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Dogs in restaurants are more common than ever, despite being illegal for mere pets, a trend that service dog owners don't like
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It used to be rare to see dogs in restaurants — which many people see as gross and the health codes don't allow — but not anymore. It's an increasingly common sight to see dogs in Bay Area restaurants, grocery stores, bars, and others businesses that traditionally haven't allowed them.
Call it part of our love affair with canines, a loophole in medical privacy laws that stymies inquiries into whether Fido is a service dog needed for some ailment, or a manifestation of some people's entitlement issues, but more and more pet owners see no problem with bringing their dogs to the dinner or lunch table.
Some have even angrily defended their supposed right to do so when confronted.
The city estimates there are about 120,000 dogs living in San Francisco, which equates to almost one dog per seven people. Sometimes it seems like even more than that given how omnipresent dogs seem to be, popping in places that used to be off-limits to them, such as restaurants.
Some people now see restaurants as dog-friendly zones, but they're not, and for good reason. Due to public health concerns, dogs are banned by federal law from any establishment that serves or handles food.
The lone caveat to that rule is provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and it allows those who need service dogs to have them at all times, overriding the aforementioned policy established by the US Food and Drug Administration. The existence of the caveat isn't really a problem — service dogs are necessary, helpful, and are highly trained animals — but the loophole it provides is.
That loophole allows regular, untrained folks to take regular, untrained dogs into restaurants under the guise of service.
"Under those provisions, restaurants are somewhat limited in that they can't be too forceful in their line of questioning," said Angelica Pappas, communications manager at the California Restaurants Association (CRA). "So I think that some people who want to bring their dogs know that and might think that they can get around the law that way."
And in San Francisco, the trend is particularly pronounced, creating a problem for those who work in restaurants.
"The most obvious issue you see [when a dog is in a restaurant] is cross contamination," said Terrence Hong, senior environmental inspector with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. "A food handler might pet a cute dog, for instance, where service dog handlers go through training themselves and are more prepared for that situation."
Food can be contaminated with fecal bacteria — something many dogs just love to roll around in — in addition to just the unsightly hairs ending up in people's meals. The US Centers for Disease Control estimates that one in six people (about 48 million) are sickened by food-borne illness each year. Of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die, according to the CDC's last comprehensive study of the issue in 2011.
"Safety, too, is an issue," Pappas said. "There's no guarantee that all these dogs are well-trained and even having them on a patio is really no different than having them inside when it comes to that."
Florida became the first state to allow non-service dogs in outdoors seating areas in restaurants in 2006, and California had followed the lead of the Sunshine State by 2012.
"But the application of those laws is far more difficult than the black and white on a piece of paper," Hong says.
The ADA — the same law that allows service dogs to enter restaurants— is proving to be one of the biggest obstacles when it comes to identifying the fakes. The language in the ADA states that anyone entering a business with a dog claiming to be a service animal can be asked only two questions: Is the dog a service dog? What task is it trained to do for you?
Business owners can't ask a person in question for identification, because no federally or municipally approved uniform identifier exists, according to Hong. They can't ask what a customer's ailment is, because that question violates a privacy clause in the ADA.
While the restaurants are being unlawfully infiltrated, other areas around the city are experiencing atypical levels of canine traffic as well.
Buses? Sure, why not. As long as your dog has a muzzle, it can legally take part in the herkiest, jerkiest, most claustrophobic ride available in the Muni playground, at least according to the unbothered gentleman with his dog on the 47-Van Ness bus on a recent Saturday.
Cabs? Hop on in, Rover. The mall? Every dog could use an afternoon at Michael Kors. Grocery stores? Screw the food handling laws, dogs gotta eat too.
And if someone gets in the way of you and your pet canine's umbilical relationship? Just claim it's a service dog. Sure, it's considered a federal offense to misrepresent your pet as a service animal, but you can order a super-official looking vest off the Internet easier than you can order a book off of Amazon. The malfeasance is also nearly impossible to report.
Thus, the misrepresentation of service dogs is a rapidly growing problem, and one that seems to be trivialized by a large number of people.
Unfortunately for those who need legitimate service dogs, Hong said the general public has offered little opposition to the fakes. He said that there is no exact figure for dog-related complaints, because they don't consolidate them, but he also noted that many people are reluctant to speak out against the malfeasant service dog owners.
Whether it's because they think the business owners will handle the complaint (they won't, according to the CRA) or if they are just privately, rather than publicly, opposed to the trend (which Hong had said he thinks people are), it still leaves the owners of real service dogs in a tough place.
"We've been affected many times by fake service dogs," said Wallis Brozman, service dog owner from Corporate Advancement Assistant for Canine Companions for Independence, a service dog training academy located in Santa Rosa. "It's happened to us everywhere, we've been attacked right outside of restaurants. We've been denied service at restaurants, denied service at hotels."
Brozman says that she has been denied service at those institutions expressly because of the bad name that poorly trained service dogs have given to the whole industry.
But Brozman needs her dog. She uses a manual wheelchair full-time due to a condition called dystonia, a neurological movement disorder that causes extremely painful and involuntary muscle contractions. Even with her condition, she says that she has been made to pay pet deposits in hotels, even though her dog isn't even classified as a "pet" by the ADA.
And Caspin, Brozman's dog, is definitely not a pet. He understands both Sign Language and English, making him a bilingual dog (and more linguistically savvy than this writer). He's been trained to stay calm in loud, obnoxious public settings. He can pick up anything Brozman might drop. He's a talented dog, but he's no pet.
According to the California Penal Code Section 365.5, a "service dog means any dog individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, minimal protection work, rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items."
Service dogs not only provide assistance when necessary, but they provide their handlers with a sense of autonomy that they can't achieve through other means. That's why service dogs were included in ADA of 1990.
It was a huge victory for the people that really need service dogs, like Brozman, for instance, or war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. One of the prescribed treatments for PTSD victims happens to be the presence of a service dog.
"It can cost us $5,000 to train these dogs for veterans," said Robert Misseri, president of a service dog training organization called Guardians of Rescue. "Poorly behaved dogs make things more difficult for the vets who need our dogs."
But the benefits of owning a service dog can be voided in a hurry if the dog encounters another dog without the same composure, training, and restraint.
"Our graduates have been bitten by dogs in public, provoked, and mistreated by other dogs," said Angie Schact, an instructor at Canine Companions for Independence, a program that requires a minimum six-month program for their graduates. "They have gone through so much more training than the average dog. We've raised the issue with the Department of Justice. We're serious."
But when the ADA was originally drafted, according to Paul Bowskill, general manager of ServiceDogsAmerica.com, it "provided for very few mental disabilities. Most of the qualifying disabilities at the time were physical and [visible]."
After the ADA was passed, guidelines were expanded to include mental illness and seizure risk, in addition to physical ailment, so visual cues became far less notable.
"You can't tell if someone needs a service dog now," said Bowskill. "The law was written so you can train your own service dog, and by law, you don't need an ID." And as we, as a culture, become even more accustomed to steady streams of "Sure you can!" responses and discomfort demolishing inventions, our reluctance to leave pets behind is only trending upwards.
