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Moms Who Party WAY Too Much
When we saw the blog "Your Mom Is at the Club," we had to wonder: Are moms partying TOO MUCH these days?
Dr. Wendy Walsh: OK, at the onset, let me say this: I am a single mom who has her kids full-time, and that's the way I like it. I happen to really think my kids are cool and often prefer to hang out with them rather than some drunken adults. With that said, I'll also disclose this caveat: I am prone to separation anxiety, and too much time away from my primary attachments makes me jittery. So take my rant within context.
I know plenty of mothers -- married and single -- who seem to have no problem cruising bars, spas and restaurants three to five nights a week. My Facebook event-invitation page bears witness to this trend. Apparently the occasional "girls night out," which was once a gulp of oxygen for exhausted moms, has now become a habit (or addiction) for some. I see invitations to spa days, birthday brunches, happy hours and even late-night (tuck-the-kids-in-and-fly-out-the-door) bar crawls. With so many social obligations cutting into their sleep, I'm always amazed that these moms still get their day-jobs done (the nurturing one and the office one). Ladies, ever heard the expression, "It's dangerous to burn the candle at both ends"?
If I put on my hat as a doctor of psychology who specializes in attachment, the first thing I might ask is: How this is affecting children? Children need one thing more than stuff, discipline and education to grow up mentally healthy -- and that thing is consistency. Consistent schedules and consistent availability of the primary caregivers help their tiny brains trust the world and trust love. My recommendation is that two nights a week should be the maximum that parents should engage in having an adult social life.
The next thing I would look at is the health of the marriage. The kind of moms I'm referring to are not moms doing relationship-boosting date-nights with hubby. These women seem to be running away from their marriages -- and indeed all their family responsibilities. Is this a way to avoid an unhappy marriage?
I guess, in a way, that I am fortunate: I had my babies at age 36 and 41 respectively, after a full two decades of parties. When I finally cozied down in my nest, there was not one thing going on outside my doors that I felt I was missing out on. I had "been there, done that" for years. Now, don't get me wrong: My kids and I love to socialize, and I love to cook. I just hate to pay a sitter and leave my kids. So we create multi-aged dinner parties all the time. The kids are at their table (not too far from my watchful eye), and I am whooping it up with a culinary creation and a good bottle of wine at the grownup table. And that's how I get my "me" time.
How much "me time" is too much?
I completely agree with you! I had my kids in my 30's, and I feel partied out. I drank my teens and 20's away, and I love my little life with my family, house and kids, and there is no place I'd rather be. I will say, I think I have the opposite problem - it takes a LOT for me to get out for a night with friends. Usually, it happens 3x per year now. I can't really drink any more, that used to be my crutch. Now I feel sick when I do it, and I'm too anxious to be involved with socializing sober.
So, yes, I hear about partying moms a LOT. I don't doubt that they can still be good mothers, but I don't get how that can be fulfilling. To each their own I suppose.
Im a single mom of a 2yr old. I love my little one to death. I left her father after 5 years of empty promises. I just turned 25 and I happen to enjoy going out. After being at work and pulling mommy duty, I love dressing up and dancing the nite away, its kind of a stress reliever at least for me. I hate when people pass judgment and feel the have the right to tell me " you go out too much". Going out in no way makes me an unfit or neglectful mother. I've heard of mothers who leave their children with anyone, anywhere just to go out, so I totally understand why the bad rap. I am not one of those mothers. My conditions are she is either spending the nite with her absentee father, 24, (which is very very rare) or she is with her grandma (my mom) My daughter is well taken care of. Since I started working I've been going out less because like the article stated "i was burning both ends of the candle." I still enjoy an occassional girls nite out but not without making triple sure my daughter is bathed, fed, and tucked in for bed.
My mom does this….its practically her life. My parents are divorced and whenever my mom wants to go out and "do her thing" we get sent to my dad's or sent to my grandparents because she has a "meeting" that wont end till late. I am way old enough to understand whats going on and she misses that somehow… i wish she would read this, but if i sent it to her i know id be in some trouble for even suggesting she parties to much. I totally agree that this is one thing that you have to grow out of someday…my moms 40&parties like shes 20 with no kids..
i am 23 and I have a 2yr old, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for writing this article! this is exactly how i feel when I keep getting invites left and right for this and that and my friends (who by the way are 30 soemthing) gives me grief because i would rather be home with my little one thn be around gross sweaty drunken bafoons! I may not have had 2 decades of partying but i sure did party it up. I do not feel like i am missing out on anything out there in the bars etc. My son and I go out to restaurants together. & at 2yrs old he has quite the taste for good food.
