by Jeff Slater | Jan 23, 2011 | Foodpreneurs, Uncategorized
The first time I ever ate raw fish was with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (AKA Ben and Jerry) Here is the scoop. Sorry, Fanny, I couldn’t resist. The year was 1980 and my wife and I went to the New York Gourmet Specialty Food Show in Manhattan. We didn’t have a trade...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
There is a wonderful order to the date of my birth.January 23rdJanuary 23 or 1/23 has always been a perfect fit for me. Logical and orderly-kind of fits my personality. Had I been born in 1945 I would have 1/23/45 as my full birth date but I think that would have been...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our black cat Shambhala loves paper. Shambhala What he gets excited about isn’t cans of juicy wet cat food or the typical catnip that drives most cats wild. He will play with fuzzy, furry toys and will go on the occasional bug safari where he might catch an exotic...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
My daughters used to paint images of their future. I wasn’t wise enough to realize it at the time.Can you remember the future? My wife once mentioned this thought to me which of course I didn’t understand. It was an idea I never considered. Ra El has a way of...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
January 15, 2011Raleigh, North Carolina What does the future hold?Dear Jeff, It is January 15, 2011 and I am writing to you in the future. I am actually blogging to you in the future but I doubt in 20 years blogs will exists. They will be so ‘early 21st...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am trying to need fewer things so I can be richer.Near Queens Bath on Kauai in HawaiiThe mantra goes something like this…the less I need, the more I have. The desire for more creates a never ending path toward wanting more and needing more....
