Dear Dave Melton

Dear Dave Melton,

I just read the article about your Domino's franchises in Manhattan. It is so refreshing to read about good management, for a change. And secret to your success? Treating your employees with respect. Seeing them as people, rather than cogs in the wheel of your own enrichment.

I have not eaten a Domino's pizza for years. You know, the whole religious conservative/homophobic owner thing is a big turnoff for a liberal, leftist, pinko-commie like me. But if I'm ever in Manhattan, I just may make an exception and eat at one of your restaurants.

Yeah, I'm that impressed.

Sincerely,

Imperatrix

A Good Night

Obama wins Iowa.

And, we went to visit the puppies.

1. You start with one puppy..., 2. ...then some more want to snuggle..., 3. ...before you know it, you're covered in puppies!
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Entire set here.


(Let's ignore the fact that the Iowa Republicans chose Huckabee, shall we?)

The Butterflies Say: Mhuway su' balay!*

Highway shut for butterfly travel

The migration is only one of two mass butterfly movements worldwide...
Taiwan is to close one lane of a major highway to protect more than a million butterflies, which cross the road on their seasonal migration.

...Taiwanese officials conceded that the decision to close one lane of the road would cause some traffic congestion, but said it was a price worth paying.

"Human beings need to coexist with the other species, even if they are tiny butterflies," Lee Thay-ming, of the National Freeway Bureau, told the AFP news agency.

Three of Four, this one's for you. Your comments** in my post the other day bummed me out, only because I agree with you. It's not happening here, but at least someone in the world is looking at the big picture!

*"Thank you!"
**I don't know how to link to the comments, so go to the post, and then click on the comments link.

Good Samaritan

We need more people like Wesley Autrey around.

From the NYT article:

Who has ridden along New York’s 656 miles of subway lines and not wondered: “What if I fell to the tracks as a train came in? What would I do?”

And who has not thought: “What if someone else fell? Would I jump to the rescue?”

There was an update today, too, if you're interested.

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