Getting Together

A huge focus right now is on....Pigskin! Here in Minnesota, with the Vikings in the chase and with Minneapolis hosting the Super Bowl, Pigskin is a huge topic. Have you ever wondered: Are NFL footballs really actually made of Pigskin? According to the Wilson Sporting goods website.... "Made  from 100% exclusive Horween  leather ; The  Wilson  trademark "W" is pressed into every panel of Wilson  NFL  leather  used to make official NFL game balls." Further, Wilson says.... " Every throw, every kick, every touchdown and every point in every NFL game has been with a Wilson football. Some of the greatest moments in football history have been told through the amazing feats of the players - and Wilson has been in their hands."   That's a lot of punts, passes and kicks over the years, and it sounds like none of them has involved pigskin! From what I can surmise, there was a time when footballs were formed from pig bladders back in the for...

In 1982, my partner and I started a catering company, Divine Swine Catering. We wanted to have a fun and rewarding business, and pig roasting was something we had been around enough to understand that it was both. A lot has changed in the world, in our business, and with us personally, but the fun and rewarding part of our business (as it has evolved) is essentially unchanged. The fun lies in the challenges, the excitement of having a large crowd expecting a great meal, and in seeing our staff and event attendees enjoying the serving and service respectively. The rewarding part has a few pieces - seeing folks enjoy a great meal, watching employees mature and grow, making money, meeting people years after an event who are still raving about the food. We have learned so much about so many things! Event Planning, developing and implementing systems, customer service, branding, and human nature itself. The list seems endless. This blog utilizes my almost 4 decades in this busin...