Gold And Frozen Vegetables April 16, 2025 “We’re going to get the prices down. Groceries, cars, everything. While working Americans catch up, we are going to put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at 10%.” — Candidate Trump, September 29, 2024 It was smart to say this, because if he had said we’d get higher prices and a recession . . . falling 401k’s and a possible depression . . . pardoned January 6 cop beaters and a cut-off of aid to starving children . . . and an alcohol-challenged Fox Weekend News host heading the Pentagon — fewer people might have voted for him. (Not to mention chaos at Social Security, “disappearing” people without due process, and so many likely violations of the Emoluments Clause it’s clear he doesn’t take seriously his oath of office.) But he’s there now and already has his eye on a third term. It’s beginning to seem a bit monarchical. Speaking of which . . . How Trump and His ‘Gold Guy’ Are Redecorating the White House The president is making the world’s most famous residence more like Mar-a-Lago, his gilded Florida club The Government Publishing Office, which prints the official presidential portraits that hang in hundreds of federal buildings, received an unusual request from the White House last month. President Trump wanted his portrait to glimmer. The White House asked that Trump’s portrait, along with Vice President’s JD Vance’s, be printed with a golden border that would catch the light, an administration official said. The reprint required metallic gold ink and a specialized printer. And it delayed the completion of the portraits, some of which had already been printed with a more understated white border, according to an internal government document outlining the request. . . . Way to root out waste and abuse, boys! (Another nice touch — skewing more dictatorial than monarchical — would be the $100 million military parade being considered for his birthday.) FOOD NEWS Too Good To Go: End Food Waste! Too Good To Go makes it easy to make a positive impact on the planet while saving money on your favourite foods. That’s why it’s been named as Winner in the ‘2023 Cultural Impact’ category at the prestigious annual Apple App Store Awards. With the #1 app for reducing food waste, you can save tasty unsold snacks, takeaway meals and ingredients straight from shops, cafes, grocery stores and restaurants in your area – all at an unbeatable price. Lifehacker’s “New Favorite Way to Get Takeout.” How did I now know about this??? And wait! How did I not know about this??? 3 Reasons to Love Frozen Fruit and Vegetables They’re often cheaper . . . MORE nutritious . . . more convenient . . . and (my own, fourth, bonus reason) you’re less likely to waste them, the way I sometimes find myself having to throw out stuff that went bad before I got around to eating it.