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Unfinished Nation "Restless Society" Election of 1960. Kennedy's thousand days in office; his assassination. Johnson's succession: assault on poverty, Great Society. Battle for racial equality: expanding protests, urban violence, black power.G
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Unfinished Nation "A Nation Torn" Diversifying foreign policy. Confrontations with the Soviet Union. The agony of Viet Nam. The traumas of 1968: the Tet offensive, King and Kennedy assassinations, political turmoil.G
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Inside Out "Getting It Together" Until recent decades, little was known about how to treat psychological disorders. People who were seriously disturbed were hidden away or confined to institutions, and treated in ways that look appalling by today's standards. This episode looks intently at both psychological and biomedical therapies, and combined approaches that are proving successful in the treatment of mental illnesses. D
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Inside Out "People to People" People interacting with people, individually and in groups, as friends or sometimes foes is a fascinating, never-ending source of study material for social psychologists. This episode explores social thinking, social influence, and social relations of both the antisocial and prosocial varieties. Why do people do what they do? What kinds of force does a group exert? And how can cooperative efforts and improved communication begin to chip away at the antagonisms built by years of aggression and conflict?. D
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Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology "The Sea Floor" Examines major sea-floor features: the mid-oceanic ridge, oceanic trenches and fracture zones.G
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Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology "Waves, Beaches and Coasts" Demonstrates the importance of waves in affecting coastal landforms.G
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Religion and the Environment - A national organization called Interfaith Power and Light---IPL---is bringing different faiths together on environmental issues, especially climate change. Although pastors have often been reluctant to talk about the environment from the pulpit, Lucky Severson reports that IPL wants houses of worship to invest in energy efficiency and to serve as examples to the people in the pews, encouraging them to become energy efficient in their homes. Baseball as a Road to God - Baseball has its own relics, prophets and rituals---as does religion---according to John Sexton, president of New York University and author of "Baseball as a Road to God. D
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Second Opinion "Medical Radiation" Utilizing a CT or "CAT" scan has proven to be an effective diagnostic tool for phyisicans. Yet one scan can deliver the same radiation as 442 chest X-rays or 74 mammograms. See how doctors weigh the benefits of medical imagery with the potential risks posed by ionizing radiation. D
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Cooking with Nick Stellino "Delicious Chicken Dinner" Nick visits the cheese monger and the P-Patch and prepares Chicken Provolone with Tomato Sauce and a Salad with Spinach, Arugula & Shallots. Old school recipes made simple for today's busy home chefs. D
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New Scandinavian Cooking "Close to Home" This episode finds Andreas at his farm in Southern Norway. There, he and Miles Irving, a British forager, look for wild herbs. Then, they cook a meal from ingredients they find in the fields, as well as beef from local farms. D
8:30 am
Simply Ming "Fish Broth" Fish is on the menu in this episode of Simply Ming that goes on the road to the Azores. Stopping off at the picturesque Island of Pico - Ming learns the secret behind a famous national dish when he meets up with a local chef. Together they meet the fishing boats as they come in with the days catch. D
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Christina "How Sweet It Is" Ah, sugar. How do we love thee? Let me count the ways. And how do you love us back? With obesity, lack of focus, Type 2 diabetes, elevated triglycerides and more. D
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Soups" Nothing comforts like a bowl of homemade soup; once you master a few basic techniques, you can make a host of variations. Watch as Martha makes a nourishing chicken soup that's as easy as poaching a chicken. Then learn the "flavor-boosting" techniques that go into making minestrone. D
10:00 am
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Middle-East Feast Or Spice It Up" Joanne shows us how preserved lemons add vibrancy and a bright taste to hummus. Then, Jerry is back and ready to spice it up using cardamom and coriander to transform a plain chicken breast into unforgettable Spice-Dusted Chicken Skewers with Harissa Yogurt Sauce, served with Pearl Couscous. Recipes: Spiced Humus with Preserved Lemons, Spice-Dusted Chicken Skewers with Harissa Yogurt Sauce, Pearl Couscous (and variations). D
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The Mind of a Chef "Spain" Learn all about Spain's influence on David Chang's career. He visits with some of his idols - Juan Mari Arzak and Andoni Aduriz - makes fideos, salt cod omelet and a sponge cake from chef Albert Adria. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Company's Coming" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the Best Prime Rib and perfectly Roasted Brussels Sprouts at home. Finally, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of premium butters. D
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Scrapbook Soup "Parties and Garlands" Today's soup ingredients all add up to fabulous celebrations. You can use your paper crafting supplies for lots of unique items. Stacey Caron is back with butterfly favors for a perfect party. D
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Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "High and Mighty, Part 3" Exciting surprise in this episode - learn the importance of multiple-step painting that creates a high quality art piece. See advance techniques of the hake brush that quickly suggest the presence of Aspen trees. Finish this episode with placing the shadow color of the snow. D
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Aviators Journey of a Bag: Where does your bag go once it leaves your hands and heads down a conveyor belt at an airport? How does it get from one location to the next? WWII Pilot Training - P-51: Kurtis takes you back in time to see what it was like for young WWII pilots fly in the legendary fighter, the P-51 Mustang. D