Bottom line, once in a blue i do head out with the grown ups but my heart and soul loves to be home cracking jokes, running around the house making a mess with cookie dough. My little one will be a little one for but so long and only allow me to kiss him hopefully until he is at least 3, but the bars, clubs, grown up events will still be there after my munchkin has out grown his mommy!
See I agree with this too. I'm 27 and I have a 4 year old daughter. I have been married for 3 yrs but we've been together for 10. My friends are all young energetic 20 something women who love to go out and do socials and lunches and dinners and bar nights, and I can't be bothered really.
I love going to see my friends and I feel guilty if I don't make an appearance or two, but I would much rather go out with my husband and daughter to our friends house (who have a 4yo son) and have some wine on their patio.
I get flack all the time from my "non-mom" friends, but I don't know how else to explain it to them. I love you all but I'm just not interested in socials… does that make me a bad friend or am I justified in wanting family time?
I work full time and travel an hour to and from work each day. I don't get too much mommy and me time… my weekends are gold. I love to cook and relax when I'm home. Not put on skinny jeans and heels (spanx included) to drink expensive juice and feel like crap the next day!
A friend of mine parties non-stop. All night, every night. I watched her younger daughter when she was barely 2 weeks old so the mother could go party. She doesn't have custody of them anymore. Thank God.
My DH's exwife did "girls nights" 3-4 times a week. When he brought up staying home with him and DSD for family nights she threw the adult version of tantrums saying that he was trying to control her. Unfortunately she saw her family as an obligation and thought she was entitled to go out every night of the week. Finally DH got wind of the multiple people she was sleeping with on theses "Girls nights" and filed for divorce.
I definately have a few concerns about women who go on so many of these nights out. I'm more than happy if I can catch a night out with the girls and a lunch/coffee date once or twice a month. Some things are just more important.
I just happened to be searching for this topic and here I am. I think every Mom I know parties all the time. They do the tuck & crawl and run out to the bar at 9 or 10 at night. I am only 37 with 3 kids ages 12, 7 & 5. I am a SAHM and feel like I"m the most boring one out of these Moms. They go to concerts, local fashions shows, it's every week. I'm pretty simple…wish I could find other Moms willing to do the dinner party with the kids. They would laugh at me!! Maybe they are doing this and I am just not invited. I have even asked my kids…do I spend too much time with you, maybe thinking they are tired of seeing me. They replied NO! So I guess I am not smothering them. But it seems everyone I know has their kids with a babysitter constantly. I don't even have a regular paid babysitter. I guess I should get one. I did realize however volunteering in my sons class that one kid was crying that her Dad was gone until the next day and that same day they were staying with a babysitter because they were going out to eat with adults???? I just don't get it…:(
I definitely agree with this. I'm a 22 year old mother of 4 kids. The only time I ever ended up going out once every single week was when I was the DJ at one of our clubs. Other than that, my babies are my responsibility, and I probably go out to a club 1-2 times every 3 months or so. I have other things I need to do, so unless I'm working at said club as a sound tech or a DJ, there's no reason I need to be out there twice a week, partying it up with a bunch of smashed adults.
There's nothing wrong with going out to be with adults once in a while. It's healthy for your marriage to have monthlty date nights. Going out with the girls once in a while is good too. Several times a week and drinking is a bit excessive, I agree though. I'm a little concerned about the author's 'separation anxieties'. How old are her kids? Unless they're toddlers, it's a little weird to feel keep them under your watchful eye constantly. It's called 'helicopter parenting'.
I agree also. It's really prevalent among young mothers. If you look to Hollywood, you see young mothers, like Britney Spears, partying just about every night, while her kids are left with the nanny. I'll watch "16 and Pregnant" on MTV and some of the young moms just think they can just dump their kids on their parents while they go out with their friends every day. One girl had her parents watching her child just about every night while she went clubbing with her friends, looking for a new boyfriend.
What on earth does "cruising" mean?! As if mothers are wantonly picking up men at, um, spas? Yeah I bet. Thin veil on the judgment here.
Also, if it's so hard to "burn the candle at both ends", maybe the dads should step up and burn it too. Why is one of the candle ends just mommy's duty? Maybe she could step out and breathe if there was someone willing to do bathtime.
