Music(al) Monday

Happy Musical Monday, everyone! This week, how about a change of pace? Les Miserables was a great musical and its stars, Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman are getting all the due praise they deserve. However, a lesser known star, Samantha Barks, who is reprising her role as Eponie from the stage to the screen, gets lost in the shuffle. Please enjoy her heartwrenching moment in the spotlight from the movie, "On My Own"

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Quote of the week

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself - Ethel Barrymore

Back by popular demand

One of the most frequent question I get asked about this blog is when will "Eye Candy" be coming back?

Well, dear readers, visitors, and spectators, that series of posts will be returning soon, though, I haven't decided if I'm going to revamp the format or keep it the same, but at least it will be returning, right?

Keep on the lookout!

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Music Monday

Happy Music Monday, everyone! Last week, I noticed a couple of people posted songs by my choice for this week, Pink. Some may not realize it, but she came out around the same time as Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson, and has quietly had a stellar, albeit overshadowed career. Please enjoy one of her latest hits, "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"

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Quote of the week

I got started dancing because I knew that was one way to meet girls. - Gene Kelly

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Happy Valentine's Day

Laissez les bons temps rouler

Music Monday

Happy Music Monday, everyone! It is Mardi Gras in these parts, so I figured I'd share some New Orleans style music (though this isn't associated with Mardi Gras, as far as I know). Please enjoy "Crescent City" by Youngblood Brass Band

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Got milk

With all the things going on in the world today, you'd think the government would have better things to worry about than the price of milk?

For Lafayette stockbroker Kenneth Daigle, buying a gallon of milk is no longer the bargain it used to be on Tuesdays at Fresh Market. 

The upscale supermarket chain yanked milk from its $2.99 once-a-week promotion after a state auditor objected to the low price. A gallon of whole milk was priced at $5.69 Thursday at the Fresh Market in Perkins Rowe. 

State Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said Fresh Market violated state regulations by selling milk below cost as part of a promotion.
 

The supermarket routinely sells a gallon of skim, 1 percent, 2 percent or whole milk for $2.99 on Tuesdays, limiting the quantity to four per customer.

State law requires retailers’ markups to be no less than 6 percent of the invoice cost after adding freight charges. 

The Dairy Stabilization Board oversees milk prices in Louisiana. The board was established after Schwegmann, a New Orleans-area grocery chain, launched a legal battle in the 1970s with the Louisiana Milk Commission to buy milk from out-of-state suppliers because it was cheaper. 

The issue over Fresh Market’s milk involves the cost of milk to consumers rather than the price paid to farmers. 

“They can sell it 6 percent over cost all day long. It’s when they sell it below cost that it becomes a problem,” Strain said. 

During the second week of January, the price for a gallon of whole milk in Baton Rouge ranged from $4 to $6.89. 

Strain said his office dispatched an auditor to the Fresh Market in Mandeville after receiving a complaint about the Tuesday promotion. His press office declined to identify the complainant. 

During the visit, the auditor explained the regulations to store officials, Strain said.
Daigle learned about the change in price when he plunked down a gallon of milk at the cash register Tuesday at the Fresh Market two blocks from his office. 

He routinely buys two gallons of milk at the sale price. He puts one gallon in the refrigerator and freezes the other. 

This time, the milk rang up at the nonsale price. When Daigle questioned the price tag, the cashier told him the state had come down on the store. 

Fresh Market’s corporate headquarters referred media questions to the Atlanta-based BRAVE Public Relations. 

BRAVE released a prepared statement from Drewry Sackett, Fresh Market’s marketing, public relations and community relations manager. 

Sackett said the promotion applied to the store’s private label, rBST-free milk. 

“Because milk is a commodity product with regulated costs that are subject to change, at the current cost, due to Louisiana state law, we are unable to honor the $2.99 Tuesday deal for (Fresh Market) milk … Because the cost of milk fluctuates, it is possible that we will be able to offer the $2.99 deal on milk again in the future,” Sackett said. 

Daigle said he is outraged that the state would intervene in order to control a retail store’s prices. 

“Should we do the same thing with bread? Should we do the same thing with soft drinks?” he asked. 

Strain said the regulations exist to keep the price of milk as low as possible. 

