Honest Chocolates
@honestchocs.bsky.social
Confectioner in the heart of Oregon wine country. She/her but not Her/she(y). Too many interests, never enough time.
“I am so bored, frankly, with the über-rich thinking that just because they’re rich, they know everything about everything.”
Tina Brown speaking for all of us.
Tina Brown speaking for all of us.
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“I am so bored, frankly, with the über-rich thinking that just because they’re rich, they know everything about everything.”
Tina Brown speaking for all of us.
Tina Brown speaking for all of us.
Example of recent reporting explaining how the 50-year loan makes monthly payments more affordable but dramatically slows down payment of the principal. Not discussed here is the volatility of the housing market, which can boost your equity or put you underwater.
sherwood.news/personal-fin...
sherwood.news/personal-fin...
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Example of recent reporting explaining how the 50-year loan makes monthly payments more affordable but dramatically slows down payment of the principal. Not discussed here is the volatility of the housing market, which can boost your equity or put you underwater.
sherwood.news/personal-fin...
sherwood.news/personal-fin...
Thank goodness we’ve got a strong, willing, plentiful, patriotic, blond workforce to pick our strawberries, fix our roofs, wash our restaurant dishes, slaughter and process our pork, build our roads, and care for our sick and elderly.
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Thank goodness we’ve got a strong, willing, plentiful, patriotic, blond workforce to pick our strawberries, fix our roofs, wash our restaurant dishes, slaughter and process our pork, build our roads, and care for our sick and elderly.
It’s just Instacart data, but similar articles consistently show Utah having the biggest sweet tooth among all states. My own theory is it’s one of fewer acceptable vices.
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It’s just Instacart data, but similar articles consistently show Utah having the biggest sweet tooth among all states. My own theory is it’s one of fewer acceptable vices.
Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins’ response to “Danger Zone” used in AI-generated King Trump fighter jet video posted to Trump’s Truth Social account and this might be the most patriotic statement I’ve ever seen.
www.klcc.org/npr-music-ne...
www.klcc.org/npr-music-ne...
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins’ response to “Danger Zone” used in AI-generated King Trump fighter jet video posted to Trump’s Truth Social account and this might be the most patriotic statement I’ve ever seen.
www.klcc.org/npr-music-ne...
www.klcc.org/npr-music-ne...
“Top treats for the season include chocolate, gummy candy and candy corn, which 89% of people prefer in seasonal shapes, colors and flavors.”
Here’s an idea for a Halloween candy corn spinoff. Orange, yellow, white and sufficiently frightening.
Here’s an idea for a Halloween candy corn spinoff. Orange, yellow, white and sufficiently frightening.
October 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Top treats for the season include chocolate, gummy candy and candy corn, which 89% of people prefer in seasonal shapes, colors and flavors.”
Here’s an idea for a Halloween candy corn spinoff. Orange, yellow, white and sufficiently frightening.
Here’s an idea for a Halloween candy corn spinoff. Orange, yellow, white and sufficiently frightening.
So this post got a lot of people riled up at the Other Place, with commenters in a tizzy over the threat.
“Mobilization” was supposed to start ~11:30am. As of this evening I can’t find mention of any protests on the local newspaper website, Nextdoor, or Facebook pages for McMinnville police, etc.
“Mobilization” was supposed to start ~11:30am. As of this evening I can’t find mention of any protests on the local newspaper website, Nextdoor, or Facebook pages for McMinnville police, etc.
September 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
So this post got a lot of people riled up at the Other Place, with commenters in a tizzy over the threat.
“Mobilization” was supposed to start ~11:30am. As of this evening I can’t find mention of any protests on the local newspaper website, Nextdoor, or Facebook pages for McMinnville police, etc.
“Mobilization” was supposed to start ~11:30am. As of this evening I can’t find mention of any protests on the local newspaper website, Nextdoor, or Facebook pages for McMinnville police, etc.
This panel. It belongs on a poster or T-shirt. Or maybe a giant billboard. Just saying.
July 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This panel. It belongs on a poster or T-shirt. Or maybe a giant billboard. Just saying.
Our executive branch seems guided by a combination of magical thinking and obscene cruelty. Here’s one description of the latter, from today’s New Yorker Daily Newsletter.
July 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Our executive branch seems guided by a combination of magical thinking and obscene cruelty. Here’s one description of the latter, from today’s New Yorker Daily Newsletter.
There is a stronger consumer and/or regulatory preference for natural colors in other parts of the world such as Europe. Color saturation and availability of alternatives are two of the challenges manufacturers face, but they seem to make it work.
(Wikipedia screenshot)
(Wikipedia screenshot)
July 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
There is a stronger consumer and/or regulatory preference for natural colors in other parts of the world such as Europe. Color saturation and availability of alternatives are two of the challenges manufacturers face, but they seem to make it work.
(Wikipedia screenshot)
(Wikipedia screenshot)
Of course Mars has invested YEARS of marketing budgets building cartoon personas for each color of M&M.
(Wikipedia screenshot)
(Wikipedia screenshot)
July 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Of course Mars has invested YEARS of marketing budgets building cartoon personas for each color of M&M.
(Wikipedia screenshot)
(Wikipedia screenshot)
I literally received a phishing email from #trumpus.ru.com this morning.
July 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I literally received a phishing email from #trumpus.ru.com this morning.
Gift link to Washington Post article on last 100 days impact on IRAs: wapo.st/3YjE07l
April 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Gift link to Washington Post article on last 100 days impact on IRAs: wapo.st/3YjE07l
Something I haven’t seen before this year is the number of NON-political media articles (food, e-commerce, marketing, investing…) drawing a throughline from administration policies to negative consequences for their readership.
This is from today’s eMarketer Retail newsletter.
This is from today’s eMarketer Retail newsletter.
April 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Something I haven’t seen before this year is the number of NON-political media articles (food, e-commerce, marketing, investing…) drawing a throughline from administration policies to negative consequences for their readership.
This is from today’s eMarketer Retail newsletter.
This is from today’s eMarketer Retail newsletter.
April 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
From today’s New York Times Morning newsletter.
March 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
From today’s New York Times Morning newsletter.
February 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Published just before the tariffs were paused, this article by FOOD & WINE magazine explains what foods Americans can expect to pay more for. www.foodandwine.com/trump-tariff...
February 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Published just before the tariffs were paused, this article by FOOD & WINE magazine explains what foods Americans can expect to pay more for. www.foodandwine.com/trump-tariff...
Prepare for attempts to muzzle the free press under the guise of protecting the free press. Gift link, free to share.
wapo.st/3ZPW34X
wapo.st/3ZPW34X
December 24, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Prepare for attempts to muzzle the free press under the guise of protecting the free press. Gift link, free to share.
wapo.st/3ZPW34X
wapo.st/3ZPW34X
From today’s Chartr newsletter.
December 19, 2024 at 3:28 AM
From today’s Chartr newsletter.