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This Old House "Cambridge Project, Part 3 of 15" With the interior opened up, master carpenter Norm Abram shows host Kevin O'Connor the bones of the building. On the first floor, general contractor Tom Silva relocates a load-bearing partition wall and takes the dip out of the floor. Out front, Kevin and homeowner Sally Peterson learn about the appropriate colors for the outside of her Victorian-era house. D
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Ask This Old House "Building A Custom Fireplace Mantel/Repairing A Leaking Kitchen Faucet" General contractor Tom Silva builds a custom fireplace mantel for a homeowner. Then, Roger shares some tips about garden edging. Afterward, Richard helps a homeowner repair a leaking kitchen faucet. D
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American Woodshop "Veneer Inlays" Decorative wood inlays in Furniture. IBEW explores shop lighting solutions. D
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Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac "Sand Shaded Clock" On this installment of Rough Cut, Tommy takes a look at the art of sand shading, a technique dating back to the ancient Egyptians. He demonstrates how this art form can be uniquely applied to his Sand Shaded Clock project. For the Rough Cut Road Trip, Tommy heads to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, which houses some beautiful examples of sand shading made by John and Thomas Seymour. D
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MotorWeek "Bmw M6" Road Test: 2013 BMW M6. Road Test: 2013 Subaru Forester. Goss' Garage: Overlooked A/C Parts. D
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America's Heartland Haul in a harvest of tall timber in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Learn how to cook up some unusual blueberry recipes. Discover how the internet helped four young ladies begin farming and travel to Arizona where one farm specializes in raising cactus. D
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NOVA "Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes" Half a billion years ago, Australia was still part of the super-continent Gondwana. While the oceans were teeming from the ongoing explosion of weird and wonderful animals, the world above the waves remained an almost lifeless wasteland. All that changed in the Silurian period when the conquest of the land began. Part 2 of 4G
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Antiques Roadshow "Cincinnati, Hour Three" The show's appraisers explore the craftsmanship of Cincinnati carved furniture. Then, it's off to the races with a trophy from the 1908 Belmont Stakes and an early 20th-century toy horse and buggy. Other treasures include a French advertising poster and an impressive bust of Abraham Lincoln, valued at $5,000-$7,000. Part 3 of 3G
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British Antiques Roadshow "Somerleyton" Host Fiona Bruce and the team are in Suffolk near Lowestoft at Somerleyton Hall. Treasures include a picture painted by a suffragette artist who had arsonist tendencies, and a bracelet given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert upon the birth of Princess Louise in 1848.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Venice: City of Dreams" Rick begins a two-part visit to Venice by tracing its history from Europe's most powerful city to its most hedonistic one. He cruises the Grand Canal, luxuriates in a venerable caf? and savors fresh fish canalside with friends. Part 1 of 2G
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The Lawrence Welk Show "25th Anniversary Show" Lawrence and Champagne Lady, Norma Zimmer, open this celebration by waltzing to the "Anniversary Song." Jack Imel repeats his 1966 debut performance of "Sleep." Lawrence leads the band in "Calcutta," his first gold record, and Bobby and Elaine dance to "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles."G
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Are You Being Served? "Friends and Neighbors" The staff are offered accommodations on the premises to save travel time and money but find flat-sharing is difficult too.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "Golfing with the Major" Hyacinth decides she and her husband, Richard, should spend a weekend at a golfing hotel in order to keep up with the Major and his wife.G
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As Time Goes By "The House Next Door" Lionel, Jean, Judy and Sandy are concerned when they hear noises from the empty house next door.G
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The Thin Blue Line "The Queen's Birthday Present" Rowan Atkinson is Inspector Fowler, head of the uniform branch of a suburban English police station. The series opens as the Queen's official birthday is approaching - along with Raymond and Patricia's 10th anniversary. Fowler forgets about the anniversary and creates tension in the relationship.G
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The Red Green Show "Dalton's Hot Gift" Mike gets Dalton a new barbecue as a birthday present. Red uses a golf club to clean up the yard.G
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My Family "The Guru" Ben is mentioned in a book dedication by a successful and wealthy celebrity dentist, whom Ben cannot remember having met. Susan reveals a romantic encounter in Albania.G
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Doctor Who Series "Amy's Choice" It has been five years since Amy Pond last traveled with the Doctor and when he lands in her garden again, on the eve of the birth of her first child, she finds herself facing a heartbreaking choice.G


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Mary Kaye - Find Gift Clubs
This week we enjoyed a wonderful gourmet Dinner of the Month Club selection from GourmetStation. Our 3-course, international dinner-for-two consisted of an appetizer, 2 entrees, and a dessert.
The presentation and quality were top-notch, from the packaging to the food itself. The meal was easy to prepare and yielded exceptional results. This would make a great gift for someone who likes to eat a nice meal, but does not have time to prepare and clean up (ie new parents, working couples, bachelors).
From the moment the package arrived, we knew we were in for first-class treatment. The packaging was impeccable! From the personalized message inside the box to the fully insulated lining with ice packs to keep the food cold, there was no question this was going to be a very special package. All items arrive perfectly in tact, appealing, and ready to go.
