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Aquarium Restaurant - Downtown Denver
- Address:
700 Water Street
Denver, CO 80211Neighborhood:
Downtown / LoDo
- Cuisine:
SeafoodPrice: $30 and under
Aquarium Restaurant - Downtown Denver
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.aquariumrestaurants.com/
- Phone: 3035614450
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Daily: 11:00am - 3:00pm Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 9:30pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Seafood, American
- Executive Chef: James Roller
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Beer, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: Private parties are welcome & can reserve our Nautilus Ballroom, special picnic area, Aquarium Restaurant, Dive Lounge & Exhibit areas for your functions.
- Private Party Contact: Sales Department 3035614459
- Entertainment: Aquarium Adventure Exhibit is over one million gallons of family fun! Discover how much fun & mystery lurks in the depths of our planet's aquatic systems. Observe swimming tigers & a variety of aquatic life such as sharks, otters & a vast array of fish from all water around the world. Don't miss out on the opportunity to Snorkel or Dive with the fish & sharks!
Call or visit our website to see the latest events & festivals being held on the weekends. There's always fun & adventure at the Downtown Aquarium!
A word from Aquarium Restaurant - Downtown Denver
Dive into food & fun at the Downtown Aquarium – an underwater adventure! We offer a unique dining experience where you are seated in front of 150,000 gallon aquarium centerpiece tank as you dine amongst the fish & coral. You'll love our mouthwatering menu items such as Grilled Mahi & Shrimp, Macadamia Crusted Trout, Bayou Shrimp Pasta, Fried & Broiled Seafood Platters, Sauteed Snapper, Stuffed Flounder, plus Beef, Chicken, Pasta dishes & delectable desserts. Before or after dinner, you can also enjoy cocktails, like our Redfish Rita, in our eclectic Dive Lounge. Continue your adventure & explore our Aquarium Adventure Exhibit with over 1,250,000 gallons of water that house over 500 species of marine life. Sumatran Tigers, Sand Tiger Sharks, Otters, Stingrays, Giant Pacific Octopus, Jellyfish, Sea Turtles, Barracuda & other fascinating sea creatures await. Begin your Dining Adventure at Downtown Aquarium today!Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
- Diners' Choice WinnerKid Friendly
- Diners' Choice WinnerScenic View
- Diners' Choice WinnerSeafood
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Aquarium Restaurant - Downtown Denver reviews from OpenTable diners
213 reviews since June 3, 2014
- Food3.8Service4
- Ambiance4.4Noise LevelModerate
kid-friendly (164)special occasion (106)scenic view (103)great for lunch (66)good for groups (57)romantic (32)great for brunch (24)fit for foodies (24)neighborhood gem (12)hot spot (10)late-night find (9)vibrant bar scene (7)notable wine list (5)great for outdoor dining (4)Show More
- Aquariumsluna15Dined on 9/27/2014Being My First time going to the aquarium it was amazing I liked the mermaids and the fishes.I will totally come back to eat and to see the Exibit.But My Parents loved it because it was Theyre anniversary and I took them there since they like the sea and they were so happy but I loved it but I recommend this more for like families that have kids they will enjoy it but if you go you will enjoy it especially the dessertsSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food, meh. Environment, wonderful!dmorDined on 9/26/2014Don't come here for the food, but your kids will absolutely LOVE it!!!!Special Features:
- peaseOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/22/2014Great customer service. Nice and hellpfull personalSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 9/22/2014It is beautiful arrangement for dinners and parties! I would like to be back and will recommend ither people.Special Features:
- Not our best experience.JazzerkellyDined on 9/21/2014We had dined at the Aquarium many times before with no problems. This time was completely awful. Our server was as sweet as could be but he seemed to be lost in what he was doing. We had to ask multiple times for the same thing and noticed the tables next to us were doing the same. It seemed the menu had gotten smaller with a lot let choices. What we did choose was not good. One would not expect a chicken breast sandwich to be diced up chicken on a bun. The chicken tortilla rollup was pretty much just the tortilla. And the lobster tower was nothing special (and definitely not worth the price). Overall, it was not a good dining experience and we do not plan on returning to the restaurant.Special Features:
- Nice ExperienceWadeVIPDined on 9/20/2014Good food and superior service, for a special birthday occasion.Special Features:
- Poor serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/19/2014I found the service to be the Achilles heel of this restaurant. While the fish tacos I got and the tilapia my date got were good, the sides were not good. My rice was hard, and when I pointed this out it took 10 minutes for the waitress to offer a replacement. When I did ask for green beans she came back from the kitchen, said they didn't have green beans, and took it upon herself to give me an alternate side I did not ask for. The beans also seemed like they were from a can. Also, it took 10 minutes to put in a drink order and overall the service was sub-par for a restaurant with the type of menu they have. I got the impression that management sits in a room and gives orders. The scenery is very fun.Special Features:
- Wonderful ambiance/ slow kitchenOpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 9/19/2014We enjoyed the setting but waited nearly 45 minutes to be served. We had 3 young children and 7 adults. The wait tarnished our dining experience. The food was good but some of our food was missing the ingredients advertised on the menu.Special Features:
- Romantic dinner.DigitalMonsterDined on 9/17/2014My wife and I were in town for our honeymoon. We decided to give the Aquarium restaurant a try. The atmosphere was wonderful. We were seated in front of the giant aquarium where we enjoyed a great view of the fish that lived in it. The service from our waiter was excellent. The food was delicious. The only complaint we had was that the food was overpriced. The quantity/quality of the food did not match the prices that they were sold for. Other than that, we had a great experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great ExperienceShariDined on 9/14/2014The food was excellent and the service was outstanding. Perfect evening!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great staff & food, rude guestsbethhDined on 9/14/2014I made reservations so we would be able to watch the mermaid show, it was perfect we were seated right next to one of the main windows. During the show we had people surrounding our table, which made it very uncomfortable for us. I understand that kids and parents want to see the show, but be curtious to people around you. Our food was already on our table. After the show, while we're eating, we were asked by a family and staff to move so a family could take a picture in front of the aquarium window where our table was. My daughter had to stop eating and stand up and move until that family was done taking their pictures, before she could finish her meal. It would be nice if the resturant would keep things like this from happening.Special Features:
- Great atmosphere BUTOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 9/13/2014The atmosphere is great but the food and service was very dissapointing..... We waited 10 minutes before our drink orders were taken, we didn't get the bread and butter until the meals were already brought out, no silverware was on the table. My husbands meal was cold and had to be sent back, so by the time he received his new meal I was already done eating. We had to flag other servers, etc. down to get refills and pay our tab. The manager did take off my husband's meal and gave us passes to the exhibit, so we appreciated that, but we were very dissapointed with the experience.Special Features:
- thank youOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/13/2014Thanks Aquarium for treating my family with such great service. My girls loved it. It was our first time eating at your restaurant. Our food was phenomenal. Food came out fast and waitress was super.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good for kids.MermaidDadDined on 9/12/2014We called two weeks prior to our reservation to ask for a tank side table for the mermaid show. We were told no other reservations had been made so this wouldn't be a problem. Upon arrival however we weren't seated tank side, and were told all those tables were taken. Our waitress did a great job. However, my sons dish (mac n cheese) didn't arrive with our order and had to be brought later. My wife enjoyed her coconut shrimp a lot. I ordered a cheeseburger with fries. I asked for it medium, but it was overcooked. It was a preformed patty and wasn't very tasty anyway. Since I had promised my daughter I'd take her to a meet and great I didn't have time to send it back. My daughter loved the mermaids so I can't be upset.Special Features:
- justinOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/10/2014Justin was an excellent server, he made certain that my fiance's birthday was nice and smooth. great recommendations and great personality.Special Features:
- Great Time!ahadsDined on 9/6/2014My husband and I had a great experience at The Aquarium Restaurant. Our food was excellent and you definitely get your money's worth with the portion sizes. Also, our server was very kind and attentive. We will recommend not only the restaurant, but the aquarium, overall.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Johnson'sRancherDined on 9/6/2014We only had dessert. Orders three 2 came out and last one we were told would take 4-5 mins. 15 mins later it came. Now, they did bring a dessert on the house. Had to ask for refills on drinks. Server was friendly. Overheard 2 other table with complaints, both on there food. I read the reviews prior to going, very happy I did not spend the money for a full meal but I wanted the children to experience the setting. 3 desserts and water was over $50.00.Special Features:
- Fun and good foodFoodieSMYDined on 9/6/2014This was a first time visit to the restaurant and we were pleasantly surprised. The food was good and watching the fish in the tank is really fun! We also got to see the mermaid show which was nice also.Special Features:
- Pleasantly SurprisedOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/5/2014We decided to try dining here for the experience. We were very pleasantly surprised how wonderful the food and wine lists were and will recommend this to all!Special Features:
- Great lunchOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 9/1/2014We really enjoyed our lunch. Pew had grilled captains platter, which was our favorite item, fish and chips, tilapia with shrimp kabobs, fish and chips, pasta salad, and seafood gumbo. The only item we didn't care for was the gumbo, which was mostly rice and was not seasoned very well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- mikeconnieDined on 8/30/2014Everything was great--- except-- even though the waiter was n ice he seemed tierd and didnt quite ask if we wanted drink refills..also my plate was later than the rest of the tables.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/30/2014Was ok. Was disappointed overall. Bass Pro Shop has a nicer & better view. Food was good but very over priced for small view of Aq. Would not reccomened for an evening dinner out.
