April 24th, 2009
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Everyday I hear the number trillion being casually used.  A Federal Reserve injection, bank writeoffs, debt to be forgiven; what does it all mean?

Let’s quantify a trillion; as in ounces of chocolate.  There are 320 million people eating in this country.  Let’s assume tourists are replacing citizens, so the number is relatively constant.

What if we spread a trillion ounces of chocolate equally among all 320,000,000 of us.  Each year the per capita consumption of chocolate in the United States is approximately 11 lbs per person.

1 trillion ounces of chocolate divided by 320 million people is 195 lbs of chocolate.  If we divide that by 11 lbs per year, that is the equivalent of 17 3/4 years.  

The next time you hear someone casually mention a trillion dollars, think about it.

Don’t think about, make a dent, buy a box of chocolate and spread the love.

Michael

April 13th, 2009
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April 12th, 2009
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First off, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter and a Happy Passover.  I hope your holidays were sweet and peaceful, maybe with a bit of chaos thrown in.

Granted April 15th is the dreaded day we associate with paying taxes.  We all know how well the folks in D.C, not to mention Albany and NYC spend our cash.

But something that touches all of lives started on April 15, 1946-JoMart Chocolates. (Although by grandfather went into the chocolate business in the 20′s (not sure exactly what year) his company was called The Newport Candy Company ).  That’s right, next week is number 63.  Not sure if this is a birthday or an anniversary?

Be sure to stop by for some in store specials.

See you soon,

Michael