Similarly, how the **** is "nurturing" part of a WOMAN's "day job"? There are two parents for every child… and we would all benefit from considering it a privilege and not a job. Albeit a privilege we should all share in.
Also, it's condescending to say that women who have lives outside of marriage and motherhood are "running away" from an "unhappy marriage." Give me a break. The healthiest marriages are those that allow and encourage outside interests… including girls' nights.
Overall, weak article. Obviously sexist in not considering women's motivations for said supposed debauchery. Maybe they are tired of being isolated with only children for company. Maybe they are tired of their husbands not helping out. Or, omg, maybe such "party" women are completely healthy well-adjusted individuals who still like doing what they did before they had a kid. God forbid.
I recently moved back in with my after living with my dad for 2 years after their divorced and I have noticed a dramatic increase in her partying. She goes out almost every night and doesn't come home until almost midnight and the weekends she never comes home. I recently beat up one of male friends for putting her bad situation and now we don't talk at all we just both come home and go to bed that's it no interaction at all. I want to give her another chance to be a mom but me and my brothers have given her several and we are at are breaking points.
it all depends on what tou do when you go out and how late you come home.if you stay out til 3-5 in te morning on saturday getting drunk and driving ,or getting laid by strange men then its a problem even 1 night a week.You also will be no good to your kids on sunday. nobody is saying not to have fun just have responsible adult fun not late teens early 20s fun no matter how lod you are ,once you have kids its time for a different type of life.
I think we need to bring more ideas for this purpose. Involvement of young people can be handy in this regard. I am happy to find a good post here. Thank you
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Top 5 consumer complaints (and how to avoid them)
Every year the FTC compiles a list of problems that drew the most complaints. Here's the new list, which still includes the Nigerian letter scam.
This post comes from Stacy Johnson at partner site Money Talks News.
If you know where potential problems lie, they should be avoidable. That's the apparent logic behind the Federal Trade Commission's report of top consumer complaints. Every spring, the FTC puts out a list of the top reported sources of consumer problems. Unfortunately, however, it normally doesn't get a lot of national media attention.
That's too bad, because if we all took just a little time to understand the issues on this list, we'd probably be richer, and a lot of scam artists would have to find a real job.
Watch the following TV news story I did on the top five consumer complaints, and be sure to join me on the other side so I can give you the rest of the story.
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Complaints in 2009: 61,736.
FTC description: Letters or e-mails offering the "opportunity" to share in a percentage of millions of dollars that a self-proclaimed government official is trying to transfer illegally out of a foreign country in return for money, bank account numbers or other identifying information from the victim; fraudulent schemes involving foreign lotteries, mystery shoppers or Internet purchases/classified ads in which a counterfeit check overpayment is received along with a request to wire back the difference immediately after check deposit, leaving the victim responsible for the funds withdrawn; etc.
How to avoid it: This category encompasses two different but very common scams. The first is the infamous "Nigerian letter" scam, named for the country in which this fraud started more than a decade ago. You've probably seen them, but just in case, here's an excerpt from one I got just last week:
My Regards to you and Family,
Mr. Oliver Greene, hereinafter referred to as 'my client' who worked as an an oil merchant/contractor here in Thailand, On the 21st of April 2003, My client, his wife and their three children died in a car crash in east Thailand.
My late client, had Assets here in Thailand and had left behind a deposit of US$15 Million(Fifteen Million United States Dollars only) with a finance company here in Bangkok Thailand. After the death of my client, the finance company contacted me, as his attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune, this according to them is their policy in sure circumstances.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then both of us can share the money, 50% to me and 50% to you.
[Yada, yada, yada ... give me your bank account number so I can clean you out and disappear.]
It's amazing that anyone ever fell for this scam once, much less that it's still common (and thus still working) at least 10 years after it first appeared online. Obvious solution? Don't respond to e-mails from strangers, especially ones offering you millions of dollars to join an illegal conspiricay to steal from someone else's family, fictional or otherwise.
The next common scam, "counterfeit checks," most often entails you selling something, say in an online auction, then getting a cashier's check from the buyer for more than the amount owed. The thief asks you to deposit the check and wire the difference. Surprise! That cashier's check was counterfeit. When your bank finds out -- a process that could take weeks -- the deposit is reversed and the crook is long gone. Solution? Don't accept checks: Use PayPal, an ACH transfer from a bank, an escrow service or some other third-party intermediary. And try not to deal with people you can't vet in some way.
Complaints in 2009: 74,581.
