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What Will They Put in Your Food Next?

I ranted a few weeks ago about Activia yogurt with its lab-created frankenbacteria that's supposed to be good for you...not to mention all the sugar, fructose, aspartame and gelatin they throw into these "yogurts."  I tasted the stuff a few weeks ago and the aftertaste was naaaaasty.  While I don't believe organic is always better...I'll stick with my organic non-sweetened or lightly naturally sweetened yogurt with bacteria I've heard of.  I have a funny feeling that someday they're going to discover that Activia and similar products cause big problems.  Just a hunch. 

Today I saw Crest toothpaste with green tea extract added.  Why, oh why, the heck would I "need" green tea extract in my toothpaste?   What is Crest trying to tell us?  While the effects of green tea are well-documented, do I really care if it's in my toothpaste or my shampoo?  Gimme a break.   

I don't know, maybe I'm getting old.  I'm not against trying new things, but lately, the marketing scams are blowing me away. 

Entrepreneurs Who Take Traditional Jobs: Sell Outs or Smart Cookies?

I suppose the answer to my question is highly personal and different for everyone.  It's certainly something I've been thinking about a lot and my answer continues to evolve. 

Read the article in today's Hartford Courant, When Giving Up Your Freedom Succeeds: Some Business Owners Make Smooth Transition Back To A Day Job in which syndicated columnist, Mildred Culp of Workwise.net, interviewed me and several other entrepreneurs who have gone back to traditional employment.  The article also appears in the Dallas Morning News under the title: What Happens When You Don't Fit In In Your Own Shop? 

Interestingly, Andy Wibbels mentioned on his blog that Pamela Slim of Escape from Cubicle Nation wrote about this just last week in her blog post Are You Selling Your Entrepreneurial Soul if You Take a Day Job?.

I read so much about mid-life women who ditch it all to follow their dreams of an entrepreneurial life.  I haven't read much about the other way around. 

I neeeeeeed to read more.