Most of you have undoubtedly heard and used the term “dog days of summer.” Typically, the phrase correlates with the months of July and August, referring to the hottest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a time when dogs - and humans - feel listless.
The literal translation is “beautiful, marvelous.” I suppose we could
Americanize it by saying “A beautiful thing!” What am I referring to?
Brazil, in general, and the country’s confectionery industry,
specifically.
Palliative therapy. It’s a term I wasn’t really familiar with until
this year. It refers to any kind of care or treatment that concentrates
on reducing the severity of disease symptoms. The goal is not to cure,
but to provide comfort and enhance the quality of life.
Call me a “homer,” if you will, but in case you haven’t heard, the
mighty Chicago Blackhawks have captured Lord Stanley’s Cup, the mega
trophy that’s given to the winning team within the National Hockey
League (NHL) here in North America.
I suppose that having the occasion to sample and then judge chocolates from some new as well as established chocolatiers can be viewed as a task that only a chosen few have been graced with. To do so twice, would seem a luxury that few are accorded. Amazingly, such an opportunity did befall me.
First, this month’s editorial doesn’t even come close to Jonathan Swift’s satirical essay about Ireland solving its hunger crisis by serving up babies to the British aristocracy.
I’m sure most of you have seen the Martin Scorsese film “Goodfellas” starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci, which focuses on main character Henry Hill’s career as a Brooklyn mob wise-guy.
As we - at least those of us who live in northern climes - watch the last vestiges of winter give way to tulip tips breaking through the ground, it becomes just that much easier to start thinking about spring.
In between ongoing updates about Kraft Foods’ bid to swallow up Cadbury PLC, I perused our Global Top 100 listing gleaned by our annual contributor, Paul Rogers.