Lou LaMedica

Lou LaMedica

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Beans to Serve With Steak: 10-Minute BBQ Beans

Sep 3, 2026

Turn cooked beans into quick BBQ beans in about 10 minutes with ketchup, maple syrup, vinegar, mustard, soy sauce, paprika, black pepper, and butter.

How to Stop Reacting When Someone Provokes You

Sep 2, 2026

Learning to leave an argument alone is hard at any age. A father and daughter practice not taking the bait, starting with one question: Will responding help?

Why Are So Many People Running Red Lights?

Sep 1, 2026

Running red lights has become so normal that drivers now expect others to do it. Meanwhile, people staring at their phones don’t move when the light turns green. We’ve expanded both ends of the red light.

Business Complacency: The Entropy of “We’re Good”

Aug 28, 2026

Business complacency quietly weakened my company over four years. Here’s what entropy taught me about leadership, attention, and staying hungry.

How to Set an Intention and Make It Real

Aug 24, 2026

After putting another $10,000 into my struggling business, I set a clear intention: we would create $8,000 in sales that week. By Friday, we had done it.

Living in Loudoun County: The Honest Version

Aug 23, 2026

Loudoun County offers wealth, convenience, parks, and excellent public services—but also data centers, traffic, anonymity, and endless consumption. Here is one longtime Sterling resident’s honest perspective.

Why Are MLB Batting Averages So Low?

Aug 23, 2026

Why are MLB batting averages so low? Baseball stopped valuing hits, normalized strikeouts, and may have optimized itself into a more boring game.

Creative Ways to Reuse Your Apple Spice Lunch Boxes

Aug 21, 2026

Discover creative ways to reuse Apple Spice lunch boxes for Christmas ornaments, antique dishes, children’s art supplies, photos, and more.

What Makes a Great Corporate Caterer in Washington DC?

Aug 16, 2026

Looking for corporate catering in Washington, DC and the DMV? See how Apple Spice delivers quality food, on-time service, setup and attention to detail.

How Phones Affect Kids’ Social Skills: Increase Human Connection

Aug 15, 2026

Phones make it easy for kids to avoid human interaction. Here’s why real conversations, awkward moments, and social reps matter more than ever.

Catering Business Growth: The $100,000 Club Log #2

Aug 14, 2026

Follow our journey to a $100K catering month as we track recurring customers, large orders, sales metrics, and what we're learning along the way.

Recurring Corporate Catering: Make Office Meals Easier

Aug 9, 2026

Make recurring corporate catering easier with reliable delivery, flexible menus, setup service and loyalty rewards across Washington, DC and Northern Virginia.