Shopping

I had a few errands to run today and it felt so good to be on the road again. I really enjoy getting in my car for a long ride.

I'm having some of my friends over tomorrow for a light lunch, mostly cold cuts and salad. While I was on the road, I decided to stop at Wegman's. This is a supermarket with stores in only 5 states, all in the east. I don't go there too often because I spend too much. It's not that they are more expensive, it's just that their food is SO good with a good variety. Their produce lasts much longer than that from the regular supermarket. It was there that I first discovered bison meat. Bison is just like beef, only better. There's less cholesterol and more flavor.

My intentions were so good. I picked out my cold cuts and salad, then decided to walk around. Big mistake. Of course, I picked up just a few "essentials" like cook and serve pudding, bread mixes for my bread machine and dinner for tonight which I really didn't need since my freezer is chock full.

If I didn't enjoy cooking so much, I'd be a regular there. They have so many and such a variety of pre-made meals, ideal for someone who lives alone. I bought dumplings and lo mein for tonight and a quiche for tomorrow's lunch. They also have soups, salads, Thai food, macaroni and cheese and so many other dinners that I don't remember.

It's such a fun store.

An Apology

Ever since I was about nine years old and saw my cousin's shorthand book, I determined to be a secretary. In high school I took a commercial course which included shorthand, typing, business law, etc. From the time I graduated high school through all my jobs at Buell Engineering Co. Dominick and Dominick and later when my sons were older at Continental Re and AIG, I was a secretary although in the 21st century secretaries are now administrative assistants, but I digress. I was known as a perfectionist, never having typos in my work. I even assisted in proofreading our Annual Report.


I've always taken pride in my work and cringe when I read anything with typos or poor grammar. That is why I must apologize to anyone who read yesterday's post on Wegmans. Everything was fine until the end when I spelled "Congratulations" with two i's. Obviously I never use spellcheck

A GOOD PLACE TO WORK & SHOP

There's a supermarket chain, called Wegmans, that services the Middle Atlantic states. They have some stores in New York, but I had never heard about them until I moved to New Jersey. Everyone I know likes this store. It's a clean and well stocked store. They have a variety of foods, which is why I always spend too much when I shop there. Everything looks so good that I buy more than I need. I've even bought buffalo meat there. It's very good.

I'm on their mailing list and I receive weekly reminders about their specials and features. Today I was surprised to receive an e-mail from them. They have been named by FORTUNE Magazine, for the 11th year, one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For". They are ranked #3.

To celebrate, all the stores will be serving cake for customers and employees on this Saturday. I think this is good for public relations, and is a nice way to share the good news with the employees whose good work makes the store a nice place for customers.

Congratulatiions Wegmans!