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Organic Cookies for Billy Mays

Police: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at home - MSN TV News

As a marketing man... my hat is tipped to Billy Mays.  Please... don't let the Sham-WOW guy take his spot.   RIP... Billy. 

Mark

Chief Product Taster at Bella's Cookies

 I have it rough.  Tasting cakes, pies, cookies, pastries, desserts... you name it, I taste it.  Today is White Chocolate Cherry Cookies - otherwise known as the "Woo-Woo." Also Vegan Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Organic Coconut Cake, Lava Cakes... who knows what else.  People always ask... "how do you stay so thin?"  Easy.  I run and swim like you wouldn't believe.  I hate running... hate it with passion, but I do it.  On the other hand, I love to swim... swim miles at a time.  And I make sure it hurts.  IM's, Fly, strokes most people wouldn't do.  But I burn a lot of calories.  And that's how we do it.  Sure we could be the bakery where you definitely know that the bakers eat their products... but we find time.  Enjoy what you eat... then keep active so that you can continue to eat that way :)  Works for me.

They Need Organic Cookies...

Joaquin Phoenix II? Billy Bob gives odd interview - MSN Movies News.

I thoroughly enjoy it when celebs show their "human" side... BB and JP are out there.  I mean out there with the best of them... but that's ok.  They just need some cookies. :)

Luxury Cookies vs. Standard Cookies would be easier.

Bentley Brooklands Compare - Summary - MSN Autos.

You'd think comparing luxury automobiles would be easy.  For $340,000 you can have either of these two vehicles.  Take your pick... are you a Rolls person, or are you a Bentley person.  I'm a Chevy owner.  Tells you right there, I'm out of my league.  But am I?  Certainly anyone who has a Bentley or a Rolls, would say... "there's nothing like it."  But the Chevy owner in me scrolls down to see all the available features, mpg's, interior and exterior specs, what's standard, what's n/a, what has "no data" for.  So... take a look through here for yourself.  We've all heard that Rolls and Bentley's are the cream of the crop for vehicles... the price tag alone on one is more than most homes.  But is it?  Look how many columns have n/a, no data, not tested, not available, etc.  And the mpg for each hovers around 10/14.  Sure... if you're buying one of these, you're not too concerned with the cost of fuel, but from a owner's perspective... I just don't get it.

Now... let me compare a pack of Bella's Cookies, those delicious natural and organic cookies, to say... Keebler, or the bakery up the street.  Bring it on! :)

Cookies might have saved him.

Pop star dressed as pineapple robbed - Music- msnbc.com.

Posted by Mark:

Some things you just have to link to.  This is one of them.  Nothing fancy about the story, no organic cookies talked about here, no Bella's Cookies, just good old fashioned... "Wow."  Who would have thought.

The crack heard round the shelf...

Ice bridge holding Antarctic ice shelf cracks up | Environment | Reuters

Organic Cookies can't help you bring home...

Posted by Mark:

They can't help you bring home family members on vacation.  I have eaten organic coconut cake, chocolate carrot cake, pie, cookies, etc. in this week of manning the house.  There's  an organic bakery in my backyard, which is also filled with organic cookies... but none of all these delicious sweets can make your family return from vacation any sooner.  I've cleaned, caught up on work, started new tasks, cleaned outside, doing more yard work tomorrow and then... those cookies, ahh those delicious cookies... they'll be so much tastier.

 

Cookies in Philly... Obama & Biden Troops on the Prowl... Philly, Philly, Philadelphia

Posted by Mark:

Kelly and I made a day trip to Philadelphia yesterday.  I've been before, but she hadn't... of course we'd been through Philly many of times, but this time... we went in.  At 8:30 am we left and by 10:30 we were in the heart of Chinatown.  This was the main reason we wanted to go.  Bella and Liam are learning Chinese in school and are very much interested in the language and culture of China.  We figured instead of just taking them up and (often as children do after about 1 hour, them not having good time), we'd scope it out first and then make our decision to return afterward.  The agenda of the day consisted of Chinatown, Rittenhouse Square shopping, Reading Terminal Market, Comcast Center and the Italian Market on 9th.

When you enter a city and you have no idea what to do, where to go, where to park, what streets you can turn on... it makes for a mind blowing first 10 minutes.  After finding a place to park on 9th and Arch, we walked up to 10th to see the glorious Friendship Arch... carved by Chinese Artisans, a beautiful archway that depicts China and it's architecture.  And... under construction.  Scaffolding covered the entire arch... sure you could see a little of the arch, but the bulk of it, could not be seen... a dissapointment.  So we strolled a neighborhood of about 4 city blocks, just looking and walking... ducks hanging in windows, bakeries and restaurants are at every two buildings, clothing shops, bazzars... and funny thing is, we came to Chinatown to bargain... and get goods for a great price, jade jewerly, costumes, silk things... and let me tell you: there are no deals in Chinatown!  The only deal to be had was if you brought an item to the front to pay for it and they tried to charge you more... if you said "I don't want it" then they would give it to you for the price that was originally marked.  The streets are "oooh" the smells are "aaaaah" we quickly left Chinatown after about an hour.

