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Anna Nicole Smith 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Folks, mankind has lost the true icon of crass brassiness, brash trashiness,and scandalous adventure. Anna Nicole Smith
died yesterday; an autopsyis being performed today to determine cause of death. Obviously, if drugsare involved, and we ALL know that this will be proven to be the case,then it may take weeks to get the final results. CNN, in a developing storyjust splashed on their website, has announced that "large amounts ofprescription drugs were found in Anna Nicole Smith's hotel room."WELL DUH - surprise surprise! Smith was found unconscious in aFlorida hotel room, and when efforts to revive her failed, she was takento a local hospital, where Smith died soon after at the age of 39. A tragicand dramatic end to a tragic and dramatic life. We all knew her as thetramp who was on the cover of 'Playboy', was a Playmate of the year,and at age 26, married a 90 year old billionaire oil baron. Smith wouldthen take the oil baron's family to court to fight for the millions that shebelie
Politics are funny 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Having a hard time keeping up with all the various goings on. I mean,first the astronaut love triangle, then Anne Nicole Smith buying thefarm, different politicos jumping into the 2008 presidential race almostdaily - what to do!?! Just a couple weeks after Hillary Clinton announcedshe was running for prez - to the surprise of NO ONE (wait, wasn't shealready president before, I mean, she kind of was, Billy boy was ratherbusy if you know what I mean!), Barack Obama has tossed his hat intothe political ring. Thus the Democratic party is setting itself up to tryto elect either the first woman or first African-American president. Iwould welcome either eventually, sooner rather than later, but NOTwith these 2 candidates as choices. Have people forgotten all the variousscandals of the Clinton presidency, and I don't mean Monicagate - let'ssee - Whitewater, the travel agency thing, Hillary's talent for turningjunk stocks into 6 figure gains (and they sent little ole Martha Stewartto prison
Another one bites the dust 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Well, it didn't take long. Just one week after the disappearance of Chadfrom the restaurant, it was Shaniqua's turn. Yes, her brief return wasindeed brief and is now mercifully OVER. Sadly, she had a completemeltdown last night at the restaurant. I know folks have personal issuesand problems that they deal with on a daily basis, but to bring them towork and then air them in public while making a scene is uncalled for.Folks sitting in a restaurant, any restaurant, don't want to see or hearthat. Take it out back, or get out.....she chose option #2. But enough ofthat, on to some better news! Some of you might remember the veryopposite sisters that frequent the restaurant - preppy Francesca andultra Goth Lilly. Both visited over the weekend. Lilly dropped in withother Goths, including her possible/probable new boyfriend, who ismember of the other Goth band, not hers. Ah...birds of a feather! I dohope this relationship works out for Lilly; her last boyfriend, bothFrancesca and I agree, w Read more:bites
Another hat in the ring 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Mitt Romney. Y'all ever heard of him? If you are politically savvy, youknow he served a term as governor of Massachusetts. Well, today heannounced he was running for president. Mitt. Is that a nickname? Isit short for Mitchell? Or is his name really Mitt? Catcher's mitt, ovenmitt, and now Mitt Romney. But I am going overboard here about hisname - moving on to his record. A native of Michigan (where his fatherGeorge served 3 terms as governor), he served one term as Massachu-setts governor. As a Republican, it was quite a feat to win that electionin an overly Democratic state. He rose to fame originally when heserved as president of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic organizingcommittee, which prior to his service, had been mired in controversyand financial scandal and mismanagement. Romney was able toreorganize the situation, culminating in a successful Winter Games.Salt Lake City also serves as a backdrop to what may be the mostcontroversial issue about Romney's candidacy - his religi
Happy Valentine's Day! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Has everyone given and/or received their flowers, chocolates, teddybears, jewelry, or electronic gizmo (that's for guys like my husbandof course!)? Valentine
