the confusion in a time where clarity is of utmost importance.

I don't think I've ever been to Claudio's even though I used to walk that block a lot at one time. I'll have to check it out the next time I get to NYC. Thanks for the rec! And now, of course, I'm hungry for pizza. Don't think I can get a decent one at this time on Sunday though.

Read this from Angelo's Pizza (coal fired, I believe) in midtown Manhattan: http://www.angelospizzany.com/about.html

In a situation like that, I would take silence as the best rebuttal he can give and keep his job. A gutless wonder?

I'm referring to pizzas made in the style of those made in Napoli, Italy (Naples). The picture provided by KD is a good example of that style. I typically avoid the term NYC Style pizza, unless it's a basic discussion about the thickness (or thinness) of the crust. I actually think most of the pizzerias in NYC kinda suck. But there are some really good ones, too. John's on Bleecker St is one a lot of people have probably been to, as it is right there in the heart of Greenwich Village. John's isn't 100% authentic, but it's pretty close. Maybe not as good as it used to be, but still very good. (Full disclosure, I'm going on the last time I had it back 3 years or so ago.) If it's possible, I'll get a coal fired pizza every time. Coal gets the ovens extremely hot (close to 1,000 degrees it is said). But coal is dirty and there aren't many of those ovens left. A good wood fired brick over will suffice. https://www.edinformatics.com/travel/best-coal-fired-oven-pizzas-in-nyc.html https://slice.seriouseats.com/2008/08/johns-pizzeria-of-bleecker-street-greenwich-village-manhattan-nyc.html Also on Bleecker St. is a place called Fiore's. Not really traditional Italian, but not an abomination at all. Reminds me a lot of La Hacienda in Niagara Falls (not related to the La Hacienda in Buffalo or Tonawanda). Tony's Slice House in San Francisco kind of reminded me of that, too.

La Nova is a Buffalo local legend. Been there since the 50's I think. It still sucks. BTW, IMO the Harvest pizza didn't look too bad (at least the plain cheese half). But it also doesn't look like authentic Italian style pizza.

??????? I see where Trump claimed that. I don't see the FDA claimed that, though.