But for service dog owners just trying to lead an autonomous existence and those patrons simply tired of seeing dogs in places previously forbidden, it's a scary thought. "Sometimes, [people] just assume that my service dog is a fake," said Brozman. "I explain to people again and again, and I show them that my dog is perfectly trained and there to help me, yet people still stigmatize us."
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Rebecca Marino quits tennis, cites depression, Internet abuse
Two days after The New York Times ran a profile on Canadian player Rebecca Marino's struggle with online abuse on Twitter, Marino announced she is taking another break from tennis, possibly a permanent one.
"I have decided to step away from tennis," she said. "This was not an easy decision, but there are a number of factors that have led me to this. Factors that are part of our society and that I am more than open to discuss, which I plan to do moving forward, because I know it's part of my growth process."
Marino, now No. 418 after her extended absence last year, reached a career-high of No. 38 in 2011. Her best result was a final appearance in Memphis that same year. She returned to the tournament this week and played what could be the final match of her career, a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Alexa Glatch in the first round of qualifying.
Marino initially told The New York Times that abusive comments online drove her decision to take a break from the tour for seven months last year, but in a conference call today she revealed she's suffered from depression for the last six years and used that break to seek help.
Rebecca Marino says she suffers from depression, and sought help last year. Says it's the best thing she ever did.—
Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) February 20, 2013
Marino on opening up on depression – "I just feel like it was something that needed to be done…it just feels like the right move."—
Caroline Cameron (@SNCaroline) February 20, 2013
Marino made it clear that she isn't stepping back from tennis because of cyber bulling, she's stepping back cause the passion isn't there.—
Caroline Cameron (@SNCaroline) February 20, 2013
Says both internet, depression played roles in her decision, but it's not just those two factors. Estimates depression has been for 6 years.—
Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) February 20, 2013
"I'm looking at other endeavors, I would like to go to school." -Rebecca Marino, who still will not say she is fully "retiring" permanently.—
Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) February 20, 2013
Marino's willingness to speak publicly about both depression and online abuse has brought the issues into the spotlight. The day The New York Times profile ran, Marino once again deleted her Twitter account and another Twitter stalwart, Britain's Laura Robson, suspended hers, too, though she had a change of heart a day later and reinstated it.
"Honestly I've had enough of the internet, twitter and facebook," Marino tweeted on Monday evening. "I am now deleting everything. Heck I should even throw out my computer. Thank you to all the wonderful fans for your support. You are the reason I keep going and staying positive. So goodbye twitter!"
Robson, who has been cited as one of the best tennis Twitter accounts to follow by various outlets, including SI.com, gave no indication that anything was wrong when she abruptly deleted her account. A quick look at some of the messages Robson received after Monday's three-set loss to Yulia Putintseva in Dubai give some insight into the negative feedback the 19-year-old received, which likely prompted her decision to briefly deactivate.
@laurarobson5 So glad you lost to a nobody. So overated. xxx—
Ryan Connor (@RyanCSConnor) February 18, 2013
@laurarobson5 wow, you really suck! Now I get the "play tennis occasionally" part ;)—
BUDUCI PREDSEDNIK (@SRBPREDSEDNIK) February 18, 2013
@laurarobson5 Losing to a wildcard outside the top 100 after coming from 5-2 down – Typical Brit—
David J Hayes (@Hayesie1979) February 18, 2013
As Marino told The New York Times, some of the most vicious messages can come from disgruntled bettors who lost money on matches and take it out on the players. Not to be underestimated are the flurry of tweets Robson has received on an almost daily basis rife with sexual innuendo.
@laurarobson5 oh yeah, I'd still drink your bath water #topbabe #majorcrush #meetyouoneday #workingatwimbledon—
Arjun Jethwa (@Homeboy_Hotel) February 19, 2013
That Robson even entertained the idea of deleting her account so suddenly was particularly surprising given her popularity on Twitter. Her follower count of 170,000 is unmatched for any player ranked outside the top 40. By way of comparison, Victoria Azarenka barely beats her out at 183,000, and Maria Sharapova, who joined Twitter a month ago, trails with 132,000.
Marino isn't the first tennis player who has struggled with depression. In his autobiography "Acing Depression: A Tennis Champion's Toughest Match," former No. 1 Cliff Richey revealed his 40-year struggle. Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles and Pat Cash have discussed depression as well.


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Spring is officially here. As the snows melt and the earth warms up, the natural world comes to life… green shoots poke through the damp ground, birds sing joyfully in the sunshine, and the heady scent of fruit tree blossoms fills the air. It's time to go outside and soak in the beauty and the bustle! This is my favorite season for keeping a nature journal, a place to record what I'm seeing, hearing, smelling, and tasting in the world around me, as well as how these observations make me feel. Want to join in?
Keeping a seasonal nature journal can deepen your connection to both nature and self. Through prose and poetry, drawings and photos, collected nature items, and creative elements, a nature journal provides a place to explore the role nature plays in your life, and to safely express your creativity. In turn, it fosters mindfulness, gratitude and a heightened sense of place.
Here are a few ideas from my self-paced nature journaling eCourse, A Sense of Place ~ Spring, to help you get started on your own nature journaling journey!
Look for signs of spring. Use all your senses to observe your natural environment – what do you see, smell, hear, taste and feel? Keep your journal with you and record your observations with short notes and simple sketches.
You may include:
• the rising temperature outside
• the return of migrant birds at a backyard feeder
• emerging buds on bare tree branches
• the smell of damp earth
• the bustle of critters and creatures waking & mating
• lingering snowfall or heavy rains
• the sound of a lawn mower in the distance
Later, select one observation from your journal to think about more closely. Consider how it relates to the overall environment, the season and to you. Make connections by asking basic questions, such as: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
Look for natural moments to record in your journal that evoke an emotion, or inspire an insight. They might include: baby blue eggs in a perfectly formed nest; rain falling outside your window; a warm, moist breeze on bare skin; digging in damp dirt to plant a garden.
When recording these moments, consider and note:
• Did you have a role in this moment?
• How did it make you feel?
• Did it change your perspective on the day, or the object/event being observed?
• What memories were ignited?
• How might it impact your future?
Pick one moment and write about it in depth. Describe it from your unique perspective. Include which of your senses were engaged, what connections you made to the natural world and what connections you made to yourself.
As you spend more time with your journal, you'll begin to see your place in nature through new eyes, noticing objects, events, and patterns you'd not seen before, and connecting the to the rhythm of the seasons in new, meaningful ways!
For more seasonal journaling prompts, creative exercises, and nature journaling guidance and inspiration, check out A Sense of Place ~ Spring, a comprehensive, self-paced nature journaling eCourse at Natural Nester.
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Elizabeth Sniegocki is a writer, naturalist, suburban homesteader and mother in Sarasota, Florida. She writes on seasonal and sustainable living, wholesome cooking, community building, conscious parenting and more for various print and online publications. Elizabeth also offers self-paced eCourses and family eGuides to help others create a natural and mindful environment around them, and within. Learn more about her work at Natural Nester.
"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in the garden." —Ruth Stout
Spring is almost here which means it's almost time to bring that garden of yours back to life. The rewards of homegrown foods can be heady. Whether you are biting into a juicy tomato from your own backyard, gathering the first radishes of the season or whipping up an herb-infused honey, you are engaging with your food in a new way. Get the best garden tips from the pros and start growing your own food now.