's Day has become, like all other holidays, quitecommercial, a bonanza for retailers. Couples who are deeply in love, andpeople who truly care about one another, celebrate year-round, not justFebruary 14th; even so, there is always something special about thismid-winter holiday. Chocolate covered strawberries might be at the topof that special list! But how did we get on the road to adorable stuffedanimals and red roses? The history of Valentine's Day and its patronsaint is cloaked in mystery. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today,contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. Today,the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints namedValentine or Valentinus; all 3 were martyred. One legend contends thatValentine was a priest who served in Rome during the 3rd century. WhenEmperor Claudius II Read more:Happy
Lazy and shiftless 1970-01-01 00:59:59 That is what I have to call some of the folks who work at therestaurant. Yesterday, one of my dastardly dayshift days, we had toopen late due that snow/sleet 'storm' that we got here in CentralVirginia. I hesitate to call it a storm, as we got less than 2 inches. Butthe way people acted and reacted around here, you would think wehad been hit by a blizzard of mountainous proportions. Naturally,almost the entire dayshift staff at the restaurant didn't show up; wedidn't even open until 10:00 am just to give everyone enough timeto get out and drive in safely after the sun had come up. BUT NO. Even with the sun shining, melting everything away, they were fran-tically declaring on the phone that they couldn't out of their driveway,trees had fallen, cars were stuck, bla bla bla. These 'people' (and Ihesitate to use the word people in this case) simply had NO intentionof coming to work, it was just a extra day off for them. So a waitresshad to come in on her day off to cover for her laz
Peanut Butter 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Just got home from doing some grocery shopping, where I made a pointof going to the peanut butter aisle just to check things out. For thosewho haven't heard, ConAgra recalled Peter Pan peanut butter yesterday.(and yes, there were a couple of gaping holes on the PB shelf at thegrocery store I went to.) Apparently a salmonella outbreak in the U.S.has been linked to Peter Pan. The Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) noticed a spike in salmonella outbreaks since August2006; once the peanut butter link was determined, the CDC notified theFood and Drug Administration (FDA). Investigations led authorities topeanut butter made after May 2006 at ConAgra's plant in Sylvester,Georgia. It is likely that the contamination was caused by dirty jarsand/or equipment. A ConAgra spokesman stated that the companyrandomly tests 60-80 jars of PB a day for salmonella and other germs,but "had no positive hits on that going back for years." The FDA lastinspected the plant in 2005. (um, can we say Read more:Peanut
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It's all about the hair 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Opened up my mailbox the other day, and what did I see but the annual'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue. Inside I found about 20 scantily cladbombshell models, naturally with names such as Fernanda, Veronica, andSelita (have you noticed that there are never any models named Jane orMary?). Every year there is controversy about this certain issue of whatis probably the best sports news periodical. People get all up in arms,screaming that almost nude babes is not a sport, that the one issuediminishes what is otherwise considered a family magazine, how it isjust another example in the long line of exploitation of women, and onand on. Then you will read the letters to the editor from people who wantto cancel their subscription. This year, 'Sports Illustrated' did somethingdifferent. A few weeks ago, they sent a notice along with the magazine,asking you to advise them if you did not want to receive the SwimsuitIssue, and if so, they would extend your subscription by a week. Obviouslythe
