When the moon hits your eye like a big PIZZA PIE, that’s amore

Pizza Hut is getting a makeover dubbed “The Flavor of Now” to be released November 19th, 2014.

The pizza chain is keeping its core recipes but is adding many, many more options to enhance any part of your pie: new sauces, crust options, drizzles, and premium toppings.

Check out the new additions below:

A. 5 New Ingredients
1. Peruvian Cherry Peppers
2. Classic Meatballs
3. Fresh Spinach
4. Premium Salami
5. Sliced Banana Peppers

B. 6 New Sauces
1. Classic Marinara
2. Premium Crushed Tomato
3. Creamy Garlic Parmesan
4. Honey Sriracha
5. Buffalo
6. Barbeque

C. 8 New Crust Flavors
1. Hut Favorite (garlic butter + Parmesan + Italian herbs)
2. Toasted Parmesan
3. Salted Pretzel
4. Honey Sriracha
5. Fiery Red Pepper
6. Toasted Cheddar
7. Toasted Asiago
8. Garlic Buttery Blend

D. 4 New Sauce Drizzles
1. Balsamic
2. Honey Sriracha
3. Barbeque
4. Buffalo

They have even added a "Skinny Flavor" line of five pizzas that promise 250 calories or less for each slice.

I personally am a fan of local businesses rather than chain restaurants. Living in a suburban location, there are so many family-owned and local pizza joints that I must admit it has been years since I decided to choose to go to Pizza Hut. Having said that, Pizza Hut was the caterer of an event that I recently was at.

Due to the upcoming re-branding, I think I will give Pizza Hut another try to see if "The Flavor of Now" lives up to its hype.

The two big questions now are:
1. Can the addition of more options attract more patrons and/or the younger generation?
2. Will this drastic change help sales — or is a more gradual pace of change the way to win the hearts of patrons?

In addition to the new ingredients, Pizza Hut has revamped its logo:

I am really interested to see how the future for Pizza Hut pans out…

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“I Still Believe in 398.2”

As I was scrolling through one of my favorite websites — Pinterest — I found nostalgia. A post showed a picture of a necklace that had the words “I Still Believe in 398.2” encased in a glass dome. At first I was unsure as to what 398.2 meant, but my eyes were drawn to the overall appearance which consisted of a mixture of cursive writing and a feeling of elegance due to the intertwining ribbon-y design. I was curious.

Thankfully I did not have to look far in order to solve the mystery. In the description, it stated how 398.2 is the fairy tale section of the Dewey Decimal System. Instantly I was pulled back to fourth grade, sitting Indian style on the library floor with my classmates as the librarian had us rehearsing the categories (000-999,100-199, 200-299, etc.) How incredible that image can bring back a moment so clear from 14 years ago? The 8 year old in me felt warm and fuzzy.

But how cute would that necklace be for a librarian or for women having a fairy-tale themed wedding?!?

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Speaking of elementary school, as an afterthought, the same librarian used to always recite to our class “non-fiction: true” in order for us to remember the difference between fiction and non-fiction books. This reminded me of a tweet a couple months back posted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson:

I couldn’t agree more with Mr.Tyson with this thought. It is kind of ironic that the truth does not have its own word. On the other hand, something can be True, untrue, or false, but never unfalse.

Anyway, that was my random stumble upon for the day.It was a fond sensation. Have you experienced a run in with a past memory recently?