Free publications and print overload

The only publications that I "pay" to subscribe are Reader's Digest, Entreprenuer (did not renew), Fast Company (did not renew), Wired (did not renew), and the Wall Street Journal (did not renew). It seems that I get 11 other publications including eWeek, CIO, Computer World and a bunch of other print publications that I get because I am an "industry professional." The only problem is that keeping them is a chore, leave alone reading them all. Me, a mid-level management person. I really have respect for corporate-America's CEOs now. No, wait - I don't. It seems that us Americans are overworking and multi-tasking ourselves into chaos. Instead of working productively, we are working harder and toiling deeper. We need to work smarter - after all, we're not Indians. If we continue this trend, pretty soon, we'll be the ones opening up call centers, or cultivating rice - not that there's anything wrong with it ;)
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KFC - 'bad' has a whole new meaning

I like to eat out - so the other day, my about-to-be-divorced friend and me went to a KFC joint in The Woodlands, TX. Nestled amongst gorgeous trees and bushes lanscaped to perfection, you would think the food would be great. To the super inquisitive, the last time I had KFC food was in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (which I must say was finger-lickin' good!). So my friend and me order the KFC snacker (a teeny weeny sandwich) since both of us are not hungry - and behold, the stained teeth waitress serves us two hastily wrapped wrappers When I opened the wrapper, I almost threw up. The fried chicken strip looked like a tail from some animal - a shrimp shaped debacle. The buns were icy white - not even remotely close to what was displayed in the in-store advertisement (in vivid colors, of course). American fast food companies with stores in the US should realize that people will pay more if the quality is better - what happened to American values?
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