Five Things for Thursday:
1. People are now topping their espresso martinis and other martinis with cheese. The trend started last year and has now blown up. The coffee-and-cheese combo goes back centuries according to Food and Wine magazine. Bartenders recommend using freshly shaved Parmesan.
2. The Minnesota Twins are experimenting with a new price plan called ‘Name Your Own Price’. The team hopes to sell leftover tickets that were never going to be sold in the first place.
3. Carnival Cruise Lines has banned two passengers for life because they were fishing from the balcony of their room. Carnival says, “Fishing from our ships is prohibited. We have identified the guests and they will not be cruising on Carnival again.”
4. It's National Look A-Like Day.
5. (Fun Fact): The average American factory worker in 1890 was putting in a 100-HOUR workweek.