FTC description: Problems, such as undisclosed costs, failure to deliver on time, nondelivery and refusal to honor a guarantee, with purchases made via the Internet (not including auction sales), telephone or mail.
How to avoid it: At first blush, this one sounds hard to avoid. After all, shopping via Internet, phone or mail by definition requires some leap of faith when it comes to things like delivery, quality and guarantees. But there are things you can do to protect yourself. First, always use a credit card for added protection. A credit card company can refund your money if a product never arrives, or help mediate disputes if it's not what was promised. Second, deal with stores you know and trust. Finally, before you buy anything from any company, go to the nearest search engine and type in this simple phrase: "complaints (store name)." See what comes up. You can also check if any previous complaints have been filed with the Better Business Bureau.
Complaints in 2009: 83,067.
FTC description: Problems with trial offers from Internet service providers (ISPs); difficulty canceling an ISP account; issues with Internet entertainment services; undisclosed charges; Web site design and hosting services; spyware, adware and malware issues; etc.
How to avoid it: If you ever give a company your credit card number for a monthly subscription and they won't stop charging you after you've asked to quit, here's what to do: If the usual (e-mail, phone, etc.) doesn't work, send a letter to the company canceling your service and demanding the charges stop. Send it certified mail, return receipt requested. If they charge you again, dispute the charge with your credit card company. Use your copy of the letter as proof the charge is erroneous along with your return receipt as proof it was delivered.
You should also try to avoid this situation in the first place by employing the method above: Deal with companies you know and/or check the BBB and complaint sites before signing up.
As for spyware, adware and malware, periodically run a free anti-malware program. One of my favorites is Adaware but you can find others at CNET downloads.
Complaints in 2009: 119,549.
FTC description:Debt collector calls repeatedly or continuously; falsely represents the amount or status of debt; fails to send written notice of debt; falsely threatens suit; uses profane language; fails to identify self as debt collector; and/or violates other provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
How to avoid it: You have legal protection from these people! Understand your rights and exercise them. We just did a story on this: "Abused by a debt collector? Get a free lawyer." If you're dealing with a third-party debt collector or know someone who is, definitely check it out.
Complaints in 2009: 278,078.
FTC description: When someone appropriates your personal identifying information (like your Social Security number or credit card account number) to commit fraud or theft.
How to avoid it: Identity theft isn't just the No. 1 source of consumer complaints, it's No. 1 by a long shot. In fact, identity theft was responsible for 21% of all consumer complaints last year.
Protecting yourself from identity theft involves a two-part process. First, keep private information private. Second, make life difficult for anyone who successfully steals your information.
As for keeping your private information private, it's mostly common sense. Whenever you're about to throw away a piece of paper, imagine that it was posted on a billboard by the freeway or e-mailed to everyone in the world. Would that be bad? Then shred it.
And especially guard your Social Security number. Don't carry your card with you and provide your number only to those who are entitled to ask for it -- people who pay you and must report that income to the government (e.g., banks and your employer) and people you borrow from so they can check your credit history. That's not a big list. The video store doesn't need it. The dry cleaner doesn't need it. The gym doesn't need it. In other words, if someone asks for your Social Security number, don't just hand it out. Challenge them.
And if you want extra protection from identity theft, try Step 2: Put a fraud alert on your account. All that entails is going to the Web site of Equifax or Experian and filling out a simple form. (You have to contact TransUnion via e-mail, letter or phone.) Once a fraud alert is on your credit file, anyone granting you credit is supposed to take extra steps to verify you are who you say you are.
Take a look at the form. It's no big deal to fill out. The fraud alert lasts 90 days. The cost? Zip (unless you go to any number of heavily advertised companies that will gladly charge you $10 a month for the same service).
And if you're afraid you won't remember to renew your fraud alert every 90 days, check out a story I did called "Free ID theft protection." It features a Web site where you can sign up for free e-mail reminders to renew your alert.
Well, there you have it: the top consumer problems and how to avoid them. As a consumer reporter, I'm amazed that people are still getting ripped off by some of these things. The Nigerian letter scam, for example, has been around for a long time, and warnings have appeared on air and in print many, many times. And yet, people are apparently still falling for it.
That leads me to believe that some of the people who need to see these warnings aren't. So if you're the type to read stories like this, reach out to those around you who don't. The people most likely to fall victim to scams? Young people, uneducated people, older people, lonely people and, believe it or not, people who have already fallen victim to scams like these. If you know anyone like that, talk to them. Show them this article. Encourage them to come to you before they send money to anyone for any reason.