Friends...and a video clip! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Another night, another short-handed shift at the restaurant. It is simplyridiculous how low the work ethic has sunk, and it seems to just golower and lower. But as always, we got through it; it didn't hurt that Iwas visited by some of my fave people. Naturally, the Thompsons topthe list. I know Mrs. Thompson enjoyed the sights - a rugby team fromanother state university came into the restaurant to eat, and she hada prime seat, able to view all the eye candy (yum!)! Unfortunately, youcould tell these handsome boys played a contact sport without a helmet,not exactly the sharpest pencils in the box! The Browns were in also, aswere Lisa and Peter. Lisa has been quite ill lately, and her doctor atfirst thought she had pneumonia; now her illness is undetermined, andshe is just miserable. Usually it is Peter who is a bit under the weather.Hope they are both back to normal (or at least normal for them!) soon.I then got a late-night phone call from Sandra, who was NOT a happycamper to say the Read more:Friends
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The Dutch are at it again 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I have never been to The Netherlands, and know only a couple ofpeople who have. It appears to be a fairly attractive country, witha bit of history as well. But as I have reported in this blog previously,the Dutch
folk are a bit on the liberal side - a statue dedicated toprostitutes being a prime example of this. Now they have takenopen-mindedness to another level. A gym in the town of Heteren,starting March 4th, will begin offering training sessions for nudists.Every Sunday morning, nudist gym members will be allowed to, asthe CNN headline to the story stated, "get buff in the buff." Wellalrighty then! Gym manager Patrick de Man said that the Sundaysessions were introduced due to popular demand but that "anyonewho shows up just to ogle will thrown out." Furthermore, staffmembers will remain clothed and will pay special attention tohygiene, making sure the au natural clients use towels or disposablecovers on bikes and other fitness machines. Nude gym sessions -what's next, special time
This just in... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Was just checking the headlines before I hit the hay, and I came acrossan interesting tidbit - the 2 satellite radio operators, XM and Sirius,have made a tentative agreement to merge. I say tentative because themerger still needs to be approved by the FCC (Federal CommunicationsCommission); it would also need to meet the anti-trust standards set bythe U.S. Dept. of Justice. It was just a few years ago that a mergerbetween the 2 providers of satellite TV, Dish Network and Direct TV,was attempted but rejected due to heavy opposition to such a monopoly.The National Association of Broadcaster's have already urged policy-makers to reject the satellite radio deal, calling it an "anti-consumerproposal". Both XM nor Sirius, despite having a combined 14 millionsubscribers, are still facing financial losses. Neither have determined aname for the company if the merger goes through. It would not affectprogramming, but simply give listeners more choices (and highersubscription rates perhaps?), fro
Not Your Everyday...Beer 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hhhmmm, so this is how Santa keeps hisfine physique! I got this from a joke Lisasent me today: A guy walks into a barand asks "Bartender, got any specialstoday?" The Bartender replies "Yes, asa matter of fact, we have a new drink,invented by a gynecologist patron of ours.It's a mix of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Smirnoff Vodka." Theguy then asks "Good grief, what do you call that?" to which theBartender replied "It's a Pabst-Smir!" I know - GROAN!But it actually sounds better than a new beer that has hitthe scene in Japan. Called BILK, it was introduced in Japaneseliquor stores earlier this month; it combines a low-malt beerwith milk. Approximately 30% of the brew is milk andapparently looks and tastes like beer but has a "slight milkyscent". It supposedly has a fruity flavor that the brewers hopewill be popular among women. Bilk is presumed to have a loweralcohol content and be higher in calcium. The idea was conceivedlast year after a large supply of surplus milk was thrown out; mil
#200 - all about the Girl Scout Cookies! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Believe it or not, Not Your Everyday News has just hit yet anothermilestone - post #200! And I feel that I have definitely kept in linewith the title of my blog, I mean, after all, different kinds of beers,the antics of the Dutch, Anna Nicole Smith scandals, my dramaplagued restaurant staff AND clientele, and naturally my fascinatingfriends have provided me with fuel to keep this engine going. PlusI can count on news headlines to fill in any blanks I may have; somefood or food service chain is bound to make someone sick, or a newpolitician entering the national scene will definitely send us scurryingfor the Tums and Pepto! But I do have a bit of good news to reporttoday - Girl Scout
