Upturn, downturn, hot dogs

Everybody's talking about the recession, but that's just theory at the buffet line. There, mini-recessions come and go. One day it's not-too-bad pork loin, and the next day it's lukewarm hot dogs.

Those hot dogs, served for lunch last Monday at Sage Summit in Denver, came on the slowest day. My last nourishment was from Southwest peanuts hours before. So…