Like a lot of folks, I was amused by the recent video of the McDonald's CEO looking like he was about to barf while taking a rather small bite out of a new burger, the Big Arch. This guy claims to enjoy McDonald's food, but his face and body languge tell a different story. I'm loving it? Not really! If you're the CEO of a fast food burger business and you don't want to eat your own "product," there's a problem! I'm a firm believer in standing behind the business you work for. Sure, we all need a paycheck or some kind of money coming in to survive, but I, personally, wouldn't work for a business whose products I didn't believe in or didn't like. For example, I hate pickles, so you wouldn't see me working for a pickle company. If the McDonald's CEO can't stomach the food of McDonald's, then maybe he needs to find himself another job. Don't push your food on me if you can't stand to eat it yourself! Not that I expect the CEO to love everything on the menu, but he needs to stand behind the product he sells. Don't tell me to spend my dollars at McDonald's when you secretly hate the food. The same goes for people, especially these tech giants with ivy league degrees, who tell young people they don't need to go to college. Don't you believe it! These folks are hypocrites. Do as I say, not as I do, right? Whatever.
My father retired from Ford Motor Company and he was and still is a firm believer in supporting the company he worked for by buying Ford cars. (He did drive an AMC Gremlin briefly in the 1970s, but only because he couldn't afford the Ford model of car that he wanted at the time.) To this day, my father drives Ford vehicles. Yes, he gets a discount as a retiree (as he did when he was working), but it's still important to him to support the company that employed him for over 30 years and I see nothing wrong with that.
In other, totally non-related news, I am really enjoying The Pitt on HBO Max. I watched the first season and I'm all in on the second season now. I wish Drs. Robby and Abbott would hook up (hell, maybe they already have), but I'm sure that pairing will only happen in my dreams.