s of the USA have announced that their deliciouscookies are now almost trans-fat free! The 2 bakeries that make thecookies conducted numerous experiments on the recipes and foundthat the flavor and texture were not compromised with the changes.The Girl Scouts do acknowledge that most cookie varieties still h Read more:Cookies
Space - The final frontier 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Well, I may actually be speechless for once. I mean, basically all I cando is just shake my head, both in pity and amazement. There are 2 newgirls working at the restaurant, one as a waitress, the other as a jack ofall trades, at whatever post we need her, be it waitress, dishwasher,busser, or kitchen prep. They are both like 19 or 20, and you wouldthink, with a full life ahead of them. you would think. But they are bothjust so out there, complete flakes, even flakier than my breakfast cereal.You know it's bad when the regular customers, who usually try to bediplomatic about the restaurant staff, have offered commentary aboutthese girls - in outer space, not residents of this planet, floating, unableto focus - the list goes on. (No, I did not hire these space cadets, theywere given a try by my dayshift counterpart, who is turning out to bequite the bleeding heart!) They are not bad girls, I actually feel sorry for them, as it obvious that they are poor and with little or no parentalsu Read more:Space
Good for birdcages...maybe 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I am more and more convinced that the local newspaper that we havein our fine city is much less than fine...actually, calling it a rag may bea compliment. I have noticed on several occasions that certain topicsthat I have written about here, which are actually newsworthy, (becauseI must admit, some of the things I do write about aren't exactly subjectsCNN covers!) don't get coverage in our local rag until 1-2 days later. Themost recent example of this was my blurb about the removal of mosttrans-fat from the famed Girl Scout Cookies. I wrote on Friday aboutit, and the story was still fresh, but not HOT off the presses; our local'news'paper didn't have an article about it until yesterday. The postabout the peanut butter recall is another example - I wrote about ita couple of days before the local daily decided to give it press. I guessthat is why so many people read the paper from the state capital, aswell as the nation's capital; heck, I even know loyal readers of thefamed Big App
High Maintenance ----- 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It appears that Seattle, Washington and its surrounding suburbsare the U.S. version of Holland. They aren't quite as risque andoutrageous, but definitely have their share of controversy. Lastmonth I reported on the HOT cups of java being served by severalSeattle area coffee shops - by scantily clad baristas. Now I have comeacross a story that has a personal touch for me (those who know mewill understand why immediately!)Seattle residents Lori and RyanPacchiano, brother and sister, recentlyopened a pet store that caters toextremely pampered pets, particularlythe female kind. Yes, it sounds enterprising,but what is the big deal? Well, the name ofthe store is actually the big deal - 'HighMaintenance
Bitch'. LOVE IT!!! Lori statesthat the fledgling company "is probably themost high-end pet brand in the world."She and her brother hope to open 10 more stores over the next 3years at the cost of $200,000 each. (hhmmm, maybe time to findsome investors!) Some of the products they sell inclu Read more:High Maintenance
Couch Potatoes in mourning 2007-03-01 19:04:00 Another headline could be 'The Inventor who deserves a sitting ovation'.The man who glued TV viewers to the sofa died recently. Robert Adlerpassed away at the age of 93 in an Idaho nursing home. A native ofVienna, Austria, Adler emigrated to the United States prior to WWII;during the war, he worked on the development of technology for radioand communication systems. After the war he moved on to televisiontechnology; he worked for Zenith for 6 decades and was credited withover 180 U.S. patents. His best known invention was the 1956 ZenithSpace Command remote control. Another Zenith inventor, EugenePolley, had created a remote a year earlier, but it was Adler whointroduced ultrasonic high frequency to it, making the remote moreefficient. (Zenith credits both Polley and Adler as co-inventors of theremote control.) Throughout his life Adler felt that many of his otherinventions that had been useful during WWII, and later on in theadvancement of the space program, were more important; his Read more:Couch
