Friday, January 21, 2022

Nature Box

Nature Box is an interesting company.  A snack food distributor, so, clearly on my radar as I'm an avid snacker, but they go for a different segment of the market than most."We believe in a world where snacks should do more than just get you through your afternoon sugar slump. That’s why we strive to develop and maintain wellness by creating high-quality, great-tasting snacks with functional benefits. Our goal is to provide delicious, healthier snacks delivered...
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Thursday, January 20, 2022

Salt & Straw Ice Cream

In 2017, something exciting happened in San Francisco.  A new ice cream shop came to town.  Not that San Francisco has a shortage of great ice cream, ranging from the always busy Bi-Rite, to daring flavors at Humphrey Slocombe, to liquid nitrogen darling Smitten Ice Cream, to my personal favs Mitchell's, Mr. & Mrs. Miscellaneous, and the now shuttered Shakedown ... Yes, San Francisco has plenty of great ice cream.  But a new place was coming,...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

BA 286, SFO-LHR, Club World

August 2015After a hour or so of relaxing in the British Airways lounge (link), it was time to get on our flight, BA 286, from San Francisco (SFO) to London Heathrow (LHR), aboard a 747.  The departure time was 7:05pm, but we were slightly delayed.  I’d been on this flight before, so I knew to expect that we would board directly from the lounge, but that was a first for my companion.  He thought this was rather novel.  It really is nice to...
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