At some point in life, we've all been suckers. But if we can become just a little more vigilant for ourselves and on behalf of others, it will happen a lot less often. If not for youself, do it so the sleazeballs who perpetrate this stuff will end up where they belong: either in jail or forced to make an honest living like the rest of us.
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question is: how do you motivate yourself? Here are several tips I've found to be effective to build self motivation:
1. Have a cause
I can't think of a more powerful source of motivation than a cause you care about. Such cause can inspire you to give your best even in the face of difficulties. It can make you do the seemingly impossible things.
While other causes could inspire you temporarily, a cause that matters to you can inspire you indefinitely. It's a spring of motivation that will never dry. Whenever you think that you run out of motivation, you can always come to your cause to get a fresh dose of motivation.
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Your cause is a powerful source of motivation but it's still abstract in nature. You need to make it concrete in the form of a dream. Imagine how the world will be in the future. Imagine how people will live and work.
Having a dream is important because it's difficult to be motivated if you don't have anything to shoot for. Just think about people who play basketball. Will they be motivated to play if there is no basket to aim at? I don't think so. They need a goal. You need a goal. That's what your dream is for.
But just having a dream is insufficient. Your dream must be big enough to inspire you. It must be realistic but challenging. It must stretch your ability beyond your comfort zone.
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Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstaclesthat will invariably come your way. Les Brown
To be truly motivated, you need to have hunger and not just desire. Having mere desire won't take you through difficult times since you don't want things badly enough. In many cases, hunger makes the difference between the best performers and the mediocre ones.
How can you have hunger? Your cause and your dream play a big role here. If you have a cause you care about and a big dream related to it, you should have the hunger inside of you. If you think that you are losing hunger, all you need to do is to connect again to your cause and dream. Let them inspire you and bring the hunger back.
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Comparing yourself with others is an effective way to demotivate yourself. Even if you start with enthusiasm, you will soon lose your energy when you compare yourself with others.
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Believe it or not, one of the best demotivators is your past. Your past can drag you down before you realize it. Your past can give you a heavy burden on your shoulders.
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Published in the year 2012, If It's Not Forever is a romance novel that is centered around the blasts that took place in Chandni Chowk, in 2011.
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If It's Not Forever is a book that is based on a powerful story line that is set to captivate the hearts of its readers. The story revolves around Deb, who is an author, and owner of Grapevine India. When life seems to have been going smooth for the protagonist, he comes face to face with a situation that could have ended his life forever. Deb survives the blasts that took place near Chandni Chowk. Although he escapes the bomb blasts, succumbing to only minor bruises, he is haunted with the images, and voices that he heard on the day.
Following this traumatic event, Deb finds himself at the spot where the blasts took place, where spots a diary. He presumes the diary belongs to a dead man, and Deb begins his journey to give the diary to the man's love, as he believed it was his only way to experience redemption. Deb, Tiya (his girlfriend), and Shrey (his best friend) try their best to give the dead man's diary to his love.
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I purchased this book after I happened to randomly read the glowing reviews on flipkart from other readers and also since the book was on a discount I figured I wouldn't lose much if it turned out to be a dud.Unfortunately I did lose something buying this book..Precious hours and minutes of my life were wasted reading this trash. I kept trudging on and wading through the endless nonsense hoping it would get better but that moment never came.
Who are these people praising this book to the Heavens? They can't be older than twelve for sure. And even that makes me sad to think that our youngs... (Expand)
I finished the book in 1 go i could not keep it down for even a second.. and i must say i misssed deb and avantika...they are soo good together.. I mean his books are best when they have deb and avantika in them... i sooo love the book...
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[Vanessa, our SF Bay Area editor, is travelling this week to Austin, TX and posting from there...]
It's easier to Eat Local in Northern California than it is pretty much anywhere in the United States, but here's a little store that's pushing the cause in South Austin, Texas.
Farm to Market Grocery, a reference to the state's naming system for the secondary routes that connect rural areas to the urban core, was opened by two local residents to provide a crucial neighborhood service and to connect the people of Austin to local food purveyors. The tiny store, the only grocery store in the neighborhood, stocks an astounding 4,000 items—over 30% of which are sourced locally.
Flowers from Boggy Creek Farm, Alexander Farm pastured eggs, Brazos Supreme Goat Milk Ice Cream and Pure Luck Cheese share space with necessities like toilet paper and household gadgets like whisks and spatulas. There's everyday shredded cheese, organic milk, bread from the bakery next door and Texas wine. A narrow shelf of rice noodles and wraps, coconut milk and soy sauce sits across from a display of locally produced agave syrup.