- Fun, but excruciatingly slowNicsterDined on 8/29/2014We really like going to the aquarium, but it never fails: the service is sooooo slow! The waiter was very nice, but it took us 2.5 hours for dinner. We keep going back for the setting, with the hopes of the service improving, to no avail. Food is decent. A bit expensive, but the atmosphere is what you are truly paying for.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great for kids but over-pricedBringinHomeTheBaconDined on 8/29/2014We enjoyed the kid atmosphere and $1.99 Friday night kids meals but the adult meals weren't very good and over-priced. They are a tourist trap trying to charge ridiculous amounts for alcohol and nickel & dimming you for every upsell they can. Our bill was extremely high for disappointing food. Might try it for lunch just because the kids enjoyed it so much.Special Features:
- Went for the mermaid showmagsDined on 8/29/2014We only went to the aquarium resaurant because our granddaughter wanted to see the mermaid show. We asked for a seat that would give us a good vantage point and they gave us a great table. Unfortunately, the show only lasted 8 minutes and there were so many children standing against the glass right in front of our table that we were almost crowded out. Thankfully I had my gd standing near me by the glass, so she did get to see the short show. She was very happy! The food was good, the prices reasonable, and the decor very appropriate for the aquarium. Our waiter, Richard, was excellent! Overall we had a very good time there.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great for kids!!Idaho5Dined on 8/29/2014Employee knowledge of the fish is very knowledgable:-) great entertainment for childrenSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Cool AtmosphereDEEMVIPDined on 8/28/2014The huge aquarium and vibe was neat but the food was mediocre.. A sweet place for a change of scenery and to take the family.Special Features:
- Kid-friendly with 5 star entreesOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 8/27/2014The decor at the restaurant was interesting and fun. It was nice to be able to watch the fish swim by as your eating dinner. Lots of families with children and couples without children as well. Food quality was great - steak was cooked perfectly, green beans were tasty, and the calamari is awesome. The creme brulee was not a "real" creme brulee and tasted more like a pudding and something made out of a box (pre-packaged). Service was attentive and food time was appropriate.Special Features:
- At least onceBertaDined on 8/26/2014This is a nice restaurant for the family. The atmosphere is great for kids - they have live mermaids come into the aquarium tank every so often and the kids are thrilled. The fish are lovely to watch. It's a bit pricey, but the portions are huge. I'd be happier if I ordered some kind of grilled fish because what I ordered was very rich and deep fried. Had a great waitress, very friendly. Overall a good experience that should be tried at least once.Special Features:
- SPECIFIC SPECIALOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 8/26/2014No .other place like it. Fantastic aquarium and the mermaids were an additional plus. Food was above and beyond. Hard to find a better place to take your children. We are an older couple dining alone sitting next to the aquarium so when the mermaids started swimming and the parents le their kids run loose up to the aquarium class susrronding our table while we were eating it wasn't so great. We have children and grandchildren so we are children tolerant. This was just to much.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not a good 1st impressionSharondinesDined on 8/23/2014Parked at the lot across the street , were told the fee was $7 which would be returned after we provided our dinner receipt with ticket. Of course, the parking attendent closed up when we were done with dinner. Later found out our friends that we dined with were not charged for parking in the same lot. Maybe we just looked like suckers. Restaurant was beautiful, waiters were good. I ordered the Shrimp Fresca with shrimp and crab. when my dish arrived the crab was not in the dish at all, instead I got Shrimp, tasteless pasta with a piece of plastic in it. I did let the waiter know and it was taken off our bill. Too bad, it was a beautiful restaurant anyway.Special Features:
- BlahOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/23/2014I looked ahead of time at the menu to make sure that my brother, who was joining us, could afford it, turns out it was the during the week lunch menu that was on the website and the weekend lunch menu was minimum $16 a plate. The food was really not good at all on top of being extremely over priced. I also made reservations ahead of time with notes asking to be close to the tank and with a high chair. When we got there the hostess was rude and said that the tables that were next to the tank were for other people. I had to argue with her and finally got her to let us sit next to the tank. The server was extremely nice and polite, the highlight to the visit. I dont think I will be going back to eat however, any time soon.Special Features:
- Poor food in a fun place for kidsBusymamaDined on 8/22/2014The food in this place is terrible. Awful. But, one wall is a giant fish tank so the kids love it. I've been there twice now. The first time the service was decent, the second time it was as bad as the food. But, the kids had a ball. They are begging to go back. Kids don't really care about food quality or the ridiculous amount of money they charge for bad food. If you don't have kids, I wouldn't waste my time. It's noisy, the food is bad and it's over priced. If you do have kids, it's probably worth a stop once just so you can be the hero for letting them dine with fish. But, this was our last time.Special Features:
- Husbands 75th Birthday PartyLeeBirthdayDined on 8/21/2014We were a group of 12 people. We had very good service. We sat next to the fish so the children with us were very entertained seeing them swim around. The food was very good. We would go back again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OK food, great atmosphereCindyLDined on 8/17/2014The food is just ok, but the fish tanks are spectacular. This is a great dining choice for kids who like to look at fish. They had both big game fish and tropical fish. The waiter encouraged the children to get up, walk around, and see the different types of fish. The food was basic American. Nothing special. The prices were fair considering the maintenance of the tanks.Special Features:
- wonderful experienceLadyredDined on 8/17/2014My little girl and I enjoyed ourselves so much. She's still talking about the mermaids. The food was fabulous! Waiter was very attentive & friendly. Thank you for making our first time not be our last!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ServiceOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/16/2014The service was very poor. We waited 15 mins to be greeted, and another 20-25 mins to get back to us with drinks. The restaurant was not busy either so I do not see an excuse. I would love to come back with better serviceSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Poor Service with mediocre foodJdogbarkn2Dined on 8/16/2014We sat at our table for almost 5 mins. before being greeted. We were told the specials, then the server left without asking if we wanted any drinks. He came back about 3 mins. later to take our drink order. He dropped off our drinks a few mins. later and left again without asking if we were ready to order. About 5 mins. passed and he came back to take our food order. We enjoyed watching the fish while waiting for our food. The food came out and it seemed to not be very hot or cooked enough. One of the dishes had bacon wrapped shrimp with cheese and jalapenos and the cheese was still a solid brick. Only a few bites in our server comes back with dessert tray. A little later a hostess noticed we needed refills and came by to help us.Special Features:
- Really Good Food But SlowamberlinapDined on 8/15/2014We had a party of 10, including 2 toddlers. Maybe our waitress was new? She didn't know the prices, couldn't answer about dishes, and had never opened a bottle of wine. We were the first. For the price ($100 for 3 meals, 2 appetizers, and 2 desserts) some of our party seemed offended that she wasn't more "with it". For example, we had no silverware and no plates for appetizers, two dinners were brought out completely cold (not on purpose) and the bills were messed up. That being said, the food was excellent, delicious! The kids loved the mermaid show in the dining room (tables adjacent to a HUGE fish tank), and the waitress was stellar under pressure. She handled our "picky" folks with care and tact. We loved it, despite the hiccups.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Under the Sea funYoungFamilyDined on 8/15/2014If you time it just right, you and your family can enjoy watching as mermaids swim by while you eat you meals. The prices are comparable, the service professional, and the atmosphere utterly enchanting. It is the perfect place to take the whole family out to enjoy a nice meal. The kids are sure to jump with glee as fish, mermaids, and divers swim by. Be sure to get a table ahead of time, as it will cut the wait down. One bonus to this restaurant is that they give you little devices that will work throughout the entire aquarium, so you don't have to worry about staying close to the receptionists desk. ;)Special Features:


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Ed Templeton's Huntington Beach
For a skateboarder growing up on the East Coast in the 80s and 90s, Huntington Beach seemed like ground zero. Christian Hosoi, the most stylish skater of all time lived there; Jason Lee, one of the biggest early innovators in street skating was there; even my favorite skater of all time, New Jersey's Mike Vallely moved there and teamed up with fellow street legend Ed Templeton. And when the Flip team flew over from England with Geoff Rowley and Tom Penny, who would quickly take their places in the vanguard of new street rippers, I couldn't help but believe that Huntington Beach was the greatest place on Earth.
Then I visited when I turned 18 and it was like Hitler won the war. Blonde and blue-eyed was the norm. Not one person of color to be seen anywhere. Nazi regalia was sold in Army/Navy stores alongside Dickies and bayonets. Then I started hearing stories of teenage skinheads lynching black people like it was Alabama in the 50s. One of skateboarding's kindest, gentlest souls and my childhood idol, Ray Barbee, was chased by a rabid pack of skinheads and barely escaped with his life. Not trying to sound racist, but I hate white people. In the immortal words of Huntington Beach's local pro skater Jason Dill, "I don't want to be white as much as you don't want to be white." I vowed that day never to return to Huntington Beach.
This past weekend, nearly 20 years to the day, I found myself in Huntington for the US Open of Surf, which played host to the Van Doren Invitational Bowl contest, the preeminent skateboard bowl contest of our time. The neo-Nazi sentiment was still there, just a bit more subdued (I saw one yoked out, shirtless skinhead in the stands with a 10-inch snowflake on his chest, a poor attempt to cover up the Swazi over his heart). Of the daily 100,000 contest visitors I saw, all but two were blonde and blue-eyed, and neither of them were black. The only real noticeable change was that the scantily-clad girls I recall from two decades before hadn't aged. In fact, they'd regressed to pre-pubescence and their bikinis had regressed with them. A man's natural reaction is, "Hey! Wow! Tits! All right!" but once I realized very few kids were of age I began to get sick to my stomach.
I was working on a video project while in Huntington Beach, and when I began to search for boys and girls who were over the age of 18 I found it nearly impossible. Even the ones with very adult messages written on their bodies like "US Open your legs," "free blow jobs," "stick it here" (pointing to their ass), "rape me," "free rim jobs," etc., etc. told me they were only 15 or 16 (and I'm quite certain they were lying about their age). For the next four days I kept my head down and looked at the sand as if they were all Medusas. I've felt less creepy while on gang bang sets.
Naturally nine days of whipping children into a sexual frenzy could only end one way: a good old-fashion riot.
Luckily, I was long gone before the cops showed up. But Ed Templeton, skateboarding's most prolific artist and Huntington Beach's hometown hero/advocate was there capturing the entire week's festivities. I rang him up to get his take on the HB scene.
VICE: What was Huntington Beach like when you were growing up?
Ed: Downtown was surf shops, bars, and food. Quaint one- or two-story buildings. The locals ruled the place, and there were fights all the time. Skinheads hung out on one corner and said racist shit to everyone. Religious zealots would preach that we are all sinners. In many ways not much has changed.
How has it changed over the years?
Now it's Starbucks and Jamba Juice, microbreweries, and ice cream shops. There are still surf shops, but they are bigger and more corporate. The skeleton of the past is still there, but Main Street is bigger, louder, and more geared towards tourists. The skinheads have stopped hanging out on the corner—they are all grown up and breeding families. A few racist kids still hang out down there, but they're more stealth about it. Fights happen at night now when the meatheads who all think they are MMA fighters get their liquid courage to the right level.
You mentioned that racist element—I remember Clyde Singleton getting chased by skinheads with bottles, and Ray Barbee being as well on a seperate occassion. More recently, I saw a lot of Swazi tattoos this weekend. Why has that sentiment been so big in HB?
Orange County has the highest concentration of Nazi skinheads outside of Cologne, Germany. I'm not sure how old that fun fact is. But the gangs were here; there are remnants of it. Just today Deanna shot a photo of a guy with a white power tattoo on his chest walking shirtless down Main Street. It's out there. The Ray Barbee story is the worst. I remember Jamie Hart and his friends beating up skinheads when I was younger. I see the Swazi tats, but those fucktards and their way of thinking is on the way out. Or so I like to think.
You and Deanna are both born and raised in Huntington, but I always felt you outgrew it. Why stay?
Deanna was born here in HB; I was born in Garden Grove—still the OC. I started skating in HB, and that's where my life began. At the moment when I would have normally said, "Lets get the fuck outta here!" I was doing Toy Machine, and it was before the internet got so fast. I still had to Fed-Ex zip drives down to the magazines with Toy ads, and drive down often to arrange graphic stuff. I felt tied to being at least within driving distance from where Toy Machine was being made, which is San Diego. So the company kept me from moving. Now with the speed of the interwebs I could live anywhere, but again, when you get older you gain more perspective. And after traveling the world, which I continue to do, I realize that everyone in the world would kill to live where I do. It's paradise. Yeah there are douchbags, but there are douchebags everywhere. The weather is perfect, the beach is close, LA is a short drive away with all of its culture and art, but I'm not in the middle of that. I'm here in a quiet suburbia where I can drop out and get work done.


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This is a tasty recipe! It was simple and easy to make. I halved the recipe, using 3 chicken breasts since there were 2 of us eating. I used 3 cups of organic chicken broth in place of the bouillon/water. Instead of adding the sour cream into the mixture I put a dollop on top of each serving. I will make this again but next time I will increase the curry. It was quite mild.
Chicken with Curried Rice
Yield: Makes 4 servings
- 1 (3-pound) whole chicken, skinned and cut up
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 2 medium apples, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
- 6 cups water
- 4 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1/8 teaspoon liquid from hot peppers in vinegar (optional)
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- Apple slices
- Brown chicken in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cover and cook 20 more minutes or until done. Remove chicken, reserving drippings in pan, and keep warm.
- Add carrot, chopped apple, and rice to skillet; cook, stirring often, until carrot and apple are tender. Stir in 6 cups water, bouillon, pepper liquid, if desired, and curry; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in sour cream; transfer to serving dish. Top rice mixture with chicken; sprinkle with green onions. Cover and let stand 10 minutes.
- Melt butter in a small skillet; add apple slices, and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Stir rice and chicken, and top with apple slices.
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- MAIN INGREDIENT: Rice/Grains, Poultry
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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Equipped with the Clio Renault Sport's robust, powerful brake system derived from Mégane, Clio Renault F1 Team has 312mm ventilated disks at the front and 300mm solid disks at the rear. A sporty, responsive, normally aspirated engine with output of 100hp per litre Clio Renault F1 Team R27 is powered by a normally aspirated 2.0 16V engine (F4R RS). It can be
adapted to equip competition cars like Clio Renault Sport, and delivers output of 145 kW at 7,250rpm.
With a six-speed manual gearbox (TL4), it develops 215Nm of torque at 5,550rpm. The short-throw gear shifts ensure fast-response acceleration on all changes, while allowing the engine to "let rip". At low revs it is unobtrusive, but comes it into is own when pushed to the limit. Clio Renault F1 Team goes from zero to 100kph in just 6.9 seconds and takes only 27.5 seconds to travel 1,000 metres from a standing start.
With a fuel consumption of 8.4 litres per 100 km (199g CO2/km) its combined cycle intake is one of the lowest among sports cars with an equivalent engine package.
Renault F1 Team shows its colours
With its red Brembo four-piston brake callipers at the front, its new Sirius Yellow colour, and its exclusive Renault F1 Team and World Champion badging, this special edition of Clio Renault Sport brings its bigger sibling Mégane Renault F1 Team R26 immediately to mind. Derived from racing technologies, the air diffuser channels airflow to increase aspiration. Like the same feature on Clio Renault Sport, it produces downforce on the car's rear end, so counteracting lift.
Extractors on the front fenders reduce
turbulence and facilitate the outflow of hot air from under the bonnet. In addition to Sirius Yellow, Clio Renault F1 Team also comes in three metallic colours (Deep Black and Makana Grey) and two nonmetallic ones (Toro Red and Dynamo Blue).
In the cabin, the bucket seats are equipped with side airbags and are especially adapted together with Recaro for the chassis setup. Adopting a real structural shell makes it possible to refine the seat design and reduce its weight while lowering the centre of gravity. The lowered shape and wrap-around seating provide a natural anti-submarining effect, so that the ESME device used on the production model does not need to be implemented. The seats hug their occupants, in keeping with the chassis setups of Clio Renault F1 Team. The harness fitting and neck restraint built into the back of the seat heighten the sporty look. The numbered plate alongside the handbrake leaves no doubt as to the unique character and firmly asserted sports car heritage of Clio Renault F1 Team R27.
Dieppe plant know-how
Clio Renault F1 Team R27 is assembled at the Dieppe plant from body parts manufactured at Renault's production site at Flins in France. Like other sports cars developed by Renault Sport Technologies the production process is tailored to its specifics, while guaranteeing a standard of quality required in mass production.
First unveiled at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, this Clio Renault F1 Team R27 special edition will hit the market in May 2007, depending on the country. Sin ce it was launched in June 2006, 8.000 units of New Clio Renault Sport have been produced – one more chapter in the story of Renault's "hot hatches".
1993 Clio Williams
The Clio Williams was launched in 1993 and was named after the Renault-powered Formula One team WilliamsF1.Williams had nothing to do with the design or engineering of this Clio, the car was the work of Renault Sport - Renault's motorsport division. The Clio Williams use a 2.0 L 16-valve 4cylinder engine rated at 150 bhp that provides a top speed of more than 217 km/h (135 mph), with performance-tuned ride and handling.
Later Renault released the Williams 2 and Williams 3 special editions.The differences between the three versions of the Williams consist in the addition of enhanced safety features and cosmetic variations. Respected motoring journalists consistently rate the Williams as one of the very best 'hot hatches' ever made, regardless of era. Other differences with the Williams 3 had to the other models where it has 7" wide wheels instead of 6.5" and ABS is standard equipment.Also the Clio Williams has a slightly different exhaust system and suspension system to the rest of the clio range, though it does use the same body panels as the Clio 16v.


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It's snowing and we're all going to die.
That's right. It's all over now because we could have over an inch of snow. You and I both know that means certain death and the end of civilization as we strangely know it.
Many years from now our fore and aft fathers will speak of the 2010 Flurries of Death that swept northern Georgia:
"I can remember my great-grandfather. He had so much more to give. He was killed by a flurry. Never had a chance."
And to think we were worried about the H1N1.
As I sit and write, flurries are falling to the ground, plotting, waiting — waiting for just the right moment. God help you people in your cars!! Go as far as you can! Don't look back! Save yourselves!
Flurries everywhere — must … keep … driving …
Everyone will be gone soon. Most have abandoned their buildings, cars and the tollbooths for the already-paid-for Georgia 400. Soon the city will look as barren as the desert, or worse — as Detroit.
But not the weather people. They're with us to the end, or until the ratings tank.
Nope, they're here, their sleeves are rolled up, those ties are loose and, in some cases, their TV hair is slightly mussed. Yes! SLIGHTLY MUSSED!!
It's crunch time and you're gonna see every wicked flurry on a variety of mapping images, from satellite imagery to the one with the big arrows and spikes that look like grand-opening flags at the J.W. Whitlock's Used Cars lot in downtown Cuba, GA.
Damn you, flurries!! I'm still in the office as hundreds of semi-informed corporate people flee Sandy Springs in what is best described as a near-panic or great reason to cut out early.
It's dark now. The flurries are starting to climb up the building, looking for any survivors of the initial onslaught of one- to two-thirds of an inch of snow dropped during the initial flurry attack.
I'm locked in the building, alone except for my lava lamp and my Obama coin bank that says "Change." I'm watching the weather people on TV. They've been at it for hours, including commercials, and the stress and strain is starting to show.
Ken Cook is running around with his shirt off, throwing tomatoes, like hand grenades, at the camera. He's wearing a fez and calling himself Yul Brenner. "I am the King!!"
Paul Ossmann is bench-pressing Camera Two and doing impersonations of Arnold Schwarzenegger while Dagmar Midcap is wearing a Viking helmet and tap dancing to the tune of "A Night In Tunisia" by Dizzy Gillespie.
"Stomp Time Steps, Shuffle Time Steps, Traveling Time Steps, and Cramp Roll Time Steps," she yells while trying to light a can of tofu for heat.
We've already lost Glenn Burns and David Chandley. The flurries got them while they helped Jeff Dore find his banjo in the almost one-half-inch of flurry.
Damn you, Jeff Dore!
When the spring comes and the almost half-inch of snow flurry slowly melts — partially due to global warming — and you find the last of us, the ones who couldn't get to the milk and bread in time, tell them of our fight against the flurry. And then turn my lava lamp off.
January 7th, 2010
7:05 pm
Reason # 1,965,232 why Atlanta will never be on the level of a Chicago or NYC. You can start a rumor about snow and everything will shut down.
January 7th, 2010
7:34 pm
Pretty funny. Not as funny as a superspeeder law- or those stupid intersection cameras. Almost as funny as those alarm company commercials- all the burglers are nice lookin white guys.
January 7th, 2010
7:41 pm
I understand some folks looking for an excuse to leave early
I understand school districts closing a day before and after a half inch forecast (remember these are the same folks who suspend children for drawing a stick figure policeman with a gun or bringing an aspirin to school)
But Delta canceling some 200 flts ????
If this scares them it kind of scares me to use them in nice weather
January 7th, 2010
7:55 pm
Ok that's one of the funniest columns I've ever read on this subject. Having relatives who live in the South AND work at the grocery store, I can attest to the validity of your comments:) Thanks for the laugh!
January 7th, 2010
8:22 pm
hopey changey, I thought I was the only one who noticed the attractive, well-casually dressed Caucasian burglars (with their pants cinched up where they should be) in those commercials.
January 7th, 2010
8:45 pm
I've never understood the Milk and Bread thing. I always cut out from work at the first flake – early because it's an emergency – and buy two days worth of supplies: a 30 pack of beer and four frozen pizzas. My wife does not drink, but she can eat half a pizza …
January 7th, 2010
8:54 pm
Now that was a hilarious column. I thought I was the only who thought that the media and weather people blew EVERYTHING out of porportion. Come on Media outlets, it's only frozen percipitation. There's over a thousand Healines that need to be reported right now, with the story of "maybe" 2 inches of snow falling in Georgia being the very,very,very, least of them.
January 7th, 2010
9:05 pm
Here is a blog post that might put things into perspective..
January 7th, 2010
9:17 pm
Dagmar Midcap == Viking helmet == tap dancing
Let me just add:
Tight sweater & bounce
Now, y'all will have to excuse me while I go to my "happy place."
January 7th, 2010
9:21 pm
If Jim Cantore isn't broadcasting live….it's not a real weather emergency.
January 7th, 2010
9:33 pm
I'm an Atlanta native and of course I took the opportunity to cut out of work early–its an Atlanta tradition. My co-worker called it a "French Toast Storm" and after some thought I have to admit that's pretty funny. Come on… you know… that's what you make with all the milk, bread, and eggs you are obligated to buy.
January 7th, 2010
9:47 pm
As a former yankee, I snicker at all the fuss over a light dusting of snow. However the real danger is that most folks around here have no clue about how to judge road conditions, and of course Atlanta owns what, two salt trucks? I remember during the last big ice storm all sorts or macho dudes in 4×4s spinning and crashing, since a four wheel drive truck with big off road tires obviously has no more traction than ice than anything else on the road.
Years ago when an ice storm hit Atlanta, CNN was out there filming our best and brightest drivers. Here was this bubba in an old Nova on glare ice, racing the engine and just spinning the tires on ice, going nowhere. The CNN reporter walks up to the guy, and says "How's it going there?" and this guy answers "I'm a trying to burn through the ice to get some traction"
January 7th, 2010
11:06 pm
Winter 2010
Mayor Reed said that what happened today was a failure of the whole system. It took the mayor several hours to declare a state of emergency and address the city. Reed's fledgling administration is over. Full lame duck. It was indeed his fault. When is he going to stop blaming Shirley Franklin for everything?
January 7th, 2010
11:31 pm
Very happy to see they caught the punk whp shot that poor horse with multiple arrows. Apparently he also baits deer with food and kills them as a matter of course. Isn't this how serial killers typically get their start? Cruelty to animals?
I hope they lock him up for the maximum sentence per charge, then revise the laws to give him more time. Unfortunately, cruely to animals punishments are never enough. 5-6 arrows in his back should even things out.
January 7th, 2010
11:56 pm
"It's snowing and we're all going to die."
not so funny for this lady….
January 8th, 2010
7:49 am
Atlanta is bad enough. Why would we want to be Chicago or New York?
January 8th, 2010
10:37 am
Take your ego and your sarcasm back to whatever completely equipped and accustumed to deal with ice northern environ that spawned you. I'm sure those 27 folks involved in the pile up on the 285 ramp this morning thought your column hilarious.
January 8th, 2010
11:05 am
These comments from the so-called experienced northern drivers is so typical of the Brahman Blue Blood elite. Anybody above the Mason-Dixon line feels, that we as southerners, are ignorant on everything from cold weather to politics. As a soldier, I was stationed at Ft. Drum in New York as part of the the 10th Light Division for cold weather training. A majority of the soldiers that I trained with were from the northern geographical area of the US……They were a bunch of cry babies complaining that it was too cold. The southern boys took it all in stride without uttering a complaint. Here's the kicker, all of the northerners sucked at driving in the white stuff……..I just chuckled and said WTF…..the roles are reversed here. This goes out to all the Yanks who assert their superiority.
January 8th, 2010
1:00 pm
Man, I love every time theres a storm you have to hear all the yankees mouthing about how we don't know how to drive down here in the snow. Well as an auto damage adjuster in the metro area who has already received around 26 claims since last night, 22 out of the 26 are yankess, and most are from Ohio and New York. It would seem that youse guys are the ones who can't drive in the white stuff.
January 8th, 2010
1:23 pm
Folks, I'm going to tell you the truth of Northern drivers since I lived in Boston for nearly 50 years.
#1. If you drive in the winter a few months of the year, it does give you an edge. #2. Northern tires are better than Southern tires unless you are driving a German car. Northern tires are better because they don't sell cheap tires up North. Cheap tires will kill you.
#3. Please pump your brakes; don't slam on them. #4. If there are two lanes and one is covered in snow, drive on the snow. Snow provides some traction; black ice does not. #5. Drive so slow that you feel silly.
January 8th, 2010
2:04 pm
S…………you obviously did not read into my posting. As a soldier, we are not only taught how to neutralize the enemy, we're also taught how to handle our equipment in all situations, natural or man made. For the Brahmans, that also means our vehicles. As for the quality of tires…..Goodyear, Bridgestone and other name brand tires sold here are the same that are sold in the north. Please, my friend, before you insult the southeastern US, know of what you speak.
January 8th, 2010
2:14 pm
Also S…….I've been to Boston and other parts of the Northeast and I'll say this though…….your cars are dinged with dents from front to rear. Experienced though you say…………please close your mouth from hitting the ground because I've insulted a Blue Blood. I Take all of this in stride, because y'all are the one's who have John Kerry representing Massachusetts in Washington.
January 8th, 2010
3:35 pm
Officer Rose….admit it! You are really a very good writer disguised as a police officer!
January 8th, 2010
3:49 pm
I love how the Yankees say you we cannot drive here in the south. Well, how many people that you see out driving are actually born and raised in the south? Also, what falls here looks like snow, but when it hits it freezes. Most people cannot drive on ice, no matter where they are from unless they are driving a Zamboni.
January 8th, 2010
4:07 pm
Whats really annoying are those offices that actually stay OPEN during Icelanta 2010; luckily I have a boss thats understanding and was ok with me coming in late.
Anyway, hope all you guys stay safe during Icelanta 2010, and have a good weekend.
January 9th, 2010
8:42 am
what's really annoying is that crap like LFP6 are too stupid & too lazy to leave in time. If it takes you 4 hours to get to work, who cares? I would have fired your butt the minute you walked in late.
January 9th, 2010
8:43 am
The scariest person I saw driving yesterday had plates from NJ. She barreled past the rest of us on 92, easily doing double the speed.
As for many of my fellow drivers yesterday, you are just boneheads. Just because a road is clear in a given space in a given moment, doesn't mean it'll be clear 500 yards up around the curve in the shade. Go ahead, get right up on the driver in front of you then hit the brakes hard once you hit the ice.
We sat and laughed at the news yesterday morning. We called it bumper car theater.
My husband had a good question, though: at what point do the news crews filming people driving onto icy roads have an obligation to warn the drivers that the roads are icy?
January 9th, 2010
9:49 am
Hey, I'm not a funny guy, but even I am funnier then your routine about this snow fall. Try using profanities, yelling and flailing about.
January 11th, 2010
10:29 am
Steve – stick to writing about POLICE stuff. That's why you have a blog. DUH.
January 11th, 2010
10:31 am
Rus (at your 2:04 post) – you couldn't be any DUMBER.
The tire companies sell different tires in the south and north. Anybody knows that. Why don't you call them and ask if they sell all the good snow tires in Florida and they'll (correctly) think you're an IDIOT.
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
John……..I'm former military, retired to be in fact……I've been all over this great country of ours, plus other parts of the world. I am not some dumb backwoods hick as you in the north are taught to believe.