Characters Welcome 2007-03-01 05:38:00 There is a television network, USA, that is running an ad campaignwhere they say 'CharactersWelcome
'. Well, I may as well use thatslogan myself when it comes to the restaurant...we are simply chockfull of characters, comprised of both staff and clientele. Annie, one ofthe gals who currently resides at the local state hotel (3 hots and acot!), is definitely different. She has this great southern/countryaccent, all her words slowly drip out, and you wonder how someonelike her ended up in a place like that. She has opened up to almostall of her co-workers, as well as to several of the regular customers.Just the other night, she served....and befriended....the Thompsons.Annie showed them pictures of her children and grandchild, andspoke of some of her plans after she is a free woman (in May of thisyear). In the midst of all the sweet, sugary family sentiment, Annieproceeded to explain exactly how she was finally able to get a divorcefrom her low-life (as she put it) ex-husband. (sneakil
Let's hold that thought 2007-03-03 18:16:00 So much for Kathy not providing more fodder for my blog, her dramanever ends. Need to do a quick update on her situation. I mentionedthat her last day of work was Thursday, how Friday she was getting outof the big house, and was going to move out of state. Well, 2 out of 3 sofar. Kathy had been convinced that she had done all the correct paper-work and followed all the procedures for her to be able to go out ofstate; as she will still be on probation, she needed permission. Well,upon her release yesterday, she was told that not everything was inorder yet, and she had to put her travel plans on hold. Naturally, Kathywas devastated; her New York boyfriend will now leave on Sunday andwait for word of when she will be ready to travel up north. Yes, thebig ole wrench got tossed into the mix. Now Kathy is trying to find aplace to live while she waits; more than likely she will stay with oneof our waitstaff gals. And yes, she even stated that she was available towork at the restaurant next we Read more:thought
Goodbye, Farewell 2007-03-02 22:05:00 Well, last night was the final work shift for one of our work releasegals. Kathy was due to be released this morning, and is set to moveout of state and reunite with her family this weekend. We had a tinylittle send off for her last night - folks pitched in for some Mexicanfood and an Oreo cake, her faves. Plus someone brought one of thosedisposable cameras, so everyone took turns clicking away, takingpics with her to remember us all by, and for Kathy to share her lastmemories of work. I really hope that THIS time will be the last timeKathy has one of these 'get out of jail finally' celebrations, and thatshe will actually wise up, settle down, and turn her life around. I donot want to sound like a pessimist, but I do have my doubts if thiswill be the case. I just never heard a 'new' Kathy when she spoke ofplans; even on the inside her life was encased in drama. I am actuallyquite sure that she will eventually come back to our fair city. Thatwould be OK, just as long as she stays cl Read more:Goodbye
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The Dutch.....again! 2007-03-04 19:01:00 This was a story I meant to bring to y'all sooner, but with all the goingson at the restaurant, it got put to the backburner. But no more - andhere it is, another story from that hotbed of scandal - The Netherlands!Yes, our good friends the Dutch
just keep vindicating my belief that theyare by the far the most liberal folks in Europe. According to CNN, anAmsterdam judge recently ruled that peep shows are a form of theaterand that club owners are therefore entitled to a hefty tax break. Fansof Madonna, such as myself, should be familiar with peep shows; thevideo for her 1986 song 'Open Your Heart' featured the Material Girlperforming in a peep show as an exotic dancer in front of clientele invarious booths. (she would get more scandalous as the 80's closed andthe 90's entered.) But I digress. The judge justified his decision with thefollowing statement: "Admitting customers to peep shows is equivalentto admitting them to a theater performance. The erotic character of theperformance
