On the show today, I was telling you that I was having a great time playing outside. I got the grill and patio furniture set back up, got mulch spread out, set up the cement birdbath and cement eagle. All of the fun stuff that celebrates the arrival of spring. I still have some roses to plant and things like that, but the biggest accomplishment this spring was getting 2 red maple trees planted on the South end of the property. I have wanted to get that job done for a few years now, and I am so glad I did it. In a few years, I (hopefully) will be enjoying the shade provided by these lovely trees! My question to you is this: What outdoor project are you planning on doing this year? I would love to hear from you, so send your plans to me at rob@kcfiradio.com , or comment on our Facebook page.
FOOD FAILURES _ The food industry produces countless duds, and the Museum of Failure curated some of the biggest food failures.
— MCDONALD’S ARCH DELUXE — McDonald’s spent a reported $200 million developing and marketing the Arch Deluxe, a premium item meant to de-throne the Big Mac. However, franchisees found it difficult to make, and customers thought it was overpriced. It was removed from menus in 2000.
— COLGATE FROZEN DINNERS — Colgate made a brief movie into frozen foods in the 1980s, introducing a frozen lasagna TV dinner.
— KELLOGG’S ORANGE JUICE-FLAVORED CEREAL — Kellogg’s introduced OJ’s in 1985, advertising the cereal’s “natural flavors” and how it had “all the vitamin C of a 4 ounce glass of orange juice.” However, customers found the combination of orange juice and milk disgusting, and Kellogg’s discontinued the cereal a year later.
SHOWER THOUGHTS :
• Every book you’ve ever read is just a different combination of 26 letters.
• An escalator can never break; it just becomes stairs.
• If you attempt to fail and succeed, which one did you actually do?
• You are not stuck in traffic; you are the traffic.
MISFORTUNE COOKIE _ This fortune came with my Chinese meal last night: “Your future is cloudy with a chance of procrastination. Grab an umbrella, it’s raining excuses.”
QUICK JOKE _ The parents of a difficult boy were discussing what to give him for a birthday present. The mother said, “Let’s buy him a bicycle.” “Well,” said the father, “maybe… but do you think it will improve his behavior?” “Probably not,” said the mother, “but it will spread it over a wider area.”