The store is set up so that neighborhood residents can do most of their shopping without getting in their cars and driving to a big box store. And it succeeds to an extent. The store doesn't have any fresh meats and produce is a definite weak link in the local chain. As the owner told me, once the summer peaches, berries, tomatoes and cucumbers are gone, there's not much left that's grown in Texas. Still, it's heartening to see the Eat Local movement gaining traction everywhere.
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Hmm, I'll have to check it out. I'm way up in N. Austin though.
Austin isn't as progressive as North California, but we do have a strong local movement here. I definitely try to buy local when I can.
Here's a rundown on local food in Austin:
You can get a lot of locally produced foods in stores such as Central Market and Whole Foods. Goodflow Juice, Sweet Leaf Iced Tea, cheeses from local dairies, Tom's Tabouley, a place specializing in Ethiopian foods, a place specializing in Toffee Puddings, etc...
We still have a food co-op: Wheatsville Co-Op off of N. Guadalupe street, not far from the University of Texas campus.
Three farmers markets steadily operate around town. Austin Farmer's Market is in a park off of Guadalupe & 4th I believe on Saturdays; they also bring food up to the giant Whole Foods on Weds. Sunset Valley FM is in the Tony Berger Center parking lot off Ben White on Saturdays (this one is my favorite). And Travis County FM operates all week on north Burnet Rd almost year-round.
Oh! I forgot the huge market off of East 290 near Manor. It's more of a flea market (with some suspect goods) but they do have farmers bring in some produce and other foods, too.
Those toffee puddings were amazing! I bought some at Whole Foods while I was there. Austin's cool, I would have loved to have visited Boggy Creek Farm while I was there, but they weren't open any of the days I was around. Thanks for the rundown of markets.
Yes, the sticky toffee puddings at Whole Foods in Austin are made locally and taste amazing! Have you tried their seafood counter? Wowza.
Verily, if you live in North Austin, you have to check out the Wednesday evening farmers market at the Triangle. Open late enough to stop by after work. Also, the Travis County market closed a year or two ago.
North Austin has a ton of international grocery stores. Just within two miles of my house are an Indian store, two Japanese stores, two Korean stores, a Chinese store, three Mediterranean stores, a couple Mexican meat markets (they don't have much produce though), and a general international store.


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ABERDEEN, S.D. – More than 400 students and directors will participate in the 66th annual Northern State University Band Clinic on Nov. 14.
That includes 335 North Dakota and South Dakota high school students and directors who are pre-registered, as well as NSU band students – and it marks an extremely large enrollment in the event's history.
A concert including band clinic festival bands and the NSU Symphonic Band begins at 3 p.m. at the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
Conducting the student clinic bands will be Dr. Craig Aarhus from Mississippi State University. At MSU, he co-directs the famous Maroon Band and basketball pep bands, conducts the Starkville/MSU Community Band and teaches courses in the department of music. As a member of the band faculty, Aarhus has been part of a team that has helped lead the band program to unprecedented growth, making it one of the largest bands in the Southeast.
World-famous saxophonist and NSU faculty member Fred Hemke is performing at the Band Clinic with the Symphonic Band under the direction of NSU Director of Bands Dr. Boyd Perkins. Hemke will perform Sammy Nestico's "Persuasion." The composition is a jazz-influenced solo work for alto saxophone and band. The band will also perform Alfred Reed's "Jubilant Overture" and "Pas Redouble" by Camile Saint Seans.
Established in 1947, the NSU Band Clinic is the longest running band directors' workshop in South Dakota. With the mission of exposing students and directors to new music resources and educational techniques for school bands, the clinic features two high school festival bands and the NSU Symphonic Band in concert at the conclusion of the day.
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UK Stars On The Verge
Published July 16, 2010 12:00
"It was the worst performance by British women since the Open Era began."
These were the words on the lips of many English journalists writing about the disappointingly premature exit of all six British female players at Wimbledon. However, study their matches closer and you'll see flashes of genius and hard-fought battles. The results looked poor but the prospects are promising.
Laura Robson shot to fame in 2008 when she won the Wimbledon girls' singles title at the tender age of 14. Since then she has progressed onto the senior circuit, and she was given a wildcard into this year's Championships. The draw was tough on the Londoner, matching her against Jelena Jankovic - however, Britain's best junior rose to the occasion, and on her Centre Court debut and in only her sixth match on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, she rallied from 5-3 down in the second set before falling, 63 76(5).
