Paul Newman was a hell of an actor...

Rachel summed up my feelings on Paul Newman quite well. I've always been a huge fan of his movies, and his charitable giving.

I think that to honor his memory, I'm going to watch The Sting, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Color of Money all in a row.

Of course, I will do this all while eating 50 hard-boiled eggs.

Rest In Peace, Paul Newman, champion of socially responsible business

We share sadness at the news this morning that Paul Newman passed away.



Paul Newman was an inspiration to us. He not only believed in quality foods, but he sold and promoted them before all-natural foods were a trend in grocery stores. Further, he used his food business, Newman's Own, to create a philanthropic empire. The company reports generating over $250 million to support thousands of charities worldwide and is still going strong. His idea that business profits could be shared inspired our own 1% for Good donation program.

Of course, Mr. Newman was also a fantastic actor. We will miss his face and remember his business spirit fondly.

Totally Off Topic: Swallowtail Chrysalis

A few days ago we found a caterpillar on some parsley in our garden. We brought it in with some of the parsley leaves and made it a little home in a glass jar. It ate and pooped lots.

Today I looked in to find this:

The caterpillar formed a chrysalis! How exciting! I've never seen a caterpillar from nature do this! I'll update if he/she hatches.

Baying Hound at Small Business Marketing Unleashed

This week I am attending Small Business Marketing Unleashed (SBMU). It's a conference put on by the good folks at Search Engine Guide featuring experts in the search engine, marketing, and website development industry. I'm at the conference to learn about how to make our web business more successful and more user friendly.

Package Handling

We use USPS to ship most packages at Baying Hound because we love the convenience of door to door delivery and the prices, especially on international packages, are impossible to beat. We usually order carrier pickups, the USPS service where carriers pick up packages directly from our door. Since they come here every day anyways, this is an ecofriendly choice too because it requires no extra transportation. Here's a picture snapped by nearly 3 year old Lil of Devie waiting for the mail.


Someday I'll take a video so you can hear her bay. I'm surprised Maria (our carrier) ever returns with the ferocity of Devie's bark.

When carrier pickup doesn't work out (usually because I forget to schedule it) we take packages directly to the post office. As often as possible we do this by bike to reduce our impact: