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Nope, Gayle tried that!

Sure Downtown Jersey City, but when will the Voice talk nicely about Chicago?

Michael Musto will remain banned!

I just stumbled upon this thread, pardon the pun. Maybe it is the economy causing these sightings. I know I see things differently now that I am poorer, saddled with my Mom's credit card bills and with my bad foot. It all makes me think of that old eighties song, Synchronicity, maybe I should get Sting on my show and ask him about these sightings.

The Police
Synchronicity Lyrics

Another suburban family morning
Grandmother screaming at the wall

We have to shout above the din of our rice crispies
We can't hear anything at all
Mother chants her litany of boredom and frustration
But we all know her suicides are fake
Daddy only stares into the distance
There's only so much more that he can take
Many miles away
Something crawls from the slime
At the bottom of a dark
Scottish lake

Another industrial ugly morning
Tha factory belches filth into the sky
He walks unhindered through the picket lines today
He doesn't think to wonder why
The secretaries pout and preen like cheap tarts in a red light street
But all he ever thinks to do is watch
And every so called meeting with his so called superior
Is a humiliating kick in the crotch
Many miles away
Something crawls to the surface
Of a dark Scottish loch

Another working day has ended
Only the rush hour hell to face
Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes
Contestants in a suicidal race
Daddy crips the wheel and stares alone into the distance
He knows that something somewhere has to break
He sees the family home now looming in his headlights
The pain upstairs that makes his eyeballs ache
Many miles away
There's a shadow on the door
Of a cottage on the shore
Of a dark Scottish lake

Many miles away
Many miles away
Many miles away
Many miles away
Many miles away...

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You can't ban our "Companion Dogs", Gayle and I were just talking about this. All over the country laws are being put in place to allow people with "companion dogs" to dine outside at restaurants.

I'm going to have to do a show on this.

http://tnjn.com/2008/feb/25/bill-could-allow-companion-dog/

What you need is to get some rickshaws to go with this art walk.

Maybe it is just me, but on the West Side I always find it odd that Stegman Parkway crosses first a street called Stegman Terrace, then Stegman Place, then finally Stegman Court.

How do people who live there explain to other people about this Stegman issue?


...Wait what am I saying...

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I found it hard to believe but on Central Avenue in the Heights we saw a flower shop with a sign that they will fill 5 gallon water bottles with "filtered" water for $3 each.

Gayle and I both agreed that even my dog Sophie wouldn't have gone for that. God rest her soul!

I have found that you really have to watch all women's boots or shoes. The tips are mostly too small and pinch, look for wide toe boxes.

OK I gotta run, or better hop, I'm still helping Gayle move-in to the new place on 57th Street. The elevator better be working this time.

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How can I get one of these firehouses? I've been hitting hard times as of late and this could turn things around.

Do you need any seated characters?

Did anyone try the Hudson County Community College's Cooking or Wine Classes?

Does anyone know much about the Culinary Arts Institute at HCCC?

How does this rate next to the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) in Hyde Park, NY?

http://www.ciachef.edu

As I said before even I have fallen on harder times, as we all have in this economy, and I now have a young relative who is interested in going to culinary school and I would like any advice.

I am thinking HCCC might be a little cheaper.

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I read this OLD NEWS story last spring:

Hudson County Community College Announces Spring Roster of Saturday Cooking and Wine Classes

The College?s Culinary Arts Chefs and Staff will Conduct Classes in the New, State-of-the-Art Culinary Arts Institute

January 11, 2008, Jersey City, NJ?Hudson County Community College President Dr. Glen Gabert announced today that the College will offer area residents the opportunity to take all-new food preparation, cooking, and wine appreciation classes this Spring. The classes will be held on Saturdays, beginning March 8th, in the College?s state-of-the art Culinary Arts Institute at 161 Newkirk Street (just off the Journal Square PATH station in Jersey City).

?The ?Cooking for the Holidays? classes we presented in November were a big success! Since so many people asked us to continue these offerings, we decided to devise classes that would cover even more areas of interest,? Dr. Gabert said.

Like the November classes, this season?s offerings will be conducted by the award-winning chefs who teach at the College?s nationally acclaimed, five-star Culinary Arts Institute. The classes will provide participants with the opportunity to learn the essentials of cooking and wine appreciation, while enjoying local and international foods. They include: ?Knives and Knife Skills? on March 8th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; ?Contemporary Cooking for Today?s Lifestyles? on March 15th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the two-session presentation of ?The Fundamentals of Wines? (with tastings) on April 5th and 12th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; ?Ice Carving for Beginners? on April 12th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the food preparation and wine appreciation presentations ??Food and Wine Pairings: Exploring Europe? on April 19th from 1 to 4 p.m., and ?Food and Wine Pairings: Regions of the United States? on April 26th from 12 to 3 p.m.; ?Classical Cooking Techniques, Part One? on May 3rd from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; ?Techniques for Creating a Great Dinner Party? on May 3rd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and ?Classical Cooking Techniques, Part Two? on May 10th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The cost of each class is just $95.00, and there is an additional $20.00 lab charge for the wine classes.

?We think that the community will thoroughly enjoy these classes, and they will be able to learn in the most up-to-the-minute, professional premises and equipment in the area ? our Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center/Classroom Building,? Dr. Gabert stated. The five-story, Georgian Revival-style building boasts 72,000 square feet of state-of-the-art kitchens, ?smart? classrooms, and conference areas, as well as an elegant dining and banquet facility.

A leader in the culinary education arena for more than 20 years, the College?s Culinary Arts curriculum is one of only two programs in the New York region to be accredited by the American Culinary Federation Accrediting Commission. Students may pursue a variety of one-semester to one-year certificates, as well as two-year Associate degrees. HCCC CAI students have gone on to work in some of the finest restaurants, hotels and clubs in the New York metropolitan area, and throughout the world.

Those interested in obtaining more information about or registering for the classes are asked to phone (201) 360-4639 or email cai@hccc.edu. Early registration is recommended as the classes do fill up quickly.