Allowing a supermarket to sell milk below cost could drive competitors out of business, allowing the store to then increase the price of milk, he said. 

Daigle disagrees with Strain’s approach. 

He said it is understandable for states to regulate the wholesale price, ensuring that farmers receive fair compensation for their labor. 

Controlling the price on the grocery store shelf is heavy-handed, Daigle said. 

“If retailers want to take a loss, so be it,” he said.
 

I understand that cheap milk would bring about the end of the world, but good grief, would it really be so bad to not have to shell out an arm and a leg from a gallon of milk? *SIGH* I guess its just the world we live in.

What do you think?

 

Quote of the week

Without music, life would be a mistake. - Nietzsche

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Youth and texting

My heart is heavy today, as two deaths have been brought to my attention.

The first is a childhood friend of mine who was on his way to work when he was killed by a teenager. Yes, I said a teenager. Do you know how he was killed?!? This kid was texting and driving! Anyone still think cellphones aren't dangerous?

As sad as his loss is, I think the one I just found out about was even worse. A couple of friends of mine lost their 15 month old son. Aside from the absurdly young age, this is sad because the cause of death is unknown, they had trouble getting pregnant with him, and I seem to recall him being born a little earlier than planned.

Needless to say, today has not been a good day. However, I'm not one to let deaths get me down. I know that both are in a better place now, and that's all that matters.

If you are the praying type, please do so for both families. Sacrifices are also accepted...lol

Blame the governor

So, the Super Bowl was played last night. Yes, I watched it but, as neither team is one I normally cheer for, I didn't really have a dog in the fight. I found myself pulling more the Ravens, mainly because I wanted Ray Lewis to go out on a high note.

Here's the rub, though. This Super Bowl is probably the closest I'll ever come to seeing one. It was played an hour away over there in New Orleans. Having spent quite some time in that city, this week it was nice seeing familiar places on TV.

Normally, this game is played in other places that I have never been and/or am not familiar with, such as next year's game in New York. (I already feel sorry for the players having to go up there in the cold).

I'm not going to comment on the game, but that power outage, which was quite odd, can't be overlooked. As soon as it happened, some of my facebook friends started posting all kinds of smarmy comments.

As many of my friends are brainwashed fans of the team that normally plays in that building, they thought they had something to do with it, others said it was the 49ers attempting to hit the reset button, but the best one was that it was the governor's fault, because he's a spoiled brat and felt like it. I couldn't help but get a laugh out of that one.

Anyway, I just wanted to get some thoughts out. Thanks for reading!

Music Monday

Happy Music Monday, everyone! This week, you're in for a jazzy two-fer. First, we lost a true legend this week as the last Andrews Sister, Patti, passed away. Please enjoy "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (she's the one in the middle) Next, we have Desi Arnaz singing one of the more popular Latin jazz tunes, "Cuban Pete"

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When did we starting blaming teachers from kids getting low grades instead of the students?

Lockdown

I've been under the weather since the past couple of days, but hearing that the kids up at the high school didn't get to go home until 5 or 6 yesterday had me curious, especially since its Friday and school is out at 2:30. Well, here is the answer

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Friday afternoon on suspicion of bringing a sawed-off shotgun to Port Allen High School, according to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Another student saw noticed the butt of the shotgun and reported it at about 2:30 p.m., said Col. Richie Johnson. The 16-year-old tried to put the gun in a trash can, Johnson added. The school was placed on lockdown for about 20 minutes. The 16-year-old faces charges of terrorizing, carrying a firearm on a school campus, and possessing a sawed-off shotgun, Johnson said. Police aren't identifying the boy because he's a juvenile.

With all the talk of kids coming to school with guns that we hear on the news, this is the closest it has ever come to me personally. My friends, colleagues, and the kids at the high school seemed to be shook up a bit by this.

Truth be told, if not for a meeting with my principal, I would have been up at the high school, as well. From what I hear, this kid just transferred in from Florida and was already on probation.

We'll have to see what happens as far as fallout from all this. I have to wonder why he would bring a shotgun to school, though. A pistol is one thing, but a shotgun? On top of that, how did he sneak it in?

Anyway, just felt like sharing. Thanks for listening!

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