January 12th, 2010
11:13 am
Russ, I'm sorry my friend, but you sound like a idiot. No one care's where you have been or what you did. How did your last comment have any thing to do with John's post? Sorry, I'm not a "yankee", and no I didn't vote for Obama. Just a word of advise, make your point and be done with it. Any way, thanks LT for your great "work" !!
January 12th, 2010
11:48 am
RW………I may sound like an idiot to the masses who haven't seen much, but I've got a few words for you and the rest of the people …y'all sound jealous. I am obviously not an idiot. I communicate my thoughts very intelligently and if people are put off by what I write, so be it. This is an open forum and I will write what I want with utter disregard for what people think or feel. This is the beauty of living in our great country. I haven't written anything that be construed as threatening or subversive in any way. I have not attacked you, so please don't attack me. The mark of a great commentary writer is, if what he writes makes people think and look at themselves, I have completed my task.
January 12th, 2010
6:04 pm
It ain't the snow that's the issue, as should be obvious … it's the ice. I moved here from MN and have no issues at all driving on snow, but I saw several areas of roadway last Friday that I wouldn't dare drive on. Ice + hills = badness in my book.
The fact that the ground had frozen to the point where this stuff stuck was really cool, and the sights reminded me of home, but the lack of melting agent made some of the side roads in southern Cobb rather nasty. Sand is useful sometimes, but not on pure ice, not really.
Some of the folks I saw on the roads were obviously uncertain about how to drive through ice patches … my wife said she saw an SUV almost come to a stop on the E/W Connector as it approached a spot of ice. The secret is to drive straight through and keep your steering straight and your speed constant. Even if you slip, you'll recover gracefully on the other side.
That said, there were places I saw (like Cooper Lake Road just north of the E/W Connector, or Paces Ferry in Vinings) that I decided to avoid simply because it was obvious that the roads were too dangerous to traverse. That's not a northern or southern thing, that's an ice thing.
January 14th, 2010
8:32 am
Like others have said, it's not the snow, it's the ice. No one can drive on ice. Not even those car commercial stunt drivers that can make an SUV turn on an atom.
It's not just the ice, though. It's several factors. First, yes Virginia, it's the ice. Second, the ice is caused by our higher levels of humidity down here vs. up north. Third, the state's DOT is not as readily equipped with the materials to de-ice and otherwise prepare the roads for driveability during and after a snow storm as some state up north's DOT would be. I remember the announcement Friday morning that due to limited resources thanks to tighter budgets as set forth by Sonny Perdue, there wasn't enough material to de-ice and otherwise treat every single surface of asphalt in the entire state. Interstates came first. Then state highways/major thoroughfares. Then local roads got cleared, if there was any material left. Some people ended up missing work due to their own street was iced over, or even if there were patches of ice, it would still had been too dangerous. It took the wreck of one car, three tow trucks sliding off the road, and a TV news station's phone call to DOT to finally get Briarcliff Road made passable.
January 14th, 2010
8:37 am
I opted to stay home from work both Thursday and Friday, since I have a long commute one-way (from Bremen to Norcross), and didn't want to be stuck in the middle of I-85 or I-20 when it came down Thursday, and had a feeling that Friday it would be worse. Took some work home to work on during those two days.
Also, "Flurry Madness" = great title for a Broadway musical comedy.
January 20th, 2010
3:34 pm
Steve, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! Bravo!!


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By popular demand, Baby is showing off for Halloween! After her debut in "The Dinosaur in my Bathtub" blog in Fresh Ink on Oct. 9th, it seems Baby has a following! As the most popular iguana in Fountain, Colorado, she is now making the most of it by showing off for her goulish followers.
Fountain photographer, Tom Wangerin, caught her climbing up on a pumpkin and licking her lips as though to say, "I can't wait for the big day to come!" Halloween is drawing near and Baby thinks she can raise the bar on the fear factor when people ring her doorbell...so BEWARE!
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The Justice Speaks in My Grandfather's Son
- Thursday, October 04, 2007
"I wept beyond tears, slipping into the barren, rhythmic heaves of a body seeking something more."
These poetic words of inconsolable grief were penned by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in his newly released memoir, My Grandfather's Son. In this moving passage, he describes his agony in the days following the death of the man that came to be "Daddy." The book is filled with magnificent prose in which one of the most powerful men in America repeatedly dares to bare his soul--dares to make himself vulnerable to the cold, hard world of cynics in which we live.
In a pin-striped town where pretending and pretentiousness are the status quo, it is startling to hear a man at the highest positions of power be so honest about his heartaches, fears and painful memories. The result? My Grandfather's Son has the potential to be the most life-changing book of our era.
Justice Thomas could have written the typical "rags to riches" story, with all the big publishing houses lined up to roll out the pontifications designed to impress and awe the Washington elite. But he didn't do that. Instead, Clarence Thomas chose to speak from his heart, describing in a somber tone the truth about his own shortcomings, regrets and oppression. He tells the compelling story of his early struggles with racism, abandonment, poverty and unrelenting work. He takes us through his journey all the way to a nomination for a seat on the Supreme Court, only to again be subjected to racism, the abandonment of truth, and a poverty of justice—this time at the hands of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
One "moral of the story" of My Grandfather's Son is, in some ways, predictable (yet, still inspiring)—namely, that in America it is possible, through self-reliance and hard work, to triumph over even the worst of circumstances. But what makes this book remarkable is that Justice Thomas does not revel in the victory of having reached the pinnacles of power through the sheer strength of his own will and hard work. He does not stand up and shout, "Look at me! Look how I have overcome!" Instead of gloating in sweet victory over his tormentors when he was narrowly confirmed after a bloody perversion of the process, Justice Thomas is mournful over how such an austere institution as the United States Senate could become so corrupt.
For the thoughtful reader, what comes through loud and clear is Justice Thomas' love of freedom and human dignity.
He describes the misery of growing up poor and black in the segregated South. Justice Thomas speaks eloquently and respectfully of the man who rescued him from the life of waste that so often claimed the souls of the young black male in the 1950s. His grandfather was the steely, emotionally distant "Daddy"—a man who wouldn't take "no" for an answer (from his grandson or society) and who taught the young Thomas how hard work, character and loyalty could overcome even the worst of circumstances. Thomas recalls one of his grandfather's favorite sayings: "Old Man Can't is dead—I helped bury him." Even the greatest critic has to admit that Clarence Thomas took that declaration to heart.
An early report about the book in The Washington Post describes the tone of My Grandfather's Son as angry. "Justice Thomas Lashes Out in Memoir" the headline screamed; the first sentence says he "settles scores."
Nothing could be a bigger lie.
Yes, Clarence Thomas' writings show a bold, righteous indignation toward anything less than absolute justice and truth. He voices a clear disdain for bigotry—especially when it attempts to masquerade as intelligence--and the abuse of position and power. As a tragic victim of such abuse, his story is one which will, no doubt, cause some to squirm in discomfort at the shameful manner in which he was treated throughout his confirmation process.
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New retirees: Avoid these mistakes
From jumping the gun to moving too far, these are the blunders not to make when transitioning into retirement.
If you knew how long you were going to live, it would be pretty easy to decide when to retire. Assuming of course you could afford to. But we don't have a crystal ball, so unless you have a pretty good chance of living till you're 85 or 90, It might not be in your best interest to wait.
In my case, if I wait just one year (at age 63), I will have to live till I'm 82 just to recover the benefits I lost by waiting one year. I'm not taking that chance.
I'd like to spend a few years while I'm still healthy enjoying life. Too many people wait so they can get another 5% or 10% on their social security check and they don't live long enough to ever get the money back they lost by postponing retirement.
its interesting MSNBC site always say do not take social security early.
