As we sit here, resting up after a long but fulfilling work week, waiting for the Olympic torch lighting ceremony and watching the Weather Channel, we remember why we came up with the name Global Warming Salsa.

It is not about politics, it is about celebrating the wonder of a huge and strange world.  it is about bringing people together to see what other cultures do and how they live; it is about exploring places you have heard about but may neve experience.  It is about asking questions and discovering answers that amuse and amaze.

We followed a thread or two today about the strange weather affecting the United States and Canada, and realized that we really know nothing about how weather works and what influences it.  Sure, we can track trends and make predictions, but we seem to have very little actual ability to predict the actual WEATHER. 

Who knew that all 50 states would have snow at the same time?  I cannot find any information that this has happened before; it may be a one-time only ocurrence; it may become a more frequent trend...none of the major services made any predictions about this.  We also have the Winter Olympics being held in a moderate heat wave...when Vancouver was selected, I don't think people really expected fog and 50 degree weather was a possibility.  There may actually be people in shorts watching the events...weird! (side note:  our sincerest sympathy goes to the people of Georgia for losing one of their athletes in a tragic accident today...so sad to have something like that happen on a day that celebrates sprt and people from around the world).

It would be easy to try to BLAME this odd string of events on something; but it makes more sense to ATTRIBUTE the weather to a complex array of circumstances.  In the future, these type of trends may be more predictable, and long term forecasting may also become more accurate.  But it makes no sense to try to place blame on a single reason...what ends up happening is people close their minds to the possibility of it being anything else.  Even the scientists from both sides agree they have no answers and really do not fully understand the situation or the possible ramifications of climate change. 

Wouldn't it be terrible if billions were poured into a problem that not only didn't resolve anything or reverse anything; what if it actually made things worse?  What if the solutions actually hurt more people than help?  What  if more people and cultures benefitted from the current trend than sufferred from it?  If we don't know ALL the answers, than can we keep looking for MORE answers?  Can we stop letting the polticians run this show, and encourage the scientists to discover as much as they can?

And in the meantime, can someone pass the chips, pop open a couple bottles of Global Warming Salsa and some really good craft beer, turn on the TV and watch the Olympics with us and celebrate the amazing world we live in?

We like to have a sense of humor about things...it just seems to make the days go by a little faster and seems to work better than being negative all the time.  We are often around people who only play the "doom and gloom" game...and most of the time, they took a realtively small issue and turned it into a Hindenburg sized catastrophe.

We have fun with the Global Warming Salsa name...we think food should be fun and it should bring a smile to your face when you find something you like.  We knew how hot the politics were surrounding the global warming issue, but we are trying to get people to step back, think about it a minute, and then enjoy some world class global cuisine and one of the most mouthwatering salsas you will ever try.

When we see the people struggling around the world, and the catastrophes that some people have to endure everyday, it really makes us feel fortunate that we have family, friends, a home we are safe in, and jobs we feel good about...a lot do not, and the recent Haiti tragedy amplifies what most people really do not see everyday...but happens all over the world.

Global Warming Salsa is committed to a few things:  One, making a world class gourmet salsa you would be proud to serve to any foodie or chilehead in your circle of friends...two, helping to fight childhood obesity by providing children's exercise and nutrition programs to help kids have fun and learn about their health at no expense to their families, and three, trying to get people to take a breath and appreciate some of the great things in their life and reach out somehow to make a difference.  We love gourmet food, this is our way of sharing some of the culinary cultures and flavors that we enjoy...it is about celebrating Global cuisine!

We will never beat you over the head with politics, try to make you feel guilty, or ask you to do something we wouldn't do...we just want you to enjoy a little Global Warming (Salsa)...

We come to you today to express our sorrow for the tragedy in Haiti.  Whether people want to believe in Global Warming or not, it is horrifying to think of the people suffering in our part of the world for any reason...nothing could have prevented the earthquake, but a lot could have been done to be prepared when something like this happens...our prayers and thoughts go to the families and volunteers doing their best to help some people get their lives in some kind of order.

We are always looking for ways to have fun with our product while doing something to help others.  There is not a lot of fun we can have at this time, but there is something we can do...we are a small company but we have a huge heart and a huge desire to be part of global solutions...no matter the scale of our assistance.

Our plan with Global Warming Salsa is to introduce Global favors of salsa celebrating world cultures and cuisines.  We just introduced three new flavors last month, each one a culinary tour of one of our favorite types of cuisines.  India, Italy, and Cajun are the newest members of the family, joining our Japanese salsa.  When we introduced the last three flavors, we thought about what we can do with each new introduction to help some cause, so we sent out a request to our Facebook friends asking for charities that benefit from donations (we had 4 total requests, that was it!  Yes, we will be in touch with all of you to promote the charity/cause.)