Time for soup, hot chocolate, and oatmeal! 2007-03-05 18:35:00 Ick. Felt a cold coming on over the weekend, took all kinds of overthe counter meds to try to nip it in the bud, but it appears I didn'tcatch it quite in time. Well, as long as it doesn't become a monster,I can deal. Had a pretty interesting night at the restaurant yesterday.Michelle came by with some of her friends; I don't see her quite asoften since she has gotten a 'real' job! Not that her other jobs in thepast weren't on the up and up, but it seems this retail cell phone gigis the one which really made her realize her work ethic potential.Now if we could just get her personal life in gear.....and she knowsexactly what I am talking about.....stop settling girlfriend. Anyway,also the dear Thompsons dropped by. I feel bad for them, as theprevious time they visited someone hit their car in the parking lotand of course ran off. Sadly, as my regular readers know, the restau-rant parking lot has had its share of unreported dings. Phillip hadhis vehicle hit, and Brandy has had hers
2 men who shouldn't drive ever again! 2007-03-06 17:25:00 One of the most vital inventions ever, the automobile, was involvedin 2 odd stories recently. A 54 year old South Carolina man wasarrested for drunk driving and trafficking marijuana after he crashedhis car into a parked S.C. state trooper cruiser on I-95. In the trunk ofthe drunk's car were 2 duffel bags chock full of mary-jane, 43 poundsof it, with a street value of around $150,000. Well, that may go downas one of the easiest drug busts EVER - the perp landed at the cop'sfeet, almost literally! And in a story that truly illustrates the plightof the hen-pecked husband, a 35 year old California man recentlyadmitted to police that he faked his alleged kidnapping to hide fromhis wife the fact that he wrecked her car! Originally he had told thecops that 2 men tried to hold him up at gunpoint, so in order toescape he purposely crashed the car he was driving. However, underpolice questioning and scrutiny, the poor husband confessed that itwas all made up, that he had just been trying to f Read more:drive
Medical drama 2007-03-09 03:24:00 So much for having a drama
-free week at the restaurant. Each time I goback to work after my days off I silently hope that THIS will be the weekwithout drama, but my dream is usually dashed quite quickly, on the 1stor 2nd day of my workweek. Our hostess with the mostess, Tina, fell illat the beginning of the week, placing the nightshift schedule in total flux.Apparently she started off with a cold, that turned into an ear infection,that turned into a perforated eardrum. I am no doctor, but that is quitea turn of medical events. Then dayshift got thrown into a tizzy thanks toTiffany. She called out sick with an EXTREMELY dubious medicalsituation - a stomach virus that turned into kidney stones, and she hadbeen in the emergency room all night. Again, I am no doctor, but as thiswas NOT the first time she has had mysterious medical ailments(especially on days AFTER she made alot of tip money and was planninga night out with a boyfriend or other) that raised a red flag. So the othermanager
Throw away the key 2007-03-11 16:54:00 OK, I have known for a while that the morals and ethics of our societyare going down the drain quite gradually. But I just got done reading astory on CNN that only validated how society has degenerated. It wasabout a piece of trash that recently mugged an 101 year old woman.101 years old. Teddy Roosevelt was president when she was born.She was a schoolgirl during WWI, lived through the Great Depression,WWII, and so much more. And now, near the end of her life, somenasty slime mugged her....for $33 dollars?!?! The same man issuspected in a mugging of an 85 year old woman in the same NewYork City borough of Queens; he got away with a whopping $32 dollarsin that case. The 101 year old lady was able to withstand 3 punches toher face before being pushed down on the ground. (A video surveillancecamera in the apartment building captured the attack on tape.) Whileshe did end up in the hospital for 3 days, the lady did state that hadshe been younger, she would gone after him. Good for her, that Read more:Throw
Sorority Girls 2007-03-13 23:55:00 Well, after my last post here, about the poor 101 year old womangetting mugged, I wanted to write about something that was on thelighter, fluffier side. Light, fluffy, airy, not a whole lot of substance...lo and behold...sorority girls! DePauw University, in Indiana (I didn'tknow where it was either) has cut all ties to the Delta Zeta sorority.Apparently the Greek organization had recently kicked out 23 sisters;DZ claimed that the girls were lacking the commitment to recruitnew members. But the booted girls claim that they were given theheave-ho because of their appearance - less attractive, overweight,and/or racial/ethnic differences. Most of the remaining membersare blonde and a size 10 or less. Apparently enough of the kickedout girls made a compelling argument, prompting the school toclose the DZ chapter. The DePauw president, Robert Bottoms,stated that the values of the sorority did not fit with those of theuniversity. The national chapter of Delta Zeta issued a statementclaiming Read more:Girls