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For those of us interested in living a sustainable and simple lifestyle, gardening is a great way to enjoy the benefits of healthy, fresh food and avoid the impacts of industrial agriculture. Yet, some days it is hard enough just to keep up with the kids, job, and house cleaning. With all we have going on, we can get discouraged with growing food when the effort put in doesn't pay off at harvest time. In these moments we might question if sustainable and simple are at odds with each other.
Photo by Christina Selby
As an avid gardener for twenty years, I have learned a few tricks to keep the task simple but often it still overwhelms my schedule throughout the growing season. Recently I picked up a few new tricks from experienced gardeners with full lives who keep low-maintenance gardens that still provide ample harvest. Turns out, gardening doesn't have to be another chore that saps your time without giving much in return. Simplify your garden with these basic gardening tips, and enjoy your garden and the warm season to the fullest.
1) Plant fewer plants but more of them – While biodiversity is good, having too many varieties each with different needs can complicate things quickly when you are working to keep them all happy in your garden. Narrow down what you grow to a handful of crops that you eat the most and have had success growing, and grow lots of those. They will have the same requirements so you can tend to them all at once. Can or store the abundance for winter. Skip specialty items or things like onions and potatoes you can buy in bulk at your local farmers market.
2) Focus on perennials and landscaping – Perennials, those wonderful plants that come back each year with minimal care, allow you to fill your yard with food. Plant fruit trees, berry bushes, herbs, and crops like asparagus and strawberries that will feed you for many years.
3) Skip the starts - Starting from seed is a great way to save money gardening but if your top priority is to save time, this is one activity you can cut out. Buy organically grown starts from your local nursery or school's seedling sale. Or cut down on the work by planning with a friend which seedlings you will grow and trade. You don't have to grow them all.
4) Minimize watering – Hand watering a garden can take up a lot of time and energy. Use your resources wisely and invest in drip irrigation with a timer. As long as you keep the system in good repair, the watering will be done for you.
5) Consolidate your garden – If you have let your garden spread out over the years, consider consolidating to one area. With good watering water, soil amendments and rich compost, it is possible to grow more in less space. A small intensive area that is well cared for will provide more abundance than spreading your efforts all over your yard.
6) Test your soil – Soil is the foundation of your garden. Knowing what your soil needs and then adding the appropriate amendments will save you lots of headaches when you spend a lot of time planting and then things don't grow well.
7) Low or no till – After a couple of years of deep digging, lightly fluffing the top layer to plant seeds is all that should be needed. Build up your soil by adding organic material to the top. Rake in amendments appropriate to you particular soil needs by gently raking it in.
8) Cover up – Mulching is the practice of covering your garden with a layer of organic matter such as straw, wood chips, grass clippings, or leaves. Almost any organic matter can work, as long as what you are using doesn't come with weed seeds. This is the magic trick every gardener should know and practice. It keeps weeds down and moisture in requiring you to water less frequently.
Christina Selby is a mom, wife, educator, writer, and blogger. She lives on two acres of tumbleweed-ridden land in Santa Fe, NM into which she is constantly trying to breathe life. On her blog, Tumbleweeds and Seeds she shares tips and ideas to help readers live simply and sustainably- freeing up time and resources to follow your dreams and make a difference in the world. Visit her blog Tumbleweed and Seeds.
Spring has (almost) sprung, and that means the bounty of the garden can be yours once again. From a large plot to a container on your terrace, any size garden gives you the joy of fresh flavors. Embrace the rejuvenating power of the garden with our favorite garden products.
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What if you could green up your lawn, create gorgeous healthy plants and never have to buy commercial fertilizers again? Composting provides all of these with the added benefit of helping the earth by cutting down the amount you contribute to landfills.
1. To begin you will need some sort of bin to house your composting materials in. This can be any type of container that will provide proper drainage at the bottom. Make sure to choose a container that is at least 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide. Most home improvement and hardware stores offer bins specifically for home composting. An alternative is to build your own compost bin out of wood and a few sheets of chicken wire. You can also create a lid made out of the same materials, which would allow rainwater to get in while also keeping any animals from getting into the bin.
For a simple garden project, make your own compost bin at home with wood and chicken wire.
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2. Next, you will need to fill the bin halfway with a mixture of dirt and leaves. This is preferably done in the fall or early spring when there is a lot of yard debris to work with. Add water to give the compost moisture and to start the composting process.
3. Now comes the more interesting part. Think of your compost bin as a pot and the inside as a sort of stew. You can add just about any type of organic material to it: fruits, vegetables, plant waste, etc. Once you start noticing the things you can compost from your meals rather than throw away they will begin to add up quick. The egg shells from breakfast, banana peel from lunch, etc.
4. Water your compost bin and turn the soil regularly. Before long you will notice your compost heap start to dwindle in size and provide nutrients to any plants nearby. Be sure not to include anything that may have harmful ingredients, as those will be passed on to the plants as well
Several retailers offer mini composting bins that are great for your kitchen. They allow you to fill them with the scraps you have throughout the week rather than running them out to the larger compost bin outside constantly. These are nice as some of them have a carbon filter inside to keep them from having an odor while in your kitchen. I find it works well to have three bins under my kitchen sink: one for trash, one for recycling and one for composting. If you haven't composted before you will immediately be surprised at how little goes into the trash when so many things can either be composted or recycled.
Use a mini compost bin such as this brushed stainless-steel pail in your kitchen for easy compost access.
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For the rest of your lawn and garden there are a few different methods that I've found work well in using the compost as a natural organic fertilizer. The first method is to simply spread the compost over your flower beds and lawn. Gently rake it in and follow up with a thorough watering to allow the nutrients to seep in. To reduce the need for watering, try to do this before an expected rainfall and then you won't need to water—nature will take care of it all on its own. You can also add the compost to the root bulb when planting new plants, shrubs or trees. This provides the plant with extra nourishment as it settles and lays down roots.
The second method is to make a compost tea. For this you will need an old T-shirt or cut-up sheet, some twine or a thick rubber band, and a large bucket. Fill the cloth with compost, close up the ends and secure with the twine or rubber band. You'll notice your creation sort of resembles a tea bag.
Next, place your "tea bag" in the bucket and fill with water. The water will begin to turn brown as it draws out the ingredients from the tea bag. Allow the mixture to sit for the next 2 to 3 days to ensure it has drawn out all of the necessary nutrients and is nice and thick. Once it is ready you can pour it straight from the bucket or use a watering can to sprinkle it over your flower beds. If you'd like to use it over your entire lawn or large flower beds I recommend using a spray nozzle that you can fill with the tea mixture and attach to your garden hose. These can also be found at most hardware or home improvement stores in the gardening or fertilizer sections.
Lastly, sit back and enjoy your beautiful organic garden. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how well composting can enrich your garden. And as an added bonus, take a look at your curbside trash and see how much it has decreased. Our family went from using two garbage cans a week to only half of one can a week. Helping Mother Earth makes composting even more rewarding.
Freelance writer, sales assistant and mother of two, Christy Kenyon hails from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Christy is an avid gardener and nutrition enthusiast who loves learning about how to improve the health of people, animals and the planet.
