I recently came across two interesting notices, one in an annual report and the other on a milk carton. Beginning with the latter, take a look at the photo below.

On the front of its milk carton, Glenview Farms wants you to know that their reduced fat milk comes “from cows not treated with the hormone rBST.” But on the back, Glenview Farms concedes that “no significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST treated and non-rBST treated cows.” . . . The hand of pomposity is quicker than the eye of common sense.

Nevertheless, the winner in the Most Pompous Corporate Notice for 2023 is Wesley Theological Seminary’s statement on the inside cover of its 2023 Annual Report. (It is also entered in the Most Convoluted Sentence of 2023.) It reads, “Printed with zero VOC ink on paper containing postconsumer content, and/or manufactured with hydroelectric power, acid free/alkaline, elemental chlorine free, mixed credit or certified sourcing.” I have no idea what that means, but can you assure me that no whales were harmed during the printing of this annual report?

Books always make great gifts for Christmas! Please peruse my book pages (see banner above), as there is bound to be something of interest to everyone on your gift list. Several of these volumes are slim and easily read in a single sitting, perfect for when you need take a little me-time during the Holidays. So rest in front of the fire with a hot chocolate in one hand and Time Is A Pool or any volume from the Swing Time series in the other.

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