We selected our charity for this month ( a local food bank) but we have decided to use the month of February to promote a charity (yet to be named) that will help the people of Haiti help to rebuild their lives.  We are also going to try to introduce our Caribbean Global Flavor in February, ahead of our plan, to help boost the sales to add to the total.  Every mail order bottle, case, and candle we sell for the month of February, will have a portion of the sale go to that charity.  Please help us help them...we are not a big company, we are not asking for donations, we just want people to spread the word that we are trying to help.  We want to show people that Global Warming (Salsa) can be good for the world.  If we grow, we can do more.

If you know of a specific charity, let us know, we want to dedicate the entire month (every day, posting something to promote the cause) to helping them.  Thanks for reading this...

Sure seems like a lot of people have their hackles raised with Global Warming...seems like every where you look, someone is calling someone else names and throwing chairs across the room.  Fingers pointing, insults hurled...sound familiar?

A little civilty, shall we?

There is one thing BOTH sides can agree on when it comes to Global Warming.  And that is Global Warming Salsa.  All natural.  And all man made.  (See?  We are already working with both sides...!) And all gourmet.

Global Warming Salsa celebrates the heat.  More than that, we want the rest of the world to celebrate it.  And the way we do that is by celebrating Global flavors.  Internationally inspired gourmet salsas, featuring ingredients from global cuisines and countries, each one showcasing the flavors from that culture.  Based on national award winning Global Warming Classic Salsa, fire roasted and filled with gourmet ingredients in a uniquely textured, richly flavored salsa that goes from a whisper to a scream, depending on your heat level...each global flavor explores the outstanding cuisine and spices unique to that type of food...

You like japanese?  You're covered.

Prefer Indian food?  We've got that one, too.

Maybe you like Italian and the mouthwatering flavors of Italy...yeah, we're there, too.

Prefer something a little closer to home...a little "N'Awlins" style?  Cajun, ready to go, and ready to add some Creole kick to your favorite dishes.

And there are more Global Flavors on the way...Spain, Morocco, Brazil, and more...

See?  This Global Warming stuff is not that bad...when you know where to look...! 

Welcome to 2010!  We know as well as everyone else that 2009 was a brutal year for a lot of families and a lot of charities.  We do our best to help where we can, but last year, our plan did not help as well as WE would have liked...we made a difference, but we did not have enough time or help to make as much of a difference as we set out to do with Global Warming Salsa.

Our normal charity fundraising plan is for us to actually do a salsa tasting and selling event at your location or venue.  This works well, until we start getting shceduled to do two or more events a weekend, and that is what happened.  We ended up relying on others to help us, and more often than not, we could not deliver the results we committed to:  between no shows, ovepaying help, and help not performing up to our needs, we upset a couple of the charities we set out to help.  That was embarrassing to us; we worked 48 weekends last year and felt like we did not do enough.

This year, we are going to use social networking and the kindness of the charities to make a difference.  We are going to pick TEN different charities this year, each one will get ONE ENTIRE month to promote Global Warming Salsa to the people in their network (which costs them nothing more than a one sentence "Check these guys out, they're helping us raise money for our cause". 

Every single bottle sold thru our mailorder business will generate money for the charity, payable in full at the end of the mont!.  No hassles, and our guarantee that we will promote your charity to OUR networks every day for the month.  It may not be as generous as a big corporation writing you a big check, but we are a two person operation, and we started Global Warming Salsa with the goal of making a difference.  We created a salsa that has won 17 national awards in our first two years, it is 100% natural, 100% healthy, and 100% mouthwatering and sensory stimulating!  A fun name, a great label, and a unique approach to celebrating global culture and cuisine; let us use that to help you reach your goals with your business in 2010!

It looks like the administration is going ahead with the proposed Cash for Clunkers plan.  But you want to know what might actually make it work?  Maybe they can consider this...Global Warming may have come up with the solution!!  Global Warming Salsa, that is!

The average person looking for an economical car is probably sitting on hold, waiting for their financial situation to stabilize before they make any big purchases.  gas prices are going up, but they are not up to the level we saw last summer, so gas prices are not pressuring people to park their low mpg vehicles yet.  There has been some substantial turmoil in the ownership of the Big Three (credit to Ford so far...), and some changes in the employee purchase programs...interest rates are creeping back up, and layoffs continue.  Projected new car sales are down about 35%, and dealers are being shuttered as we speak.

This adds up to a lot of people NOT buying new cars, even if they are driving a 10-year old "clunker".  THAT is point number one.  The people buying new cars are probably in a position to do so, so the clunker credit adds a nice discount to their purchase.  But the people that can afford to buy a new car right now would probably be buying one whether they got a credit or not.  Nice perk for a new car sale, but probably not going to send people crashing the gates of their local dealership.