Have you wanted to garden, but didn't know where to start? Whether you would like to plant in pots, raised beds, a garden bed or a combination of these, you will need to take some time to plan your garden. Garden planning is not difficult, but it can be intimidating to some. It will take a little research, time, and patience.
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To begin planning your garden you will need to decide what you would like to grow. If this is your first garden, it is best to start small. This can be a few pots of your favorite vegetables or a couple raised garden beds. The important thing is not to overwhelm yourself, otherwise you may not have enough time to care for the garden and you will end up viewing it as a chore rather than something enjoyable.
Tending to your garden can bring you pleasure in a number of ways.
• The aromas can be relaxing
• You will get exercise without knowing it
• Spending time in the sun aids in lifting your spirits and boosts your vitamin D levels
• Watching your garden grow successfully can make you proud
Beside these reasons and many more, the main one is you are growing your own food—food that will feed you and your family. Even if you start small, these are items you do not have to buy at the grocery store. Vegetables grown in your garden have so much more flavor than their grocery store counterparts. They get to ripen on the vine, which is beneficial not only to their flavor but also their nutrients. Some vegetables have to travel 1,500 miles before they are on your grocery shelf, thus, they are harvested prior to full ripening!
When it comes to garden planning, researching these 4 fundamentals is a good place to start.
• How much sun each vegetable or herb needs
• How much water each needs
• Ph balance soil requirements
• Which plants are good companions for each other
Once you have this information, you can begin planning the layout. It can be as simple as drawing it on paper, or you can go the more sophisticated route and use an online garden planning tool (try the Mother Earth Living Garden Designer). Either way your goal is to place each type of vegetable or herb where they will grow best based on the information you have gathered.
It may take a few tries before you are happy with it. You may have to change the number of vegetables or even cross it off your list in order for your vegetables to flourish. If you find that you have to eliminate one or two from your list, see if it can be grown in a pot.
For instance, my first year I grew 4-5 different herbs. If this is the route you decide to take, you will need to make sure you are planting herbs that require a similar amount of sun and water together. Otherwise, plant them separately. That was the extent of my planning the first year.
The second year, I added a raised bed. I had and idea of what I wanted to grow, so I bought a couple books to help me out. The books I purchased were Fast, Fresh Garden Edibles by Jane Courtier and All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition, The Revolutionary Way to Grow by Mel Bartholomew. In addition to that I did some online research. I went through the books a number of times, because each time I had more knowledge which in turn brought up more questions.
All of this made me want more, but I reigned myself in because I knew that if my garden was successful I'd have a lot more to deal with than just planning. There would be pruning, weeding, and harvesting. All of which I enjoy! I get to spend time outside with my thoughts and delight in the vegetation that surrounds me.
Melissa is an organic gardener, cook, landowner and mother of three. She strives to improve her family's health by learning about making the right food choices and educating others along the way through her blog, Enlightened Melissa.
Happy January! I would like to talk about National Hot Tea Month before this month comes to an end! Because of my GERD I have had to give up drinking coffee. After replacing my morning beverage of choice with tea, I still have to be careful of caffeine (especially when I drink something that has black tea in it). Herbs in different combinations are appealing, but a single herb in a cup of hot water is often most delicious. If you want to read a good article about making your own tea, read the Mother Earth Living article "Herbal Tea Recipes and Tips" by Tammy Safi.
These are my three favorite booklets with herb tea recipes.
Because I have an herb garden, I'm always looking for ways to use the herbs I've dried, and tea is the perfect way to use them. I found several blends I like in a booklet by Pat Humpheries and Bertha Reppert called Herb Teas for Pleasure. One of my favorite recipes is The Herbs of Shakespeare Tea.
Makes about 24 teabags
• 2 cups mint
• 1/2 cup marjoram
• 1/3 cup whole savory leaves
• 1/4 cup lavender flowers
You can make this one of two ways.
1. Combine all of the whole leaves and flowers in a jar with a lid that seals well. Spoon a teaspoon into your cup or mug and steep for 5 minutes.
2. With an herb mill, shred the leaves and flowers, and mix them together. To store the tea for later use, put the blend into self-sealing teabags and put them in a jar. Don't forget to label the jar with the name and date of the blend.
Makes about 19 teabags
I also found a Rosemary House Tranquilla Tea in a booklet called Blending Herbal Teas compiled by Tina Sams of The Essential Herbal Magazine that I liked. Here's the recipe. I usually equate 1/4 cup with 1 part.
• 4 parts peppermint, or 1 cup mint (Spearmint is a bit easier for me to tolerate.)
• 1 part sage, or 1/4 cup sage
• 2 parts rosemary, or 1/2 cup rosemary
You can make the measurements out of whatever you have dried.
This Love of Lemon Tea is filled with a lot of citrusy herbs.
Dried lemon verbena is especially perfect for herbal tea. In combination with other lemon herbs—as in this recipe for Love of Lemon Tea—lemon verbena is outstanding, herbally speaking. I found this recipe in the booklet called Beverages with Herb Scents by the Western Reserve Unit of the Herb Society of America. It is described as "a light green in color but never weak, if given plenty of time to steep."
• 1 cup lemon verbena leaves, crushed
• 1 cup lemon balm leaves, crushed
• 1 cup lemon geranium leaves, crushed (I recommend 'Crispum' or 'Rober's Lemon Rose'.)
• 1 cup lemon thyme leaves, crushed
• 3 tablespoons dried lemon rind curls
• 1 fat tablespoon dried calendula petals
Mix all of the ingredients together and store them in a jar. You could also spoon the blend into self-sealing teabags and place them in a jar for storage. When you make a cup or mug, steep for 4 to 6 minutes.
These herbal teas are ready for a very cold day! All photos by Nancy C. Heraud.
DON'T FORGET to label your jars with the name of the tea blend and the date.
It has been so cold here—it is the perfect time for a good book and a cup of herbal tea! What are you doing to keep warm?
As always, if you have a comment or question about any of my posts, please write to me here or my email at email@example.com and put in the subject line "Herb Comment or Question." If you could also let me know where you live in the U.S. (or elsewhere), it will help me answer your herb question more precisely. And be sure to visit my blog Lemon Verbena Lady's Herb Garden. Talk to you soon.
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How to make professional football safer
It's very simple. Take the modern helmet from the players and give them a leather helmet to protect from hair pulling and cuts.
What are some of the recent head injuries in pro football? How about the Miami Dolphins QB Trent Green's recent concussion... Do you think that there was any way on God's Green Earth that Green would have attempted that block if he was wearing a leather helmet? What about Buffalo Bills lineman Kevin Everett's spinal injury? Would he have attemted to tackle the ball carrier by leading with his helmet if his head weren't protected?
The James family has grown by one
Meet Vier Pogo Squad 51
Do you feel that your children are safer today than they were a month ago?
For the last few weeks, My-Sugar-Na has been helping children get to school as a West Allis crossing guard.
I can still remember the day, lo those many days ago, when I came home from work to see my lovely bride's face, beaming with pride. She rushed into our foyer to show me her offical police department issued stop sign.
I feel like Oprah!
(Side note: But I think I look better than she does!)
Welcome to the second, and most likely the last segment of "MJ's Book Club".