Most impressive was Robson's composure. She may have started off nervously in the first set, with a double fault gifting Jankovic an early break, but she managed to find a way to settle down, firing 13 aces from her effective lefty serve. At 4-3 down in the tie-break she set up the point beautifully, taking Jankovic out wide to open up the court, but she missed an easy forehand down the line. A yelp of frustration was followed by a smile; despite the pressure Robson was enjoying the moment. In the end Jankovic's athleticism and experience proved too much.
Nevertheless Robson made an impact on legendary coach Nick Bollettieri, who compared her to former Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport, saying to the Daily Telegraph: "She doesn't have great lateral mobility, but her serve is a weapon and she puts the high ball away nicely. If she stands close to the baseline and uses her groundstrokes, she can be very dangerous." Considering Bollettieri's reputation for talent spotting, this bodes well for Robson's future.
British No.1 Elena Baltacha came agonizingly close to that elusive first round victory against Croatian teenager Petra Martic. Her preparation for the tournament couldn't have been better, reaching the quarterfinals at Eastbourne the previous week and starting the Championships on a career-high of No.52.
After steering herself into a commanding position, leading 62 53, Bally - as she is affectionately known - served for the match at 62 54 but, as she conceded, "got tight", and lost the set 7-5. Martic seized the momentum, breaking Baltacha in the first game of the third set and continuing to serve well for rest of the match, eventually sealing a 26 75 63 victory.
Letting a lead slip can be harder to accept than losing easily but the positive thinking Scot doesn't want to dwell on the past: "You know what, I'm No.52 in the world. I'm getting there. I'm rising up the rankings. I'm improving. It is the way it is. You've got to learn, you've got to move on, you've got to get better. That's what I'm going to do," she said after the match.
Nerves got the better of Anne Keothavong too when she let a 4-0 lead in the final set slip away to succumb, 36 62 64, to Anastasia Rodinova. The decisive game was at 4-3 on the British No.3's serve. The game lasted 15 minutes, with both players exchanging advantages, but was cruelly ended when Rodinova broke the Londoner with a net cord.
"I had my chances to win being 4-0 up in the third but I got a little nervous closing it out. Wimbledon is such a special tournament for British players and the pressure and expectations can sometimes get to you.
"Coming back from a serious knee injury is hard and I still believe I can get my ranking back inside the Top 50 which is why I'm still playing tennis!"
Katie O'Brien and Heather Watson both fell in three sets as well but according to Nigel Sears, head of women's tennis at the Lawn Tennis Association, O'Brien played the "match of her life" against Alona Bondarenko and Watson played a wonderful second set, "her movement and anticipation clearly world class."
Sears has overseen terrific progress in the women's game. From having no players in the Top 100, four girls have moved inside that mark over the last year.
So what does Sears expect from his girls at next year's Wimbledon?
"Winning more matches than this year! I'm sure we'll see more wins during the first week next year but realistically if we want to see British women in the second week, their rankings will need to substantially improve again."


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(Reuters) - After their Super Bowl aspirations with quarterback Brett Favre ended in disappointment, the National Football League's (NFL) Minnesota Vikings looked like a team on the decline and destined for a spell of quiet rebuilding.
But heading into the midway point of their 2012 campaign, the Vikings are 5-2 and a victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday would send them, temporarily at least, to the top of the National Football Conference's North division.
A division featuring the Chicago Bears (5-1), Green Bay Packers (4-3) and Detroit Lions (2-4) is a challenging one for Minnesota to get out of but a foundation of solid defense is giving them a fighting chance.
The Vikings, who have claimed the scalp of the San Francisco 49ers among others this season, rank ninth in total defense, sixth in scoring defense and third in sacks.
The defensive formation preferred by head coach Leslie Frazier is one the Buccaneers should know well - the old 'Tampa 2' modified by new Vikings defensive coordinator Alan Williams.
"He's become much more comfortable with our players and what their abilities are," said Frazier.
"Just the way he was conducting himself with our players and in the meetings, he's really, really grown in the short time we've been together and he's going to get better and better and in turn, our defense will benefit from him."
Second-year quarterback Christian Ponder has shown signs of improvement and Minnesota can also count on one of the NFL's top running backs in Adrian Peterson, who is ranked fourth in his position having put up 652 rushing yards.