But do your math, At my current aget I have to wait until age 66 and 8 months.
So the break even point between taking it at age 62 and full 66 years 8 months comes out to bue age 77. So it wont be until after age 77 that I will be getting more by waiting.
Then in the meantime due to the orgy of wasteful govt spending they say they will be cutting benefits in the future.
And considering how WELL the feds do their finances I say grab it as SOON as you can as the govt keeps stealing from social security ect.
If you listen to this rather inept article, you will never retire. It's not necessarily all about the money...sometimes, it's about getting out of the "rat race". Who says you have to move anywhere? And you don't have to make or spend a ton of money.
It's all about making adjustments to your lifestyle, and living within your means. The only "requirement" we looked at was being debt free and having savings available. MSN comes up with these same articles weekly...maybe "they" should retire.
If Letterman were to post top ten mistakes retirees make it might look something like this.
10) You got born..well technically that was your parent's mistake
9) Your employer of over 20 years calls you in for a 'meeting' and informs you that you are being
terminated...hey wait that was their mistake and not your's
8) Poor diet, no exercise...wait, you've been doing that all your life and now it's catching up with you
7) You donate to any charity or any political party...stop giving your money away while you're still alive
6) You got married
5) You had kids
4) You have a pet...there should be onlly one mouth to feed in retirement...yours
3) You have a site built home and pay huge property taxes
2) Did not move someplace with better weather and a lower cost of living
1) You have/had a 30 year mortgage and support exclusionary zoning
Retired at 60, took SS at 62 and never looked back, biggest thing you have to do is cut you expenses, and the biggest by far is you home. Get rid of it, it will suck you dry, here in the once great state of NY, we have property tax, county tax, water tax, sewer tax(if you have it) and beleive it or not school tax(yea someone has to pay for our 100k per year teachers) and guess who that is, the home owner. Renting is so much cheaper, no taxes, rent stays fixed, you have mobility I can move whenever I want, and no repair bills. So good luck to all.
The biggest Blunder, and this is after visiting with 12 of my former co-workers who retired in the last 10 years is...Going on a spending spree! Unless you have seriously planned out what you want to do after retirement do not start buying new cars, new homes, or going on long cruises or European trips.
All told me the worst thing to do was to sit at home and drink beer and watch TV. Make sure you have a hobby of some kind or three or four hobbies which include a LOT OF PHYSICAL EXERECISE. Half of those who retire die within 3 years because of physcial inactivity and alcohol. Join a Gym and visit it three times a week, walk at least 2 miles a day if you do not have a Gym or cannot afford it. Start out slowly and over a period of a month or two slowly increase your workout time and weight training. I know three 80 year old men who visit the gym three times a week and routinely benchpress 210 pounds, but they worked up to it over time so they did not injure themselves.
After about 6 months of discovering who you are and what you want to do, then start planning Trips or buying that other home somewhere else.. Visit that new Home area in the WINTER, and in Mid July Especially if your old body suffers from the Cold or high heat, many people discover to late after making a big move they have allergies to the local Pollen and plants and even the Air, like Florida, many places in Florida smell like you living in a Swamp, well you are, some people just cannot take that smell for very long. Also take any costs the Realtor Tells you about with a grain of sand. Physcially contact the Electiric and Gas Company and Water Company and ask what the average yearly cost is for their customers..Next Check out and Locate where the nearest Hosptial is, also if the local Fire Department has a Class A rating and Fire/Parmedicas with ALS Rating and Training on each engine. ALS is Advanced Life Support, remember your getting older and will need more Medical Care as you get older that should be your #1 Priority. . If the Community has a local Ambulance check them out as well. Most have only Medical Assistants or Nurses Assistants but a few do have fully trained ALS Paramedics..Ask how much that Amublance Costs per run and see if you Insurance Company will pay for any part of it, some run as high as $5000 for a 20 minute run time. Nothing worse than buying that new home in the Mountains or on the Lake to find out Medical care is 45 minutes away when in a Heart situation minutes count and then deplete your savings on a Couple of Ambulance runs.. Volunteer Fire Depts need to be looked at very closely, especially their published average response time to a Medical Emergency.
Taxes, rememeber your on a fixed income now. No raises can be expected and no over time hours to make up for some financial shortage. Social Security via O'Vomit and his Demoncrat hordes punishes you for working for be careful. and no SS is NOT an Entitlement, you Deserve it for all those years you put money into the fund, no matter how O'Vomit tries to work it, you earned it by putting your own money in there unlike O'Vomit's hordes of leeching supporters..
Save money, yes, you should do that. If you really take care of yourself you might live longer than expected and so you should save for that rainy day just like you always did which enabled you to retired and not work til your dead, you were smart unlike thousands if not millions of others who believed the Demoncrats and now find out they were lying to you and work hard NOT TO GIVE YOU ANY MONEY BACK that you put in..Ask that fresh young face behind the SS window how much they make a year,,they won't tell you but it averages over $54,,000 a year, to your pityful $12,000. a year.
Everything else is frivoulous until you are retired at least 6 months and know what your doing....
No one has mentioned that you can start collecting SS and work at the same time, still contributing, and stacking the money up or paying off debt. I worked for two years after starting to collect SS. After I retired (my company went belly up) I applied for my partial Teamster pension. Today, 5 years later, I am refinancing my house, pet my dog, mow the lawn, Collect $1965.00 SS, $470 Pension, pay all my utilities, don't file income tax, and I have excess money per month growing in my checking account. Living by myself is enjoyable, a few friends are nice sometimes, traveling around in a meager motor home is fun if you enjoy the outdoors. I tightened my belt considerably and do concervative spending.
Grocery shop wisely at a savings supermarket and I buy used appliances from a local handyman that repaires washers, Etc. If your concerned that you make enough to retire on, just list your expenses and try it for a few months. Get both A and B Medicare right away, you pay for the B part but you need it. Good Luck to you.
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- Thursday, November 07, 2013
DVD Release Date: February 25, 2014
Theatrical Release Date: November 8, 2013
Rating: Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some suggestive content
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Run Time: 112 minutes
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
There are movies with a message: deep, attitude-changing films that cut straight to the heart and leave us better people for having seen them. But Thor: The Dark World is not one of those films—this one is just for fun. And what a lot of fun it is.
Thor: The Dark World picks up some two years after the original Thor left off. Scientist Jane Foster (Natalie Portman, Black Swan) and her intrepid intern Darcy (Kat Dennings, Nick and Norah) are in London working on their crazy complicated science project (don't try to understand it; logic is not your friend in this one). While Jane and Thor (Chris Hemsworth, Rush) shared a few tender moments back in the day, she hasn't heard from him in a long time. He doesn't write, he doesn't call... apparently even having a superhero for a boyfriend can't make the course of true love run smoothly. She can't know he's been busy cleaning up the universe and pining away for her. But when Jane stumbles into a portal between worlds and picks up something nasty in the process, the big blonde with the hammer and cape comes zooming down from the sky to rescue her.
Of course, it's not as easy as Thor tries to make it look. There's the little matter of a Dark Elf with a grudge (Christopher Eccleston, The Seeker) who wants to destroy the universe and needs what Jane has in order to do it. Then there are family issues to deal with, like introducing Jane to Thor's parents and what to do about his pesky brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston, War Horse) locked away in the dungeon post-Avengers. But never fear, this is a comic book story and all will come right in the end, though not without some losses along the way.
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I love this sandwich! I do leave off the eggs and radishes. It's probably good with it, I just haven't tried it. Been making this for years and really enjoy it as a less mayonnaise alternative tuna sandwich.