You've seen my face, now look at the back of my head
With the United States Bowling Congress Masters competition beginning on Tuesday at AMF Bowlero (culminating with the finals in the infield at Miller Park), the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a story about Chad Kloss from the Milwaukee area. Chad earned an exemption onto the Professional Bowlers Association tour this season, and the USBC Masters is the first stop of the Tour this season.
I was lucky enough to have Chad on my team for the first seven weeks of the season in the 1070 Classic League at Riviera Lanes. This past Thursday, MJS photographer Gary Porter came into Riviera to take Chad's photo for the story. But enough about Chad. He has his own blog.
Tuesday AM update from the USBC Masters
Everybody makes a big deal about how the USBC Masters finals will be held at Miller Park on Sunday. But only four bowlers will be there for the finals. What happens to the rest of the bowlers?
The format is as follows....
There are four squads of approximately 125 bowlers each (the final field size isn't yet known as walk-in entries are still being accepted today). Each squad will bowl two 5-game blocks today and tomorrow.
On Thursday morning, the top 1/4 of the field will bowl an additional 5 games. At that point, the 63 bowlers with the highest 15 game scores will advance into match play. Last year's champion, Doug Kent, will also be seeded into match play.
On Thursday evening and all day on Friday, the remaining bowlers bowl 3-game matches in a double elimination format. It is impossible to properly describe the format here, suffice to say that if a bowler doesn'tt lose a match, s/he won't have to face nearly as many competitors. By Friday evening, the final four bowlers will be known.
Tuesday PM update from the USBC Masters
We've reached the quarter pole... half of the bowlers have bowled half of their games. The lanes must have opened up after the first block, as many top scorers in the first block slid way down the list. Notable names in the Top 100 include...
1st place - Tom Baker (PBA veteran of over 20 years). 238.2 average
5th place - Chris Warren has slid from 1st after the first block. 235 average
8th place - Lennie Boresch, Jr. from Kenosha has slid from 2nd after the first block. 230.4 average
11th place - Tim Janz from Beaver Dam has slid from 3rd after the first block. 225.8 average
12th place - Ralph Hibbard, Jr. from Mukwonago (with whom I have known for 20 years). 225.6 average
20th place - Jack Jurek (made the Finals last season at the State Fair Expo). 220.8 average
23rd place - Ross Strand from Green Bay (who bowled for a couple of seasons at Bluemound Bowl). 219.4 average
47th place - Del Ballard, Jr. (longtime PBA vet and husband of 51st place). 210.6 average
51st place - Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (wife of 47th place). 209.8 average
61st place - Mike Neau from Kenosha. 207.6 average
91st place - Patrick Allen has slid from 38th place after the first block. 201.2 average
92nd place - Jeff Taylor from Madison. 201 average
95th place - Dave Traber (longtime PBA vet, formerly from Cedarburg). 200.2 average
98th place - Nicholas Heilman from La Crosse. 199.8 average
As I mentioned earlier, I will be at AMF Bowlero by around 8:00 and I plan to watch the fourth block.
Wrap-up of Tuesday's Masters qualifying
First, the list of notable names in the top 122 (which will be the cut line after today's five-game blocks)...
1st - Derek Eoff from Greenfield. 250.4 average
3rd - Tommy Jones (PBA superstar that bowled in the 2006 finals at the State Fair Expo Center). 241.6 average
16th - Lennie Boresch, Jr. from Kenosha. 230.4 average
20th - Tim Janz from Beaver Dam. 225.8 average
21st - Ralph Hibbard, Jr. from Mukwonago. 225.6 average
22nd - Ben Hoefs from West Bend (who recently drilled a new ball for me). 225.4 average
26th - Chad Kloss from Greenfield (and league teammate). 224.6 average
32nd - Matt Stock from Omro. 222 average
38th - Jack Jurek (PBA player that bowled in the 2006 finals at the State Fair Expo Center). 220.8 average
41st - Ross Strand from Green Bay. 219.4 average
45th - Joe Crocco from Racine. 218.8 average
48th - Nick Plouff from Tomahawk. 218.4 average
49th - Tish Johnson (former PWBA superstar and highest female qualifier). 218 average
50th - Danny Wiseman (Masters champion from the 2004 finals at Miller Park). 217.6 average
81st - George Lambert IV (amateur that bowled in the 2006 finals at the State Fair Expo Center). 211.4 average
102nd - Todd Droulliard from Milwaukee (a legend in my Friday night league at Bluemound Bowl). 208.8 average
108th - Jace Peterson from Elkhorn. 207.8 average
111th - Mike Neau from Kenosha. 207.6 average
114th - Chad Mass from Brookfield. 207.4 average
119th - Joe Alivo from Milwaukee. 206.8 average
Not bad... 15 bowlers from Wisconsin above the cut line in an event sanctioned by the PBA.
Wrap-up of Wednesday's Masters qualifying
I apologize for not posting an update after the second block on Wednesday. Our internet server at work went down. I then had dinner plans, and when I got home I was informed by My-Sugar-Na that we were part of Time Warner's service outage. Not only was there no internet, but there was this little matter of the World Series going on. Service hadn't been restored at home before I went to bed, but it is all better now at work, so let's see if I can sneak in a full post (and still keep my job).
Names of note in the Top 121. All of these players have made the cut and will bowl five additional games on Thursday morning. After this morning's session, the field will be cut to the 63 players with the top 15-game total.....
1st - Derek Eoff, Greenfield, Wis. (Had the fourth 300 game of the tournament on Wednesday) 237.6 average
3rd - Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas (Had the thrid 300 game of the tournament on Wednesday) 234.3 average
5th - Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich. (Won the first PBA event of the season - the Dydo Cup in Japan) 230.7 average
7th - Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif. (Bowled 300 game on TV in November, 2006) 228.4 average
8th - Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C. (Made the 2006 Masters finals at State Fair Park Expo) 226.4 average
9th - Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis. (League teammate and PBA Exempt player) 226.0 average
11th - Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y. (Made the 2006 Masters finals at State Fair Park Expo) 224.2 average
13th - Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis. (Had the first 300 game of the tournament on Tuesday) 223.9 average
21st - Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla. (PBA superstar holds the record for PBA titles) 220.3 average
23rd - Aaron Jones, Chicago (Had the second 300 game of the tournament on Tuesday) 219.4 average
24th - Lynda Barnes, Double Oak, Texas (Highest female qualifier after ten games) 219.0 average
32nd - Scott Helm, Hartford, Wis. 216.6 average
42nd - Tim Janz, Beaver Dam, Wis. 213.5 average
50th - Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla. (Made the 2005 Masters finals at the US Cellular Arena) 212.6 average
54th - Chad Maas, Brookfield, Wis. (Who beat me on the All-Star Bowling TV show in 2002) 212.1 average
57th - Danny Wiseman, Baltimore (Won the 2004 Masters at Miller Park) 212.0 average
76th - Ken Muscato, Canandaigua, N.Y. (Amateur player who made the 2005 Masters finals at the US Cellular Arena) 210.1 average
81st - Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla. (Made the 2004 Masters finals at Miller Park) 209.5 average
84th - Ross Strand, Green Bay, Wis. (Once bowled in my league on Friday's at Bluemound Bowl) 209.3 average
86th - Ben Hoefs, West Bend, Wis. (Did a great job drilling a new ball for me in August) 209.2 average
92nd - Ralph Hibbard, Jr., Mukwonago, Wis. (Son-in-law of the last ABC Executive Director Darold Dobs) 208.3 average
96th - Ryan Yanel, Kenosha, Wis. 208.1 average
98th - Joe Alivo, Milwaukee, Wis. 208.0 average
117th - George Lambert IV, Wichita, Kan. (Amateur player who made the 2006 Masters finals at State Fair Expo) 206.7 average
The Masters field is now down to 64 for match play
488 bowlers have now become 64, and match play begins at 4:30 CDT.
