This Eater story of how a New York restaurant took the unpopular route of closing on Saturdays plus they increased profitability is the kind of business I want to create and run.
We often presume to understand restaurant economics because we know what a chicken breast costs at the supermarket. “I could make this dish at home for $5,” goes the refrain. Could we?
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.”
– Henry Ford
“He mooed we must fight, escape or we’ll die. Cows gathered around, cause the steaks were so high.”
Sunrise Surfers Paradise shoot this morning for a construction client
Our precious Goldie turns one today!
Luna’s taken it upon herself to put the front page of Spectrum from the weekend’s SMH on the fridge because she likes the bird.
Tugun got a bit wet today
#floodlyf
Why You’re Christian, by David Perell:
“If you believe in human rights but don’t believe in God, you need a logical explanation for why they’re self-evident.”
Todays a good day to announce that we’re extending the pool and colouring it the same colour as the lawn
Quiz
Friday 13 Mar 2020, and the ABC quotes an F1 fan in its report on the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix being cancelled:
“Are you going to close schools and supermarkets and everywhere else where people gather?”
Just one moment
Eric Karjaluoto on the fallacy of individual wins and benefiting from the one force that every great business success has leveraged: The Wave:
Henry Ford didn’t invent the automobile; he rode the assembly-line wave.
Mary Kay Ash didn’t invent cosmetics; she rode the direct-sales wave.
Andrew Carnegie didn’t invent steel; he rode the building wave.
Steve Jobs didn’t invent computers; he rode the digital wave.
Anita Roddick didn’t invent soap; she rode the ethical business wave.
Larry and Sergey didn’t invent search; they rode internet wave.
Chip Wilson didn’t invent stretchy-pants; he rode the yoga wave.
Jeff Bezos didn’t invent book sales; he rode the ecommerce wave.
Day four no bathroom.
Old Spice has been drafted for service.
Chuck Klosterman on the 90s:
“It feels as though the 1990s weren’t just the last decade of the 20th century but sort of the last decade, period — the last decade with a fully formed and recognizable culture of its own.”
David Ogilvy:
“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.”
“Wonderful things can happen when your brain is empty.”
– Maira Kalman
The Russian Military website is down with HTTP error code 418, which means it is a teapot #nottheonion
“The HTTP 418 I’m a teapot client error response code indicates that the server refuses to brew coffee because it is, permanently, a teapot. A combined coffee/tea pot that is temporarily out of coffee should instead return 503. This error is a reference to Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol defined in April Fools’ jokes in 1998 and 2014.”