Our cuisine of choice was the Parisian Three Course Dinner. It consisted of the following items:
- Appetizer: Phyllo & Portabello Puffs
- Entree #1: Lemon Herb Salmon
- Entree #2: Tortellini with Shrimp
- Dessert: Raspberry Cheesecake
Everything was super-easy to prepare. The directions for each item were printed right on the package. Just remove the lid and pop into the oven for the specified time. That's it - no hassle whatsoever.
The handmade appetizers needed less time than the entrees. So we followed the suggestion on the instructions, and enjoyed our appetizers while the entrees were finishing.
For the main course, we enjoyed 2 different entrees:
- Tortellini with Shrimp in Lobster Sauce and Creamy Spinach
- Lemon Herb Salmon and Creamy Spinach
Both entrees were fabulous - definitely better than I could make myself at home (and without all of the mess). When I initailly saw the packages, I wasn't sure there would be enough food to fill us up. Boy, was I wrong! The servings were more than ample. Had to wait a litle while before we started on the tempting dessert...
Dessert was 2 slices of the best raspberry cheesecake I have ever had! It was rich and delicious. A perfect ending to a gourmet meal!
To read the entire review and see pictures, click here.
Ken K. Longmont, CO
I wanted to pass on my thanks.
I purchased the Christmas Dinner for two for my Father, who absolutely enjoyed every bit of the meal you put together. My father lives far off in Florida and I wanted to make it a little easier for Christmas so he could relax and just enjoy the holiday without all the stress of cooking. Thank you for the fantastic job and all the hard work and care putting these meals together.
Happy Holidays and best wishes to all the staff at GourmetStation.
Best Regards,
Rachel H, Pittsburgh PA
Hi -- I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoy the dinners you create. And how awesome the products are -- and not just the food. Last time we ordered a dinner, I saved the ice packs from the shipment. I had no idea that a week later, we would lose power in our house for 4 days (thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ike). I didn't open the freezer for 2 days, but when I finally did, your ice packs had helped to keep everything around them completely frozen. I was able to move the frozen food to a friend's house and we lost very little food, given the duration of the power outage.
So I just wanted to say thank you!
Mrs. Williams
I placed an order with Jon, a few weeks ago and had it delivered to a friend and her kids. They didn't eat it until a week later. But, once they set down to enjoy the dinner it was all over. they had a great time tasting and trying to figure the seasonings and spices that were in each and every dish.
She told me the garlic sauce; was so amazing she only shared a teaspoon of it with her boys. Lol
So, I just wanted to say I will be placing more oders with you in the future. And, Please, you guys keep up the Great Work!!!!!
What An Amazing And Unique Gift To Give To Give To Anyone!!!!
I Will Pass Your Company Information On To Friends And Co-Workers.
Patricia D.
We received the Tuscan Four Course Dinner yesterday and truly enjoyed the menu. It was gourmet from the beginning bread and soup course through the Cappuccino cheesecake. We had the Italian wedding soup, seared salmon and chicken Mediterranean which was so delicious. I compliment everyone for your GREAT service. The person I spoke to on the phone was very courteous. I will recommend Gourmet Station to all our friends. Sincerely thanking you.
Donna - metropolitanmama.blogspot.com
After childbirth, I remember receiving plenty of colorful gift bags decorated with pink bows and baby rattles and cartoon storks. Inside were tiny outfits and burp cloths and blankets. I appreciated each and every item and felt incredibly blessed, but I have to admit that the "gifts" that I remember being most thankful for were meals delivered by friends.
As a nursing mom, I was ravenous. But I was too tired and overwhelmed to cook. I could barely find time to brush my teeth or take a shower, let alone cook an entire meal. My husband was extraordinarily helpful during this time (he'd wake up to change Little Beauty's diapers and bring her to me to nurse and he was an expert at calming her), but he was exhausted too. Needless to say, food was a welcome gift. Especially healthy, home-cooked, "real" food.
My husband and I recently had the opportunity to try an "Americana" four-course dinner by GourmetStation, a company that specializes in "delicious gourmet food delivered with an upscale worldly spin." The meals, which are delivered nationwide, fall into five international categories: Americana, Cajun, Fusion, Parisian, and Tuscan.
Our meal came with a bread (Loaf Baguettes), 2 Soups (Rustic Beef Stew and New England Clam Chowder), 2 Entrees (Big Sky Beef Ribs and Clear Springs Trout), a Dessert (New York Cheesecake), and a Beverage (Earl Gray Tea).
The food was fresh, fabulous, and easy to prepare. It came in a big box and was packaged nicely with ice packs to prevent spoilage. We lit candles, heated the food, and sat down for a romantic evening at the dinner table (at least as romantic as it gets with an 18-month-old sitting at the table, giggling and babbling). :)
If you're a grandparent or an aunt or a friend of new parents...a GourmetStation meal would be a fantastic gift . You can gift the new parents in your life with a 4-course, 3-course, or simple gourmet meal for two. If you choose, you can do something extra special and go with the Congratulations dinner, which includes a Congrats card and white linen napkins. Better yet, you can purchase a monthly Dinner Club certificate that will allow the new parents to have a gourmet meal delivered to their door once-a-month for 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, or 12 months.
