DECEMBER 2007 • Vol. 22 • No. 12
DEPARTMENTS
®
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
5 Front End
By Ginnie Roeglin and
David W. Fuller
BLEND IMAGES
7 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
11 Fresh Views
Brain food for the
entrepreneur
13 Consumer Connection
By David Horowitz
15 Tech Connection
By Marc Saltzman
16 Debate
Do Americans pamper their
pets too much?
78 Member Connection
A spotlight on Costco
members giving back
Help! I’m going hi-def
Who ya gonna call when the complexities of new
technologies turn you off? Costco Concierge!
BY TIM TALEVICH PAGE
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19 State of the business
Year-end tips on how to assess
your business and your life.
BY JEFF ZBAR
21 Bringin’ home the bacon
Jones Dairy Farm has been
producing top-quality, natural
products for more than 100 years.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
24 Home at the holiday s
A noted chef, cookbook author
and Food Network star cooks
up holiday treats and tips. S
BY SANDRA LEE
27 Pouring it on
Wine advice for holiday meals.
BY ANNETTE ALVAREZ-PETERS
41 Shimmer and gloss
Makeup tips to help you
look your best for the
season’s festivities.
BY CARMINDY ir David
Attenborough
28
MEMBER SERVICE
1-800-774-2678
INSIDE COSTCO
47 Time is money
Costco’s Intuit Online
Payroll service.
49 Travel Connection
Antigua has a beach for
every day of the year.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
71 Feeling the heat
When California burned,
Costco responded.
BY STEVE FISHER
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
28 Nature’s advocate
Sir David Attenborough has devoted
half a century to enlightening people
about the natural world around them.
BY RICHARD DEITSCH
31 Book Pick: Water for Elephants
A writer runs off to join the
circus—at least in her imagination.
BY STEPHANIE E. PONDER
33 A real-life James Bond
Mike Ramsdell was a U.S. spy.
Now he’s a noted author, writing
what he knows. And fans love it.
BY J. RENTILLY
ALSO
35 Book previews
37 DVD previews
39 Music previews
72 Buying Smart:
Not just desserts
Costco’s bakery offerings
aren’t half-baked.
BY PAT VOLCHOK
ALSO
74 What’s New Gift Guide
77 M ember Services Update
80 S pecial Events