The Bucs have been involved in some close battles in defeat having lost 41-34 at the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants, 24-22 at home to the Washington Redskins and 35-28 at home to New Orleans on Sunday.
Coach Greg Schiano has gained a reputation as being a tough-talking coach who demands maximum effort from his player right to the end of every game and Frazier says that defines the Bucs.
"They're in so many games, every week battling right to the very end. They play with a lot of energy across the board, on special teams, offense and defense, and that's been very impressive to see," said Frazier.
"We'll have to really rise up and match their intensity on Thursday."
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An appreciation of "Streets of Fire" on its 30th anniversary.
"Celeste and Jesse Forever" is a good-hearted romantic comedy about a likable couple — so likable, indeed, that it swims upstream against the current of our desires. The two have been happily married for years, long enough so their friends think of them as a unit, and now they've decided she'll stay in the house and he'll move into his studio in the backyard. "But we're still best friends," they explain to everyone. To me those are five of the saddest words in romance.
This decision upsets and even offends their friends, because after certain people become fixed stars in their firmament, they feel threatened if things change. If the marriage between Celeste and Jesse isn't working out, what can they expect to happen in their own lives? In a sense they have the duty to stay together just to set a good example.
Celeste and Jesse are played by Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg, who make an appealing couple. That doesn't come as a surprise about Jones, but Samberg shows a dimension here that would have been difficult to guess from "Saturday Night Live." The movie benefits from a sound screenplay by Jones and Will McCormack, who write dialogue and create supporting characters who don't seem like air-headed plot puppets, the way so many rom-com characters do. There's a certain respect for their feelings.
Of course they play opposites, but opposites attract. She's Type A, he's Type Zzzzzz. They comfortably occupy what seems to be the same double act, in which they can spin off in-jokes of indefinite length for their own amusement. Given their personality types, of course it's Celeste who asks for the divorce. Jesse would never arouse himself to such a pitch. She is ambitious for herself, ambitious for him, ambitious for their marriage, and incapable of staying in a marriage that has no particular problems except that she can imagine a better one. They've been married for six years, and she's closing in on the seven-year itch.
It appears they can coast along forever as best friends, especially if it were up to Jesse to initiate change. Their status quo is jolted, however, when Jesse receives a completely unexpected piece of news. No, it's not something like being told he has only weeks to live. That would place the story on a fixed trajectory. His new information, which I won't reveal, brings a sudden infusion of reality into their lives — especially into Celeste's, because it's the kind of one-upmanship she's temperamentally incapable of dealing with. Jesse, who is so conveniently passive, suddenly finds himself holding the winning card in their game of emotions.
There are time-honored formulas for romantic comedies, and "Celeste and Jesse Forever" avoids them. It begins with a group of believable modern Los Angelinos, embeds them in a fantasy and then introduces a plot twist that's both unexpected and devastating to their cozy routine.
In the supporting cast we get small but not cookie-cutter roles for actors such as Ari Graynor as Celeste's devastated best friend, Emma Roberts as a freshly minted teen queen, and Elijah Wood as Celeste's buddy at work in an L.A. trend-spotting shop.
I'm not surprised that Rashida Jones took the lead in writing this screenplay; the way things are going now, if an actress doesn't write a good role for herself, no one else is going to write one.
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The Flock of Finns — a collection of colorful birds, ducks and roosters — will fly back into the park, starting at noon. It will take several hours to reinstall the steel creatures at the corner of Witherspoon and Preston streets.
Mayor Jerry Abramson said the restoration will "preserve the flock for many generations to come."
The art display was unveiled in 2001 and the flock flew to several locations around the city before being permanently installed at the Waterfront.
Time, weather and natural wear-and-tear promoted the need for various repairs, including touch-up painting, said Kathy Scherer, who helped launch the Flock of Finns and raised money to endow it.
The restoration of the 29 birds cost $5,000 and was paid by a fund established for the long-term care of the artwork. Paul Addington of St. Matthews Auto Import coordinated the work and artist Dianne Wisdom did the restoration work. Others involved include Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, A&A Towing and United Rental.
"The Waterfront Park streetscape has been lonely without the flock," Scherer said, who lives atop Preston Pointe. "My bird's-eye view provides daily entertainment as I watch people interact with Marvin's fantasy fowls."
Finn was born in 1913, the son of an Alabama sharecropper. Finn's father enjoyed whittling on wood and Finn would stand by him, learning carving and artistic skills.
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