Alison - Chattanooga, TN
I so enjoyed my special Valentine's Day dinner! Not only was the food delicious but I was served on fine china in our candlelit dining room by my husband which was a real treat. My not so domestic husband prepared and served the dinner all by himself- well, with the help of your detailed instructions. I especially liked the mushroom soup, which surprised me, I am not a big mushroom fan, but it was excellent. I had the chicken dish which was wonderful. The evening was a lovely gift- I did not have to cook, set the table or clean up! Thank you and Gourmet Station for making it a little easier for my husband to surprise me with a night off from kitchen duty. Oh, and I loved the poem! Thanks again.
Donna - Founder & Owner of Real-Recipes.com
I know. There are people who don't always have the time to prepare a special meal for the special people in their lives. Sometimes people simply do not want to spend their time cooking on a special occasion. I know - I am in the restaurant business. And then, there are times when the special people in our lives simply cannot join us for dinner on a special day. What to do? Oh my, what to do?
I found an excellent way to provide something very special to my friends, relatives and business associates. Since I love quality food, I send gourmet food gifts. Here's what I did one Mother's Day when I could not cook for my Mother at home and she was unable to come for dinner at the restaurant. I sent her a four-course gourmet dinner! It was delivered right to her door! Everything she needed was enclosed in a beautiful, gift wrapped container - all the food, napkins and even a Mother's Day poem! My Mother spent most of her best years cooking for Dad and their four girls. She made a lot of great meals and now I had the opportunity to provide one for her. SHE LOVED IT!
The very finest, chef inspired, prepared gourmet meal was delivered to her door by mail. She so enjoyed it that I decided to do the same for other loved ones living too far away to visit on special days. One of my brothers-in-law and his family - for Christmas - received four different but equally delicious meals, including wine and dessert! He is hard to please, but pleased he was! That alone impressed me!
So my "secret" is called ...drum-roll, please - GourmetStation.com. Each meal is easy to heat and plate, all within 30 minutes. The food gifts arrive beautifully Gift Wrapped. GourmetStation.com is a company that believes in quality food gifts and Service. Read the full review.
Kirk & Gretchen Stevens, La Habra, California
One of 10 winners from the GourmetStation / Woman's World Sweepstakes
NO NEED TO PUT ON MY APRON! Our wonderful dinner arrived cold, and ready to warm
up. The two
entrees were delicious and the creamed spinach was yummy! The bread rolls were crisp on the outside and soft
and flavorfull. The amaretto almond cheesescake was so rich, we
saved a piece for the next evening's dessert. Even the coffee was delicious!
Thanks so much for the lovely dinner.
Patrick Sullivan, Washington, D.C.
Just a quick thanks. I stumbled upon your site last week and surprised my wife
with the Romantic Tuscan 3-course last night. I expected a decent (if rubbery)
pre-cooked meal that would get me more kudos for the thought than the actual
product. But all three courses were delicious. The veggies were fresh, crunchy,
and aromatic; the chicken tender and flavourful; and the ravioli stuffed
with yuminess. The appetizers were complex in flavour yet accessible. Words
fail me on the cheesecake. This was restaurant-quality food in taste, freshness,
and preparation. We're knocked out. The candle, instructions and napkins
were an adorable finishing touch. I'd rather order here than go to most nice
local restaurants. You have a great concept, better product, and the intangibles
to drive sales.
I've told a large number of people about my adventure; they're awaiting my review.
Glad I have superlative news for them. Take care and many thanks for a perfect
C. Clay at Beckley, WV
I ordered a meal from your company last week, the four course Tuscan dinner.
It was delivered and I received a call of delight from the individuals that
received the meal. They raved about how delicious it was and what a wonderful
gift idea it was. Thank you for the quality food you prepared and delivered.
I will be a returning customer in the future.
Leroy & Marguerite Howard, Bellaire, Texas
We introduced our dinner of the month offering about a year ago and have been delighted at how many people have purchased the program for a dinner gift to be enjoyed throughout the year.
The stories behind these purchases are amazing and with the permission of our patrons, we are pleased to share one story with you. Meet Leroy & Marguerite Howard from Bellaire, Texas. We are privileged to talk monthly to those patrons that choose to order via phone and we knew when we spoke the first time with Marguerite (nicknamed Pete) that we would have a delightful monthly experience discussing cuisine in general and the GourmetStation menus.
Let's back up the story for a minute to how Leroy & Marguerite received a 12 month Dinner of the Month gift. Marguerite shared with us that their son was looking for a unique gift while she & her husband were stationery. Travel was one of their passions, but health issues had kept them at home more these days. What could be better than having an international gourmet dinner for two delivered right to their door every month for a year!
So far Leroy & Marguerite have enjoyed seven of their twelve dinners. They' ve taken a figurative trot around the world at home by sampling four course dinners for two from the Parisian, Tuscan, Cajun & Fusion menu lines. Marguerite said that since they were unable to travel as much lately, the gourmet dinner experiences from GourmetStation gave them a way to travel through food. "Food tastes different from place to place," said Marguerite, "and the dinners allow us to travel through food and still stay at home."
Marguerite said that she & Leroy are usually able to get four meals from each dinner for two and she really enjoys not having to cook for a couple of days. In addition to travel, Marguerite enjoys gardening and baking. We were a little nervous about our desserts passing Marguerite's test from an experienced baker's perspective. So far it looks like we're passing the test. Thank you Leroy & Marguerite for being such fantastic patrons and for granting this interview!
George Thomas, Brandon, FL.
Christmas Dinner
Just wanted to thank you for the incredible Parisian dinner we had Christmas
evening. For years we had ordered and obtained a gourmet meal from BalducciŌĆÖs.
Since the demise of that companyŌĆÖs mail order/internet service we had been
without any worthy replacement (that is until now). Since my wife had desperately
missed the quiet dinners we shared before, I took it upon myself to surf the
net looking for anything that would even come close to our BalducciŌĆÖs experiences.
I just happened upon your website. At first it was hard to believe. My wife
was very hesitant (we had lost $100 in the fall and break down of the Balducci
mail out services).
None the less, we decided to give it a try. The ordering was easy and to the
point. I set up a delivery date a bit earlier than I would have normally wished
in order to allow a potential day or two safety buffer in case the order was
messed up (which it was not). YouŌĆÖre shipperŌĆÖs tracking service alerted us
as soon as the order was left for delivery and we were notified every step
of the way. It arrived as advertised.
Now for the meal itself; WOW what an incredible meal. Easy to prepare, and easy
to serve. The bread and soups were incredible as were the entrees. The coffee
at first looked awfully strong, but turned out to be as smooth as silk. The
cheesecake was to die for.
Thank you for making this a wonderful Christmas. My wife was purring with delight
thought out the entire evening.
You are now going to be our new Christmas Dinner tradition.
Ira Jackson, Atlanta, GA.
Bravo to your Value Proposition - You delivered on the promise!
Amidst the hectic, often tragic, but still wonderful world we live in; I found myself wanting this valentines day to be extra special. Special, for no other reason than I wanted to take advantage of the moment to let my lovely wife and two incredible daughters know how very much they mean to me. So it was that I sent a chauffeured limousine to pick my wife up after a busy day; and then my daughters from school. From Girl Scouts, to gymnastics, to a leisurely drive around the city, they arrived home, where I greeted them in my tuxedo with roses in hand. As they entered the immaculately cleaned house (if I must say so myself) they were greeted with the wonderful sounds of music, and delightful aromas of mushroom and sherry soup; tomato basil soup; chicken Normandy w/beurre blanc sauce and lamb shank with rosemary mint sauce.
I knew the night would be one to remember when my youngest bound upstairs, to return in her favorite dress. My oldest and Wife followed suit and amidst the candle lights and dancing, a treasured memory was made.
I am no cook. I am habitually time starved. Patience is a virtue I continue to seek. And, so it is that I tip my proverbial cap to you and your team at Gourmet Station. You made it easy. Thanks for making me look good; and for making the most important ladies in my life feel as special they are.
Jennifer, Canton, GA
I just wanted to highly compliment you on not only the level of service you provided, but also the quality of the food that was delivered. This was my first experience using your company, and I was extremely impressed by everything. Initially, I had a problem ordering online. So, being that I wanted delivery less than 48 hours later, on ValentineŌĆÖs weekend, I sent an urgent email detailing the problem and asking someone to contact me for my order. We all know how those customer service emails go...you never know how often they are checked, or how seriously they are taken.
Obviously very seriously. I had someone contacting me first thing in the morning, at the number I provided in my email. They indicated that the timing was ok...they could still deliver the NEXT DAY, on VALENTINEŌĆÖs DAY (very impressive). When I asked him on the timing it would arrive he said, hopefully by noon.
The food arrived 2 hours earlier than the man estimated the next day, another bonus!
And the quality of the food was amazing. Everything was wonderful...and the directions were made for the ŌĆ£DummyŌĆØ series of books!
I want to thank you for not only a wonderful dinner, but a wonderful experience with your company. I will be ordering from you in the future after this pleasant experience.
S. Walden, Atlanta, GA
My experiences with GourmetStation.com have been great! I have given these dinners as gifts and had them myself. Everyone I have given them to has been thrilled with them and now they are giving them as gifts also. Everyone at GourmetStation.com has been very helpful and extremely friendly. This is a very unique service and it's so easy.
M. Stine, Los Angeles, CA
Thank you for such a fine dining experience. I arrived home from work on Tuesday and the concierge in our high rise had the package waiting for me.
Everything worked fine, the time on the heating instructions was perfect and everything came out great. The Salmon was excellent!!!!!!!! Flaky fish done to perfection and the pastry shell came out as well-not the least bit doughy or soggy. (You guys know what you are doing).
L. Starr, Flint, MI
It was AWESOME!
I must tell you that we really enjoyed the dinner. About 2 weeks ago, I had ordered a dinner for 2 from Hawaii, a small Luau so to say, and to be honest, there was no comparison. Yours won by a landslide! Even though they had some small extra's you could order along with the dinner, like a table cloth, place Mats and even the necklaces, the food itself was what counted.
I look forward to seeing what you have to offer in the future and thank you for the quality service, as Well as outstanding food.
D. Johnson, Connelly Springs, NC
Our Gourmet Station experience was rather exciting. We sent two of the Parisian dinners to a family member and good friends for Christmas gifts. The both live in very frigid parts of the country. We wondered if they would actually get there at all. We checked the tracking online and knew right away they had arrived. We waited patiently to how our gift had gone over and were pleased to get rave reviews from both.
We couldn't take the suspense and decided we would order our own for New Years. It was a treat we will never forget. The flavor and freshness of everything was perfect. The easy heating instructions were a breeze. We live in the woods of western North Carolina and would have to travel many miles and pay a heavy price for such a fabulous meal!
Thank you Gourmet Station.
L. Van Riper, Stamford, CT
Our Gourmet Station meals arrived to my office fresh and fabulous. I was so proud of the packaging and presentation of the meals that I marched them around to everyone in the office! Then, when I took them home, my husband and I dined on the most special meal we had in months - it was so delicious and took such little effort to complete. Just a few minutes in the oven and the good china, and we were all set to enjoy a romantic, delicious dinner with one another.
I would recommend Gourmet Station dinners to people who want an everyday indulgence that's easy and SO rewarding to serve, to people who want to impress their dates by serving a special meal "at home", to friends of parents with a new baby, and to the bosses of busy office colleagues who have put in extra effort on a project and need a unique reward.
Finally, I would think that Gourmet Station would be very appealing to those practical singles who want to indulge themselves with two days of fabulous food - the soups and dinners are like having two days of world-class gourmet lunches and dinners. Heck, it's cheaper than going out to a lunch and dinner two days in a row! And you get to enjoy 4-star restaurant quality dinners in the comfort of your own home!
T. Childs, St. Simons Island, GA
The feast was for my in-laws and they LOVED it. They have not been able to say enough about the packaging and the food. My husband and I were not home when they received the package and according to our caller ID, my mother-in-law had called about 3 times within 10 minutes. She finally left a message saying that she couldn't believe what a great gift we had sent.
I read about your business in Southern Living Magazine and my husband and I can't wait to enjoy one our selves.
Thank you for making our gift to them unforgettable.
L. Adkins, Newton, GA
Your dinner did arrive on time! It was my wifes 52nd birthday and she was absolutely thrilled. We live in a remote area and to have a gourmet dinner delivered to our house is indeed a rare treat. Thanks for making me a hero.
J. & P. Thomas, Fort Walton Beach, FL
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Today a link to this article by James Ford appeared in my Facebook news feed. It's a good article. I read it twice and want to make some comments about it. So read the James Ford article and come back here and we'll chat.
So you've read the article now? Good! Remember I'm saying here at the beginning that I like the article a whole lot and I agree with most of it. I want to be very clear about that right from the outset before saying some things about it I think need to be said.
Much of the article concerns the recent hubbub about Eido Shimano Roshi and his alleged affairs with students. Someone posted one of the letters written by one of those students in the comments section of the previous article on this blog. It was posted three times, so I deleted the two extra postings, but left the first one.
Here's the letter:
August 5, 1993
The Board of Trustees
Zen Studies Society
223 E. 67th
New York, N.Y. 10021
Dear Board of Trustees,
On September 3, 1992, I arrived alone at Dai Boatsu Zendo with much anticipation. This was to be my first experience at a Buddhist monastery and I naively did not know what to expect. I looked forward to zazen, Buddhist studies, Dokusan, and koan study with Eido Roshi. He had been highly recommended as a great teacher by my well respected peers and instructors in XXXXXXX.
From the very beginning, I felt Eido Roshi "noticing" me. He would often stop me in the hall or call me into his meeting room to give me a small gift, I assumed he was this way with everyone. However, my assumptions changed the first night o f Dokusan during Golden Wind sesshin when he pulled me toward him and kissed me on the mouth! He said, "The first time I saw you, something clicked into place for me. Perhaps something will happen between us in the future... hmmm?" This was the first time physical contact had occurred between us. This same behavior continued during 80% of subsequent Dokusans, but he progressed from hugging and kissing me to touching my breasts. At one point, he told me that he wanted to make love with me. I told him, "No." He looked directly in my eyes and said " don't wait too long." I experienced his statement as a veiled threat that he would abandon me spiritually and emotionally if I did not comply with his wishes. So, due to my own weakness and fear, I did as he wanted. At the end of "Dokusan" he would make a date with me to visit him in his quarters that night where we would have sexual intercourse, He made it clear to me that no one was to see me entering his quarters as it would cause him "a lot of trouble."
During three different occasions I expressed my concern to him that I was deceiving my dear friends, XXXXXX and XXXXX, and my fiance, XXXXXX. I told him that I wanted to tell them because I did not feel right about keeping a deliberate secret of this magnitude. He said, "Lie." I was literally sick after he said this. I felt poisoned. On one hand, I did not want to cause trouble for him, and on the other hand, something was extremely wrong for me! This miserable affair lasted until I left the zendo on December 11. 1992.
That's some pretty heinous stuff! But then again, I wasn't there and this is not my Zen center. I feel like it's not really my business to comment on the specifics in detail. So I won't.
What strikes me about James Ford's article responding to this material is when he says, "Here I see the lack of larger institutions that oversee teachers and communities is a major problem. Not just about sex, but it is a good placeholder for all the complex issues of human relationships." Then he says, "At this point the only larger institutions to emerge that have ethical codes with teeth are the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) and the Kwan Um School of Zen, both institutions having experienced very rough times around sexual conduct of teachers pretty early on. It would be very good if we can find a pan-lineage organization with some teeth, as well."