Point number two:  a lot of people will profit by selling their clunkers to prospective car buyers to act as a discount coupon ("buy this car for a grand, you can get a credit for 3500 on your new car...").  This will act as a "used car" trick that will cost the taxpayers, because the people selling the used cars for the credits are probably buying and selling "junk" cars worth much less than the taxpayer sponsored credit.  Result:  credits not doing what they were intended to do, but costing the taxpayers anyway.  And the cars they are selling for credit?  Probably not getting driven everyday anyway, so not much environmental benefit.

Point number three:  the goal is to stimulate new car sales, promote the sale of higher mpg vehicles, and reduce carbon emissions.  Problems?  The cars being targeted, those made in the last ten years, are fairly efficient and are very clean burning.  They are NOT the problem.  The ones that are causing the problems?  Mostly the older cars..not necessarily classic cars, but the millions of 12-25 year old cars on the road that you see everyday.  High mileage, moderate efficiency, possible leaks and smoking, rust...these are the ones that we want to get off the road.  A 20 year old car could likely produce the pollution/carbon equivalent of twenty to thirty new cars, even more if it is not in average tuned condition.  Even a 4 year old Hummer is clean from an emissions standpoint  compared to a 12 year old car. 

Point number four:  what happens to the trade in cars?  It is a waste of energy to crush them or part them out, they have essentially been bought by the taxpayers.  What do we, the taxpayer, get for our money?  Most likely, they will get bought by dealers at auctions, where they will be turned around and sold at a profit, since most of them will be traded in for less than their book value.  How is that fair to the taxpayers?  How does that help the problem?  How does it clean the air, cut down on oil demand?  how does it help the average family get safer transportation for them and their kids?

That is where our idea comes in...and we know there are going to be hundreds of people complaining that it isn't fair...but think about this:

Why not GIVE the traded in cars to people who REALLY NEED safe transportation?  No money changes hands.  No contracts.  No special programs.  Just make them available to people struggling to get by, but still trying to work and still trying to live their life and raise their kids.  People who need a safe car to go back and forth to work, but can't even afford a good used car because they don't make enough.  The single mom that has to take three kids to school everyday but has to drive a rusty 1984 Pontiac 6000 because she can't afford another car, even a cheap one.  She would love to drive something that didn't leak oil in her driveway every night and smoke when she hits the gas.  THESE are the people that this program needs to help.  And THESE are the cars that are gross polluters, eyesores, poor mpg and unreliable.  Not all of them, but on average, these are the ones that should be off the road.

This idea won't take one dime away from the people trading in their cars.  Of course, someone will find a way to take advantage of the system, but checks and balances can be planned in IF it is well thought.  These old cars, and we all see them everyday; going through the drive-through at McDonald's, at the grocery store, parked in someone's driveway,  sitting at the local mechanics needing more work to keep it running...THESE are the ones we need to get off the road, but it cannot be unfair to these people.  THEY are the ones that help keep the economy going, they are the ones who do not want to be unemployed and want to save some money but still want to have pride in themselves.  The cars that are ten years old or less are not the problem, getting rid of them is not the solution.

We meet these people everyday, we see them everyday.  haven't you ever wanted to really help someone who looks like they are struggling?  Who is trying, but just never seems to get a break?  Someone who seems like they are ready to give up, but keep fighting?  I want to help those people...not the criminals, not the scam artists, not the lazy ones who think they "deserve" something...

What do you think?  Not unreasonable, eh?  let us know...in the meantime, keep your paws off of our classic cars and musclecars...that's America's proud history you are messing with there!  We take REALLY good care of those oldies...they are NOT the problem!!

For the first time ever, Global Warming showed it's face in the desert southwest...specifically Albuquerque, New Mexico...and, as expected (and hoped), Global Warming was warmly received by the locals!

We visited the Fiery Fodds and BBQ trade show, our first industry event ever for our salsa company...and we came home fired up (obviously...), motivated, inspired and ready to begin our plans for world salsa domination! (Ok, kidding about the last part...)...so what have we been up to since we got back two weekends ago?

Our first distributor is on board (Langs Distributing, div of Langs Cheese)...and we have a couple more meetings planned for our growth outside of the state (time for the whole world to find out about Global Warming...Salsa...)..our search for new fans of the salsa is officially underway...

We have begun our work with the Doner Advertising Agency (world class operation out of Southfield Michigan), and they were as inspired as we were!  They are beginning the stages of our NATIONAL advertising kickoff!  The work we have seen so far fits us like a spandex jumpsuit...!  Colorful, fun, tongue in cheek humor...and the message that Global Flavros are a great thing!