California Niçoise Sandwich
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Inspired by the classic French salad, this fancy tuna sandwich takes a Western turn with sourdough and avocados. Prep Time: about 30 minutes. Notes: We love this sandwich on crusty sourdough, but it can be a bit messy to eat. For a tidier bite, try soft Italian-style bread. Make up to 3 hours ahead; keep well chilled until ready to serve.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 495
- Calories from fat: 51%
- Protein: 25g
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated fat: 4.7g
- Carbohydrate: 35g
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Sodium: 881mg
- Cholesterol: 92mg
- 1 baguette-style loaf, about 20 inches long and 3 to 4 inches wide
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 2 cans (6 1/2 to 7 oz. each) oil-packed tuna, drained
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
- 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced radishes
- 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced into thin rounds
- 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
- 1. Slice loaf in half lengthwise. Scoop out about 3/4 of the bread from the top and bottom halves to create pockets; discard scooped-out bread.
- 2. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, garlic, and lemon peel. Spread generously over inside of loaf's top half.
- 3. In a medium bowl, stir together the tuna, tarragon, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon into bottom half of loaf.
- 4. Top tuna mixture with radish slices, then the tomato, eggs, and avocado slices. Spoon olives over all and top with the other loaf half. To serve, slice into 6 equal portions.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
- Wine pairing: A fresh, lively dry rosé--preferably a Grenache--is great with this sandwich; licorice in the wine can echo the tarragon in the sandwich.
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- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fish
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Comments on Erotic Aunt Misao
panzerfaust (Mon Aug 15, 2011, 4:58 am) +14 points
your aunt is like your mother's sister or cousin? hmmm anyway i can't explain why iam getting such a boner from reading incest involving aunts and honestly ... all my aunts are old but hentai aunts are awesome
Unfortune (Fri Dec 16, 2011, 4:13 pm) +6 points
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khole77 (Thu Jul 11, 2013, 7:15 am) +1 points
lol i got 2 great looking aunts and the rest are ok :D
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Honestly, How many of you ever fantasize about banging your aunt?
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I have seriously given it some thought... Seriously... But then again.. My Aunt is not as hot as Aunt Misao here so I just hold back.. xD
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jaguarjaw (Sun Dec 12, 2010, 3:12 am) +1 points
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So... Is this a continuation of Nettai Ya or something? Love the the series and I'm glad they uploaded another one.
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@TsundareKing: That's what I would like to know too or is it a prequel?
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I think there was too many too
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is it just me or is his cock too big to be on a skinny japanese male.
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It's to big for anyone. It's larger than her hand. That would just be painful unless you are a whore.
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Aunt sexting. Well what do you know.
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Thursday night did not surprise in week 3 in the NFL The Falcons showed up the way they should have from the beginning of the season and the offense played like gang busters. I truly believe the Falcons were the break out team of the week and will now take the NFC South. According to this week the Bills who are we thought they were and lost to a superior Chargers team. The Cowboys are yet to be defined while the Rams blew a lead. Are the Cowboys that good or the Rams that bad, probably the Rams are that bad. The Eagles have proven they are the class of the NFC East, while Cousins continues to prove himself as a starter, if not for the Redskins future, for someone.
The Carolina Panthers are one big surprise for me. I didn't see them going undefeated and I certainly didn't see them being two games ahead of the Saints. They have the possibility of winning the NFC South if they can hold off the Falcons and if the Saints don't pick themselves up and get rid of the rust. They are another surprise. The Saints looked great parts of last year and I thought they would have a great season this year, but they've got some improvements to make, especially on defense if they want to get in the playoffs.
Week one is in the books. I think we had some surprises from teams and some dissapointment from others. Obviously the big news has to do with Ray Rice and him being cut from the Ravens. When we look at this purely from a football point of view, the Ravens will be greatly hurt by this move. It was a move that they had to make, however. The Ravens may just circle the wagons and have a great season, but with little experience at the running back spot I don't see that happening without some sort of trade to upgrade at that spot.
Green Bay will play Seattle in the opening game on Thursday. Green Bay will prove to be tough for Seattle, but Seattle has the defense to hang with Rodgers and company, while their offense continues to put up enough numbers to win. This will be a tight one with Seattle coming out on top. New Orleans will play Atlanta on Sunday. Atlanta should improve in the run game, but I don't think they can put up enough points against New Orleans.
The NFC East is not what it used to be. The Cowboys and Giants are not near the teams that we saw in the 70's, 80's, 90's and early 2000's. It looks as if the Chip Kelley experiment has worked and the Eagles will sit up above the others in this once great division. I think that Washington will come away in second followed by the Cowboys and Giants. The third spot will simply depend on injuries. The Redskins could make a jump, but it simply appears they don't have the offense that the Eagles do at this particular point in the progression.
Earlier this week ESPN reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers are now the favorites to land LeBron James. Most people have assumed that James would end up back in Miami with a reloaded roster. But while Miami has been waiting for Wade, Bosh, and James to make their decisions they've missed out on a few key free agents in Kyle Lowry and Marcin Gortat, both of whom the Heat were very interested in.
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It's official, LeBron James has decided to opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat and test free agency. After watching the Heat get dismantled in the NBA finals by the San Antonio Spurs, this was pretty much universally expected. There are only a few teams that have a legitimate shot at landing James this summer, but I'm sure that all of the teams that I'm going to mention below are going to go all in for The King.
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Square Enix recently revealed that Tetsuya Nomura is no longer helming Final Fantasy XV. Now he can work on getting Kingdom Hearts III out quickly. »
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Much like the previous HD upgrade collection, Kingdom Hearts I.5 HD Remix, Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix takes 3 previous Kingdom Hearts games and gives them an HD bump-up. Square Enix had a playable demo available at this year's Jump Festa 2014, and Kotaku East was there to experience some HD goodness. »
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix released this new trailer at Jump Festa this weekend. It's in Japanese, though that does mean you get to hear Goofy, Jiminy Cricket and Chip & Dale speaking in Japanese. »
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After seeing the Kingdom Hearts III gameplay trailer last week, I was reminded that there was still one Kingdom Hearts title I had yet to play: the browser game Kingdom Hearts χ. I was wary going in but, surprisingly, it managed to exceed my (admittedly low) expectations. »
Utada Hikaru's music has appeared on previous Kingdom Hearts games, which is why a Twitter user asked her and her father, music producer Teruzane Utada, if they were involved with the KHIII theme song. The elder Utada replied, "Yes." »
It's going to be a while before Kingdom Hearts III is completed, and a new video gave us a sneak peek. KHIII designer Tetsuya Nomura also recently provided more details about the game's visual flair, expressing his desire for the game to look oh so Disney. »
Here's our first real look at Kingdom Hearts III in action since the brief snippet of gameplay shown in the announcement trailer back in June. Check out massive enemies, new weapons, and a mature Sora who doesn't seem to have aged a bit. »
Next year, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix will hit the PlayStation 3. Here's your first peek. »


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Exotic Animal Incident Report
Reported: Sep 12, 2011
Animal: Sumatran Tiger
Facility Type: Accredited AZA Zoo
Category: Animal Death
Summary: A baby tiger was found dead from a blow to the head at Los Angeles Zoo. Officials admitted they are still in the dark over what caused the tragedy. The cub was one of three male Sumatran tigers born on August 6 and appeared to be doing well.
Source: Los Angeles Times, DailyMail.co.UK
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Anglophenia's interview with Director of First-Ever 'Doctor Who' Episode
On November 23, 1963 (the day after the Kennedy assassination), the very first episode of Doctor Who premiered on the BBC. And the man behind the camera was Waris Hussein, then only 24 years old, completely unaware of the phenomenon the show would become and the legions of fans it would acquire. Well, here he is, with almost 50 years of hindsight, chatting with Anglophenia's Jon Sarlin about the series' origins as an educational program for children, casting William Hartnell as the Doctor ("he was very reluctant to accept this part…he was an established movie star"), and how the fan base has evolved over the years.