PBA exempt player Chris Loschetter took over the high spot after 15 games with a 230.2 average. The average needed to advance to match play was 209.2, and that 63rd spot was claimed by PJ Haggerty with a total pinfall of 3138. To accentuate how important every pin and every spare is, two players missed that cut by two pins. Exempt PBA player Mike Mineman from Belleville, IL, and Dan Bock from Albert Lea, MN, get to take that long drive home and think about that one bad shot that left them a split, or a 6-count in the 12th frame of any game. Five additional players missed the cut by 5 pins or less. Not five pins of average. Five pins total.
Watch Miller Park become a bowling alley
The USBC's website has a slide show detailing the transformation of Miller Park from baseball stadium to a bowling arena.
32 bowlers remain in the hunt for the Masters $100,000 first place prize
Half of the 64 bowlers that started match play at 4:30 were dismissed by 9:30 PM.
Highlights in the Winner's bracket....
Only three amateur players are still alive with the 13 professionals in the winner's bracket.
Patrick Allen, who bowled in the Championship match at Miller Park in 2004 is one of the pros still alive. He beat leading qualifier Chris Loschetter in the first match, then beat Milwaukee's Chad Maas. Allen will face Wes Malott Friday morning.
Greendale's Derek Eoff, who cruised through qualifying to a #3 seed, beat Derek Sapp and Ken Muscato (who bowled in the 2005 finals at the US Cellular Arena). Eoff will battle Kenosha's Lennie Boresch, Jr. in a battle of local amateurs. Boresch beat two professionals, Joe Ciccone and Ritchie Allen on his way to Friday's match with Eoff.
Sean Rash defeated the two bowlers that faced each other in the Masters finals last year at the State Fair Expo Center. First, he beat 2006 champion Doug Kent 602 - 576, then whapped Jack Jurek, last year's runner-up by thowing an 801 series against Jurek's 680. Rash will bowl Steve Weber on Friday.
Final wrap-up of the 2007 USBC Masters
Life got in the way of my posting this sooner, but I was at Miller Park for the finals. By now, you must know that Sean Rash threw a 269 game (beating Steve Jaros' 245 game) to win the $100,000. But here are some of my comments about the finals, and about the ESPN telecast...
A very disappointing turnout of 2,712 attended the finals. While that is higher than the attendance at the previous two Masters finals (in 2005 at the US Cellular Arena and in 2006 at the State Fair Expo Center), it is much lower than the 4,303 that attended at Miller Park in 2004, and about one-third of the record 7,212 for a tournament in Detroit. The USBC rented out Miller Park in an effort to break the record, and such a poor attendance will likely cause the entire Masters tournament to be moved to a different city. If the tournament is moved out of Milwaukee, it would be the third time that Milwaukee would lose a pro tour stop. It is a good thing that the pros bowl twice this season in the Chicago area.
As for the bowling itself, the scores were too high for the finals of a major event. The USBC, the PBA and ESPN all get caught between a rock and a hard place. If scores are too low, then the common bowler will say "those guys aren't that good... even I can shoot 180". If the scores are too high, then the higher-average player can say "it's too bad that shotmaking wasn't at a premium". On Sunday, Steve Jaros bowled an 814 series (a 271 average) and LOST. I can get into lots and lots of technical reasons as to why the scores were too high, but this isn't the forum (this is). Suffice to say that for a $100K prize and bowling in a major tournament should offer a challange, and that challenge wasn't there.
The professional bowlers are the greatest bowlers in the world. Don't ever forget that. I can brag about my 225 average, or my league record 847 series in the Bluemound Bowl Bob Kodel Major League, etc., etc., but in watching the pros this week, I felt very insignificant. In the finals on Sunday, Jaros changed balls in the middle of an 814 series! To a higher-average player, that is unheard of. If I shoot 279 then 290 and I lose my carry, the last thing in my mind is that I need a different ball. But Jaros made the change and struck on every ball (until he was mathematically eliminated).
I did have a hard time coughing up the $8 for parking. I understand that the USBC and PBA are just renting the facility, and that the Masters is a major tournament, but I felt that I was gouged by Miller Park and the county.
Soon after I got home from the finals (and got back from Walgreens with a second lot of trick-or-treat candy) I watched ESPN's broadcast. New to the announcing booth is Rob Stone, whom I've enjoyed while watching MLS games on ESPN. He seemed to do an OK job for his first live event. However, he did play upon the "I'm new to this and learning" angle. Hopefully that will ease up and he will do a decent job.
I was disappointed in some of ESPN's camera angles. I understand that it wasn't ESPN's job to fill Miller Park, but just about every camera angle that was not an intentional crowd shot showed about 10,000 empty seats. The crowd was basically in three sections on both the first and second levels. But their establishing shot was from a stationary camera in the press box behind home plate. From that angle, there seemed like there were no fans at all. Same with when they showed a snippet from the sausage race. The hand-held camera caught the sausages from home plate past first base to the finish... all shot with empty seats in the background.
And about the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's disasterous coverage... this could be (and probably should be) a post unto itself. Early last week, I said that we'd be lucky to get puff pieces on the three previous champions (we didn't). We barely got any real tournament info... it was like I was reading the TV Guide review of any new show. Cursory data, a few generic quotes, and no photos. Overall, a horrid job. It was like Gary D'Amato was given a press pass and felt compelled to write something (while not worrying about exactly what he was writing about). I am realistic. I didn't expect six days of large-type, above the fold headlines. But good grief, would a photo or two each day somewhere in the paper have been too much to ask? Bowling has four major tournaments, and this one paid the second most and was held here! Say what you want about the bowling vs. golf, but this tournament is the equivalent to golf's Masters. Coverage was completely unbecoming the status that the bowling community reveres the Masters. I would have just as soon the MJS wrote a story that said "we feel bowling is dying and isn't worth our time, effort, or real estate in the paper. If there is a next year for the Masters in Milwaukee, I will ask MyCommunityNOW.com editor Mark Maley to secure a press pass for me, and I (a non-journalist) will volunteer to write three stories per day: One will be a technical review of the parts of the lane and the equipment that was successful, one will be geared for the non-bowler, and one will be geared towards other stuff going on... like size of the crowd, or matches between players of interest. Maley can put them on WauwatosaNOW (because AMF Bowlero is in Wauwatosa) for all I care. But the only newspaper in town really shouldn't have mailed it in this past week.
Coming later this week... blog entries that are NOT about bowling.
OK, one more bowling post. But this one is good. I promise
Who says that I don't have a bleeding heart once in a while? (I just don't want my politicians to have one.)