And made our way to Rittenhouse... not a bad walk, but still a walk.  The streets and culture in these 20 or so blocks... completely different.  And to our surprise, the Philly Fall festival was going on... streets were filled with vendors, people partying... a good time.  And it was during these festivals that I noticed the Vote Ranglers were out.  Obama and Biden troops on every corner, they had stickers on the clipboard, and they weren't asking for your support to vote for them... but rather asking people if they were "registered" to vote.  And had forms to fill out if the people did not.  They were everywhere... I mean everywhere... and oddly enough, no McCain & Palin people.  On a grassroots "troop" level... Obama and Biden have their ground forces swimming the inner cities, and making sure people are registered to vote.  Smart move.  

We left Rittenhouse and went to the Reading Terminal market... which was absolute chaos.  I have never seen that many people in a terminal market at one time... ever.  And vendors had anything you could ever want... cookies (which were nothing like Bella's Cookies), pastries, meats, cheeses, veggies, bread, plants, herbs, meat, cheese, bakeries, etc.  After a quick stroll through we left and walked to the Comcast Center on JFK Boulevard.  In the lobby is a spectacular 23 Million HDTV set... which passersby would stop and see an amazing display.  After enough of downtown, we decided to travel to the Italian market on 9th.

Coming down 10th street by car, we got into a slight traffic jam, and in this were able to see the lines of people waiting for Philly Cheese Steaks and Geno's and Pat's.  I've seen shows on the Food Network on these two Philly establishments and of course have heard much about the dispute on which is better... and I really wanted to try one... just to experience it.  I tried Pat's... and am glad I did.  But ordering is like the Seinfeld episode with the "Soup Nazi."   Once you step to the counter you have to be prepared to say exactly what you want, pay, and step to the side.  There is a special "How to order" sign posted on the wall near the window... 1st is to say either "Wit" or "Wit-out" for Onions, 2nd is to say what type of cheese... Philly style is Cheeze Whiz... 3rd is to quickly pay and get out of the way.  "Wit, Whiz" is what I shouted and moved to the side.  After trying an authentic Philly Cheese Steak, it's easy to make your own... and perhaps I will share with you the secrets later... but on the the Italian Market.  Think Chinatown of Italy... markets filled with meats, cheeses, produce, the streets are very close together, the smells can be overwhelming... wow!  We didn't stay long at the Italian Market either... and on our way out of town passed by the Historic area which houses the Liberty Bell and the Continental Congress building... I remember these as a kid and are always nice to see.

We decided that we'd return to Philly with the kids, but to only take them to the Franklin Institute, the Aquarium and the Historic Area... and the 2nd Street Shopping district... nice!  Ahhh... a day in Philly!   

Read Through These...

Looking through this slideshow and reading the captions under each photo, your heart sinks as a... "what have we done/are we doing?" feeling takes over.  Some of the most breathtaking places our great country has to offer are in danger of being vanquished.  Any of them near where you live?  OBX or the Outer Banks is just 4 hours south of Delaware's Beaches... I have many fond memories of surfing at the Lighthouse there.  The Everglades we visited this past winter... amazing!  Boston Harbor... Malibu... Oahu (where I've been and is spectacular).  Spark change!

America’s Endangered Destinations - MSN Travel - Slide Show - 1.

Obama chooses Biden - Go Delaware! - Cookies for you Joe.

In Delaware... either you like Joe Biden, or you don't.  Even though I'm a card carrying Republican... I've always liked Joe.  Just something about him.  He carrys himself well, he's got the look... he's from Delaware!  Come on... Delaware at most, might have a million people (I'd have to check the census numbers on that), but needless to say, when someone from Delaware makes the news... we smile.  So for Joe... to be picked by Barak Obama as his running mate... over all the other possible contenders... I'm proud.  Great Job Joe!  And we'll do you up some fancy political cookies from your own home state's #1 cookie company... Bella's.  Funny that when Delaware Today did it's 40 under 40 piece and my wife was on the cover downstate, inside the magazine, she was right beside Joe's son (Beau - the attorney general for the state). 

Obama chooses Biden as running mate - Decision '08- msnbc.com.