We would like to send some Howdy's out to some of our new friends from the Fiery Foods show, including Mr Dave Dewitt (Mr Chile Pepper himself!), Chip and Luthor Hearn from Peppers.Com (hoping to be working with you guys soon!), the legendary Jack Aronson and crew from Garden Fresh Salsa, the country's most awarded fresh salsa (well deserved, by the way!), the guys from Hot Shots, the whole crew from Pace (their new stuff rocks!), Flaming Joe's, Crazy Jesters, Bobby and the Bloody Mary team...and everyone else...looking forward to making OUR mark as well as you guys all made yours!

I know, I know...here we go, blaming Global Warming on all of the cars that we drive and our horrible habits...Death to Hummer, SUV drivers are scum...

Nope.  Not from me.  And not from Global Warming Salsa. 

We are taking a more proactive approach.  We didn't create our "Save the Musclecar" campaign for nothing...

While we know that no award winning salsa can reverse humankinds impact on the planet, we do think we can come up with some ideas to shift the blame away from the car companies (and look for REAL solutions!).  And in our mind, that means that we will hopefully be inspring some great future engineers and enthusiasts.  How the heck can a salsa do all that?

We are hoping to inspire young minds, and since education of children has been part of our mission from the start, we want to plant the seed that we hope will help us do that very thing...

Once we increase our distribution and start to expand, we are hoping to create a Global Warming Salsa / Save the Musclecar challenge for High Schools:  An alternative power challenge for high school auto shop classes.  We think (and hopefully we are not alone in this...) that there are hundreds of young brilliant minds out there that have ideas for powering cars that can introduce or optimize alternative fuels, and we want to help them get started.  Propane, Liquid Natural Gas, Electric, BioDiesel, E85...we KNOW the future leaders of the world have ideas that could optimize this...and would like to offer a challenge to EVERY school:

Create a low buck, alternative fuel vehicle that can functionally replace a current on-the-road vehicle.  Something that runs in hot or cold weather...something that can safely accelerate into traffic...something that pollutes considerably less than a normal used car...something fun to drive that does NOT sacrifice safety...using a donated vehicle...and hopefully helped by the local community...using available parts and modern technology...and we want to pit them against each other (like the current robotic challenges out there...)...mileage, performance, handling, reliability, braking, and attention to detail.

What do you think?  Do you think Global Warming may be on to something?

Global Warming is about to become a world wide issue...what's that you say?  It is already a world wide issue?  Are you kidding?  We are just getting started on it...and our plan is to have everybody raving about Global Warming (Salsa)....

We had the great fortune to attract the attention of one of the state's biggest advertitising agencies, and we are hoping to partner with them to start telling the world about Global Warming (Salsa)!  With everyone in a tizzy (for lack of a lot of better words...) over the economy, obesity issues, corrupt banks, politicians, and a general feeling of doom every time we turn on a TV, we want to help.  That's right, we think Global Warming has a way to make the world a little better place. (and no, we don't think this is about polar bears, penguins etc....stay with us for a minute...).  It may not rebuild the ice caps or patch holes in the ozone or change the earth's rotation, but it can make a difference...by teaching people that there is a lot to like about good food, great flavor, and the exploration of great cultures from all around the world...and inside of those claims lies the real benefit: healthier people, eating better, knowing that every bite gets us one notch closer to helping teach children about exercise, nutrition, and where food comes from, creating a nation (world) of young people who actaully appreciate what they eat, enjoy it, and feel good about being active and learning about their planet.  You can visit our globalwarmingsalsa.com website or visit us at Houstonfc.com to see the details of some of the programs we are working on...and we have more planned!

We will be spreading the news about "Global Warming Salsa" at the Fiery Foods show in New Mexico at the end of the month...we are confident that NOW is the time for the world to look at Global Warming as a way to learn, laugh, and teach...not to mention a great way to knock your socks off with an award winning salsa (who needs socks anyway?...think tropical!..think Spring!...think Global Warming Salsa!)

Ok, so it looks like the new administration is getting serious...they have actually lobbed out the first attack on Global Warming...and the Detroit car companies are apparently the first to feel the pain.

We like to think that since Global Warming is going to be blamed on Detroit, then Detroit should get some of the credit!  Maybe not for the pollution/carbon issue (kinda hard to blame JUST Detroit for that...but people are trying...), but for being the closest major city to where Global Warming (Salsa) was born...a little country area called White Lake.  Rolling farms, glistening lakes...even a winter ski resort anchoring the area...kinda cool!

It may not be responsible for creating havoc and potentially millions of jobs around the country, but we like to think of Global Warming (Salsa) as being a great way to enjoy some of the simple things in life...gourmet food...award winning taste...healthy ingredients...good causes... good people...

Watch us and check in from time to time to see what we are up to...you may be surprised at the good that comes from Global Warming...Salsa.