Ryan Lingholm of Boynton Beach, Florida, bowled a 300 game recently. But read this to understand why it is an incredible accomplishment.


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Houston >Food & Dining > La Griglia - Houston
2002 W Gray St, Houston, TX | Directions 7701929.753568 -95.408897
Monday 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Neighborhoods: Neartown/ Montrose, Central
Although one can make a meal of the bread basket alone at La Griglia (there are pizza strips in it), I always have the Autumn Salad, and if my pants are a little loose, the Shrimp & Crab Cheesecake (recipe ala Mark Cox) is savory decadence. The dessert cart is breathtaking - the Strawberry Ricotta Cake, Coconut Cream and Key Lime Pie are all blow-your-skirt-up good!
This is one of my favorite restaurants. Ive been going for years. The taste of the food, the decor and of course their complimentary delish pizzas and bread and cookies at the end of the meal really stand out as unique customer service. Its our family's birthday stop. I love their flavorful pasta dishes and ricotta cheese and strawberry cake.
I enjoy the food, the quality and the presentation it great, I really like the free pizza bread they serve, avoid weekends it is very busy there will be wait unless you sit outside. Try the veal dishes.....
Real delicious. The salad bar, the pizzas, the service and that chic and unique italian decor.
Hm.......not really....:( – Not really impressed with the food. Service was great! Mediterranean salad that I had, had no taste and it wasn?t cleaned properly. I didn?t finish it. On the other hand??creme brulee was out of this world!
Amazing Service – My wiffe and I go hear when we go to the movie at River Oaks - or when we want something like a nice pizza and a glass of wine in the bar. The good is consitently excellent in this place and it is amazing that a place so large has such attentive service. Full marks to the management and the chef - if you haven't been or have not been in a while- go back. You may find like my wife and I did that it has actually gotten better than we remembered.
Generally good, but don't get the snapper OR THE SALMON – We've been to La Griglia numerous times over the last 10 or more years. My husband invariably orders the boar chop and has always been pleased. I usually order the salmon which is almost always good, though the size varies. However, the last time we dined there I ordered the snapper, as I had eaten salmon the day before. BIG MISTAKE! They served it with portobello mushrooms and a heavy brown sauce, which worked fine for the mushrooms but was terrible on the fish. To make matters worse, the three puny asparagus spears were burned. Maybe that's why they put the fish on top of the asparagus instead of the other way around. All in all, a very poor entree. If you go, get the boar chop, the salmon or something else on the menu, but steer clear of the snapper!
Well we went back to La Griglia last night, thinking that the last disappointing meal was a fluke--it was not. This time I ordered the salmon, which I have had numerous times over the last few years. It had always been good--a nice, thick piece of beautifully grilled salmon with delicious accompaniments. What I had last night was a thin (1/2") piece of overly salted salmon with an overly cooked piece of shrimp and something they called risotto. Although I haven't been to Red Lobster in 20+ years, I would imagine this as something they would serve. Then, to top off that inedible meal, they no longer bring their complimentary Italian cookies with the check. Bottom line, when Fertitta bought La Griglia, the quality disappeared, and, from the looks of the empty tables at 8pm on a Saturday night, so did the customers.
Moms Love La Griglia – Here is a list why it's a treat to take mom to La Griglia which has been an original neighborhood favorite even though Landry's bought them out a few years ago--
(1) The tentacle-like Italian lamps above the bar; (2) the glass mosaic tiles, (3) the Italian lessons in the restrooms, (4) the dining mural of sea monster patrons, (5) the assortment of fresh breads, (6) the neighborhood, (7) the quiet patio on the side, (8) adorable manager Brandon likes to chat with moms, (9) patrons dress up, (10) mom's cooking is not as good as La Griglia's...she could never recreate the white marscapone cake with strawberries.
i love this place – this is our family's birthday dinner place to go. everytime ive been there, its been a great experience.
this past time, we went was my birthday in spring 09. we were just floored by the delicious bread and oven roasted pizza hot off the oven that they served us complimentarily before we ordered.
yes, i have to agree with other reviewers, even on a weekday after 8pm when the restaurant had just a few tables being served, it did take a while to get our waiter to give us a menu.... but we were not in any hurry so we didnt mind.
after dinner, they had this absolutely delicious homemade italian cookies and biscotti (complimentary as well). we ordered a delicious dessert, while most restaurants do not charge for a birthday dessert they did here, but no big deal.
I cannot wait to go there again. everything we ordered was delicious, and im extremely picky about my pastas. We had Penne la Griglia & Paglia e Fieno and a big salad. Mmmmmm....
Truly a disappointing experience! – Our group of 8 people made a reservation for 7:30PM tonight(Saturday night) and arrived on time. We were told by the hostess that our table would be ready in 10 minutes. THIRTY minutes later, we were still not seated. It took us 3 times of going up to the desk to get seated. Then, it just got worse. We didn't get our menus until 10-20 minutes after we were seated. The WATERBOY brought us our bread basket. We waited 45 minutes just for an appetizer and one soup to come out, and we got our food 90 minutes after we sat down - only because we complained as a table several times and asked for the manager twice. Our waiter never came by to even ask how we were doing. Two tables around us ate an ENTIRE meal after being seated before us before we even got our food. The only waitstaff that checked on us all night was the waterboy - he kept our glasses full all night. To top it off, it only took the waiter TEN minutes to get us our check and clear our table after keeping us waiting all night. He never came to apologize. The only concession the manager made was giving us 4 slices of dessert(for EIGHT PEOPLE) to make up for our NINETY minute wait.
This was our first visit to La Griglia, and definitely our last. Save yourself the trouble of spending time and money for bad service and average food.
Avoid – This used to be one of my favorite restaurants. I do not know if they got a new cook or what. But the food is no longer good. They recently changed the menu and i asked for something off of the old menu and he said absolutely no problem. When we got our food, it was absolutely nothing like what it used to be. It was quite disgusting and the fish were so dry. Other people at our table said their food was cold and just okay. The waiters took awhile to come to our table. We probably didnt order our food until an hour after sitting there. Like I said, this used to be a favorite of mine. I dont know that I will go there again because I was so disappointed in the food that I received after expecting something that I loved.
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In addition to a restaurant, JW Marriott Hotel Grand Rapids features an indoor pool. Other amenities include a full-service spa and a bar/lounge.
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- General
In addition to a full-service spa, JW Marriott Hotel Grand Rapids features an indoor pool and a health club. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, secretarial services, and limo/town car service. Event facilities measuring 1428 square feet (129 square meters) include a ballroom, exhibit space, and banquet facilities. This business-friendly hotel also offers a spa tub, a sauna, and a steam room. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
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Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
JW Marriott Hotel Grand Rapids has a restaurant on site.
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A health club and complimentary bicycles are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a steam room.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
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Check-out time is noon
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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No rollaway/extra beds available
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- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: USD 15 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 16 per day
- Valet parking fee: USD 25 per day
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6:44 PM EST, February 21, 2012
Apart from microbiologists and particle physicists, nobody spends more time among miniature things than clockmakers.
It would drive them mad, except their patience is as great as the gears and springs of a clock are small.