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Comings and Goings 2007-03-15 00:38:00 We had some upheavals at the restaurant in the last week. Afterher 'medical' drama last week, Tiffany is no longer employed atthe restaurant. She never produced a medical note or doctor'sexcuse for her alleged ailments, verifying what we all alreadyknew, that she was lying. No surprise. I only hope it will send amessage to a couple of our other drama queens who have adistant relationship with the truth (but I doubt it). Then ourhostess with the mostess, Tina (and her silicone orchestra!) maybe on the way out. Her husband's work schedule has changed, notallowing her to work 2 weeks a month, as someone needs to stayhome with the 3 kids. Not sure if working 2 weeks on, 2 weeks offwill be manageable schedule-wise, time will tell. This now allowsour favorite ex-jailbird to display her multitude of talents bybecoming the new hostess with the mostess (and her 'attributes'are the real thing, unlike Tina's!). Yes, the one and only Kathynow moves into a more responsible position within th Read more:Comings
Giving in 2007-03-16 17:59:00 As much as it chagrins me, I actually broke down today and called thedoctor. I have been battling this on and off cold for almost 2 weeksnow. It has seemed to go away a couple of times, only to come roaringback. The last couple of days the situation has worsened, as now Ihave a slight cough and my ears feel blocked; my nose seems to bepermanently congested, making my voice even more nasal than usual!I guess I was putting off a medical visit as my old doctor has been outof the picture since last fall, when he packed up and moved to a townmore than an hour away. It was only earlier this month that I actuallyhad my files transferred to the new doctor that I have picked for myhusband and myself. It will be weird to have a new guy examining meafter being with my previous doc for over 15 years. Oh well, guess itis time to move on, I just wonder if I can build up as comfortable apersonal rapport with the new guy as I had with the old doc. Timewill tell, right now, this cold/flu/whatever it is Read more:Giving
Pizza and ice cream 2007-03-15 20:06:00 2 of my fave foods.....now available at a premium in New York City.A proprietor of 6 pizza restaurants in the Big Apple is offering whathe calls the "Luxury Pizza
" at one of his shops....at the cost of $1000each. The 12 inch pie is topped with lobster, chives, fresh cream, and6 kinds of caviar. 24 hours notice must be given if one wants to orderthis pizza, in order to procure the caviar. hhmmm, at $125 a slice, Iam not sure how popular this will be for anyone other than the ultrapretentious New Yorkers who want to show off...think I'll stick withsausage and mushroom! Then, after their Luxury Pizza, the snobbyNew Yorker can head over to another restaurant nearby which sellsan ice cream sundae called Golden Opulence.....also at $1000 a pop.No, there is no caviar in the ice cream, but the sundae is topped with23-karat edible gold leaf. Another no go, even if I had the money. Iwant my gold in my jewelry and coins, not my stomach. Darn, all thistalk of ice cream....time to pick up a spoon
Where did the weekend go? 2007-03-20 04:46:00 Wow, time flies when you are under the weather and busy. Lasttime I wrote I was on the way to the doctor. The Verdict is in -officially I don't have just a cold, but a sinus infection.....but hey,I'll take it, as long as I don't get bronchitis. (and my new doc isOK, but will take some getting used to.) So the lovely Kathyclosed for me Friday night, but only after I got rid of the lonewaiter of the restaurant, Mr. Know-it-all....who didn't show upon a busy Friday night. Gone. And gosh, the entire staff was soupset...NOT! Anyway, there was another concert in town, andwhile we got busy, it was not the usual insanity, perhaps becauseit was on a Sunday night instead of the usual Friday or Saturday.Didn't get a whole lot of visitors this weekend, but at least mydear friends the Thompsons made an appearance which did cheerme up. Francesca also came by one night AFTER closing time -she called me with her cell phone to get me to unlock the doorfor her! The nerve of the gal! But I did let h
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