So James Ford seems to think the solution to the problem is that we should have a large Zen institution in the West (specifically the US) that has an ethical code with teeth. I hope I'm not misrepresenting his position. Any even if I am, I feel like there are many who believe this. If there weren't, then SFZC and the Kwan Um School wouldn't have those toothy ethical codes.
But I have to completely disagree. Because the Holy Roman Catholic Church is a gigantic institution with a very toothy ethical code and still sexual abuses of all kinds continue. Sure, when ethical abuses occur there are consequences. But only when the code is properly enforced by ethical people. And I've seen too many instances where that has broken down to believe that the simple existence of a big institution with an ethical code with teeth will always prevent abuses, or even prevent most abuses, or even prevent the worst abuses.
In the case of Zen, there is also something much more fundamental at stake, and that is the very existence of Zen itself. I don't believe Zen can really be practiced at all unless its teachers are totally autonomous and not beholden to institutions.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I feel that Zen teachers are more like artists than like religious instructors. If you bind artists to institutions, you kill their ability to create art.
Let's say we required all poets to be part of the International Poets Association because we felt too many poets were taking sexual advantage of their students. Maybe you think the losses wouldn't be so great. A few less poems about heartache and deception, perhaps.
But institutions have to justify their existence somehow. They have to keep doing something. When legitimate problems fade away they tend to start making up new things and labeling them as problematic so that the institution has something to do. That's when all poetry starts to have to follow the same rhyme pattern and be about what the institution considers uplifting subjects and so on and on and on and on…
I've talked here before about how the so-called "negative" aspects of punk rock saved my life. They let me know that there were other people out there who were as frustrated at society as I was. Without that "negativity" I might have continued believing I was alone. An institution that governed what kind of music could and couldn't be produced would certainly have banned that kind of music as having detrimental effects. And I would have committed suicide for sure. An institution that governed what was and was not acceptable Zen teaching -- and I'm certain any large institution eventually would start doing so -- would produce sterile lifeless Zen that did no one any good at all.
Also, institutions tend to reflect the lowest common denominator of what their members understand as acceptable behavior. They are bound to come up with the most conservative definition possible. People who don't agree that democracy is best often speak of democracy as the "tyranny of the masses." And this is what happens with Zen institutions. It becomes more about what the greatest number of members think they want than what's actually necessary for Zen teaching to occur. This can never be decided democratically.
There's another aspect to this I also think needs stating. I ought to be careful saying anything negative about SFZC since I have been invited to speak at Tassajara in September. But I don't think I'm saying anything members of SFZC haven't said themselves when I make my observation that about 97% of the available time, effort and energy at SFZC seems to me to be directed at maintaining the social structure of the institution. This leaves very little time, effort and energy for the real meat of Zen practice. The fact that any kind of Zen manages to get through at all at that place is a minor miracle. And it does sometimes get through or I wouldn't have recommended to numerous people to go study at SFZC. So maybe I ought to start believing in miracles.
When SFZC was going through all of its troubles in the 80s, several people told them, "It doesn't need to be so big." They could have solved their problems a different way. They could have dismantled the gigantic institution that had developed and instead broken up into smaller more autonomous units. As a matter of fact, both Kobun Chino Roshi and Katagiri Roshi did just that, they broke away from SFZC and created something far smaller. Mel Weitsman at Berkeley Zen Center is another example of this.
As Ford says in his own piece, "I don't think I'm going into anything in great detail, it isn't what blogs are made to do." Such is the case with this piece, too. The very nature of blogging prevents being able to give this the depth it deserves.
But I really believe that large institutions are not the way to go with Zen. They may be able to preserve the superficial structures. But they will damage the real core of the practice itself.
Another somewhat related matter is how one defines what is and is not acceptable. James Ford touches on this issue in his piece, but I'd like to say a little more.
When someone hears that So-and-So Roshi had sex with his student many immediately imagine a lurid scenario like the one described above regarding Eido Shimano Roshi. But it's not always like that. In fact, I'd venture to say it's almost never like that. I do not believe that teachers taking advantage of students the way Eido Roshi allegedly did is really a major problem in Zen as a whole.
Remember we are talking here about relationships between consenting adults. If we were talking about something other than consenting adults we wouldn't need a Zen institution to take care of that. The law already deals with those kinds of things.
Sexual relationships between consenting adults are complex matters. They happen for a lot of reasons and develop under a lot of different and often highly unusual and surprising circumstances. Think about some of the ones you've been involved in yourself if you have any doubts.
Also there's the issue of what constitutes a teacher/student relationship in Zen. To me, simply going to a few meditation classes does not make one a student of some Zen teacher the way, say, signing up for Mr. Sprankle's 10th grade biology class makes you Mr. Sprankle's student. The formal teacher/student relationship in Zen is something very different. It's almost like a marriage. Which may be part of the problem. But I digress.
From the sound of it, Eido Shimano Roshi violated this formal teacher/student relationship. But again, I think his case is not the norm when it comes to instances of relationships that develop between teachers and students in Zen in general.