Tim Roeder, for instance, a clockmaker in Lowhill Township, can spend hours of the day peering through magnifying goggles at the discrete parts of a clock's innards. There are lots and lots of these parts (a zillion, by my estimate) and they can be as tiny in a tall grandfather clock as they are in a small mantle clock.
In his shop the other day — a room at the rear of his house — Roeder showed me how to replace one of them, called a bushing. He told me it was up to me to describe what a bushing is, but then he helped me by likening it to a vanishingly small doughnut made of bronze.
See, one reason clocks stop keeping time is that their parts are forever moving. Their motion creates friction, and the bushings — bearings that support the gear wheels — start to wear. The wheels wobble, the mainspring goes haywire and you end up late for work.
If it's a cheap clock you might just buy another, but clocks are often family heirlooms of tremendous sentimental value. That's where people like Tim Roeder come in. In this world of mass production and disposability, he is one of the torch-bearers for the old ways.
When he developed a sudden interest in clocks a quarter century ago, he set about learning how they work. At the time, he had some sort of production manager job in his hometown of East Rockhill Township, but he left that behind and apprenticed himself to a clockmaker near Philadelphia.
An apprenticeship, he said, "is when they pay you to make mistakes."
He learned the craft of clocks well enough to strike out on his own. He started a business in East Rockhill and relocated to Lowhill in 2000, where he and his wife, Linda, are raising three boys and operating as Sign of the Times Clock Shoppe.
It's not a walk-in shop. They don't have a license for that. Instead, Tim picks up clocks from his customers, repairs them and brings them back.
Roeder was in the midst of repairing a tall wall clock when I stopped by to talk to him, and that brings us back to the bushing. He measured the opening in the brass gear plate, chose a tiny drill bit called a broach, ran it through the hole and selected a new bushing to insert.
It was a very delicate operation until the end, when he picked up a hammer and banged the bushing into the hole.
Voila — a snugger fit for the wheel mount.
Lots of other things can go wrong in a clock beyond bushing wear, but sometimes the problem is far simpler and easier to fix. I told him about our own mantle clock, how we are convinced it is haunted because we haven't wound it in years but it sometimes starts ticking out of the blue.
Roeder said he hears a lot of ghost stories like that, but the problem isn't spirits, it's dirt. The gears get gummed up and occasionally break through the grime to turn again.
"Ninety percent of the time," he said, "a clock just needs cleaning and oil." In the other 10 percent, they need something more, and he'll strip them down to their very essence to pinpoint what it is.
His shop was snug and pleasantly cluttered. Grandfather clock innards hung on a rack, their pendulums stilled for now. A cuckoo clock on one wall hooted the half-hour. Mantle clocks crowded a table.
The faces bore familiar names — Seth Thomas — and unfamiliar. I had never heard of Union Stjarnsund, for example. It turned out to be a Swedish make. There were German clocks, Swiss clocks, Italian clocks.
Somehow, the choral ticking of all these pieces made the room seem quieter than if there had been no sound at all.
"The business is very quiet, very peaceful," Roeder said. "When I'm down here, there's no rush. There's a procedure."
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8:47am Friday 6th December 2013 in News By Andrea Collitt
RESIDENTS took shelter in evacuation centres as a severe tidal surge hit the Essex coast.
Nine people from Mersea Island took shelter in its MICA centre after the community's coastline was battered by high tides and flooding around 1am.
In Tendring, residents took shelter at Clacton County High School.
The majority of the people who were evacuated from their homes have now left the rest centres.
The situation changed quite rapidly during the night. From an initial two main areas of severe flood warning, a further seven areas were added by midnight.
Ch Supt Simon Williams, Gold Commander said: "Contingency plans were implemented to protect the communities of Essex. All emergency services and authorities have worked tirelessly through the night to minimise the threat to the lives of those in the county. We are grateful for the additional support provided by military personnel from the Colchester Garrison and by mutual aid supplied by the Metropolitan Police."
The flood situation has now been downgraded from severe flood warning to a flood warning.
The county's fire service said there is still some risk to properties but the high tides have passed.
Whilst the full picture will not be known for some time, it appears the county has fortunately not seen the same conditions as other parts of the country.
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11:23am Fri 6 Dec 13
tomtheDJ says...
we had officers coming round every half hour or so asking if we were staying, or urging us to evac.
my local neighbours in the maine, stayed, but I bagged plenty of clothes, medicines and stuff should we feel the need to evac quickly in my trusty old landrover, but it never came to that.
Infact, from midnight to near 3am we were just standing & talking leaning on our seawall watching the tide stedily cover our beach, then the lower third of our seawall, but one kind soul made us cups of tea in true Jaywickian spirit...lol
the next tides for us are due 2-00pm `ish, but belive they have been downgraded thankfully.
So, BIG shout for the emergancy services, thanks one and all.
11:49am Fri 6 Dec 13
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12:23pm Fri 6 Dec 13
RonnieClegg says...
7:56pm Fri 6 Dec 13
tomtheDJ says...
bazza 1 wrote:good story bazza.
I can remember having a holiday in one of the chalets in Jaywick back in 1957, when I was a child. We had a storm one night, and when we got up in the morning the chalet was surrounded by a moat of water where the sea came over the sea wall. In those days unfortunately there was no running water or mains plumbing to the chalets. Chemical toilets, and a stand pipe in the road for drinking water. It was an uncomfortable couple of hours, till the water drained away, but a bit of an adventure for a seven year old. Hope not too much damage has been done this time.
we have an arts & heritage centre here in jaywick, its the old martello tower.
often they put of memoriable exhibtions telling stories of past jaywicks life, your story would fit very well.
on a personal note, some years ago we had an old neighbour visit.
the elderly lady convayed the same sort of story as yours, then stopping and asking "where do you get your water from" ??
I politely answered, through our then new all plastic plumbing.
but where does it come from - she asked again ??
from the mains supply I said.
but she asked again, but where, what standpipe....
I sighed, thought for a second, then said-
to be honest, I just chuck a bucket on a rope over the seawall and use that..
no reply..
but where do you empty your loo bucket waste aswell,-
that answer had to come out -
OH, I just use the same bucket over the seawall.............
............lol trying to keep a straight face....
she just took a sip of tea then said.......
nothings changed much then.....
I had to go out the room for laughing so much..
poor dear had the mindset of so many much younger "adults" who have never been near nor by in half a century....bless there cotton socks eh..
have a happy christmas bazza, and long live your memories of bygone times..
(honestly, we`ve had many many £millions spent here since 1996)
7:56pm Fri 6 Dec 13
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RonnieClegg wrote:Quite why there was a need to drop BBC 1 programming in order relay BBC News 24 is beyond me, quick announcement and those interested could change channels.
Often criticise the Gazette but full marks for coverage today and last night - regular updates were excellent. National BBC failed lamentably, going overboard (excuse the pun) on Nelson Mandela to the detriment of covering an unfolding story at home. Particularly bad was the decision not to put Look East on at the regular time after the late news, when lots would have been tuning in to hear the latest situation. But then, London was OK, so that was fine.
1:08pm Sat 7 Dec 13
Snowthorne says...
I rang Essex Police a few times for updates while waiting to get home & all i spoke to were very patient & informative.
So many thanks to all involved in keeping Jaywick safe!
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