And then there's the whole issue of the words "teacher" and "student," which immediately makes one imagine an adult and a child whether one chooses to do so or not because of the deep unconscious associations these words have.
Like James Ford said, a blog is not the place to get into the depth these discussions deserve. But I thought it was important to put this out there anyhow, even if I can't get into it the way it ought to be gotten into.
In a completely unrelated aside, I recently came across this gem on the Internets that expresses very clearly what's wrong with Big Mind™ and other stuff of that ilk:
It reminds me of the Indian guru back in the 60's, who, when a hippie was extolling the virtues of LSD and how it promised instant insight and a path to liberation, said to the hippie, "Show me a drug that can make someone a doctor or a lawyer or a university professor just by taking a little pill, and then I'll believe that someone can become an enlightened guru just by taking a little pill." To paraphrase: Show me a two-day workshop or a book that can turn someone into a doctor or lawyer and then I'll believe that someone can become a profoundly awakened being in minutes.


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Mother Stiffs Gay Server On $100 Check: 'I Do Not Agree With Your Lifestyle'
Well isn't this a gem? Apparently a New Jersey mom with two kids at a Gallop Asian Bistro had no problem shoveling $100 worth of food into her family's mouths, but she had a big problem with tipping her androgynous lesbian waitress.
Dayna Morales, a former U.S. Marine posted this on the "Have A Gay Day" Facebook page:
Dayna writes:
I'm a server at Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater, NJ and THIS is what happened to me today.....
The note says "sorry I cannot tip because I do not agree with your lifestyle & the way you live your life"
NEVER in a million years did I think this would happen. Not only was it a family with two kids, but as I introduce myself and tell them my name is Dayna - the mom proceeds to look at me and say "oh I thought you were gonna say your name is Dan. You sure surprised us!"
I am THOROUGHLY offended mad pissed off and hurt that THIS is what her kids will grow up learning and that I served in the Marines to keep ignorant people like them free. Sorry lady but I don't agree with YOUR lifestyle and the way you're raising your kids but you didn't see me throwing that in your face and giving you shitty service. Keep your damn mouth shut and pray we never cross paths again.
Dayna M.
How classy of this mom to explain her reasons behind stiffing the server who just spent time on her feet putting food on your table.
Dayna later told her Facebook supporters (and there are many):
Thanks everyone for your support - it took very fiber of my being not to spit in their food and say something. (Not gonna lie if kids weren't there it would of been a totally different story)
How would you have reacted, Instincters?
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Um no... I'm sorry but you are wrong. This mother chose to be hateful and hurtful towards another human being just to be rude. She could have left no tip and said nothing. She chose to be bigoted and voice herself. While she has the freedom of speech to say her opinion, to use it in this case is disgusting. The waitress, whether she is a lesbian or not, I'm sure in no way came up to her table and said, "Hi! My name is ___ and I'm a lesbian. Can I take your order?" No one does that! She is working, just as I'm sure the mother does, to support herself. The woman made a judgment call about someone she knows nothing about and then CHOSE to be disrespectful about it. The waitress didn't choose to be who she is just to make this woman uncomfortable. You comment just proves how small minded and bigoted you are!
I do not have to agree with everyone's "life style", but I do have to tip for services rendered. Why is it this ladies business how a person lives their life? Her only concerns should be: was her food served in a timely manner, were their drinks kept full, and were all of the families eating needs met. That's it. No more. How does this stupid lady know that her server was a lesbian? Did she greet the family "Hi, my name is Dayna. I'll be your server today. Oh and by the way, I'm a lesbian."? I know many non-gay men that appear feminine and many non-lesbians that appear manly. You cannot judge a book by it's cover.
I would expect a comment like this from a Canadian (no offense, but in my years as a server in a tourist town that hosts many Canadian vacationers, y'all are indeed the worst tippers). On the bright side you Canadians don't tip well because you're bigots, but because you are very very poor tippers in general.
If someone brings you food and drinks then it was earned pinhead. If you can't or aren't willing to tip then don't eat out. These folks make $2.13 an hour to wait on your ungrateful asses. I agree better service deserves a better tip but you ALWAYS tip unless outright insulted by your server. Also the reason we have the tipping system is because the restaurants claim they couldn't afford to stay open if they upped the menu prices to include server wages.
If I was a waiter and this witch came into my restaurant. I would give her and her inbred homophobic brood a nice big plate of shit sandwiches complements of the house, with a big smile from me and.... oh yes Mam no tip necessary, enjoy the complementary shit sandies, and have a great day !
I have something to say about the "witch" part. I am a witch in real life meaning I practice witchcraft. I completely take offence to you saying that this woman is being a "witch." Real witches do not act like that. In fact we are one of the kindest human beings on this earth. It hurts my feeling just as much as that woman hurt the waitress's feelings. Please learn and don't use witch as a derogatory term. It is equal to f**got in my book. Thank you. (But everything else I agree with.)
Dear witchy poo lol lighten up, lets stay on target with the real 'bitch" here lol hypersensitive much? it makes no difference to me if your a fairy princess or queen of the north pole, the word witch will always be synonymous with bitch, and that was my attempt at trying not to say bitch, I understand your frustration but in all honesty trying to defend the term WITCH its a losing battle, a line must be drawn somewhere in this hyper sensitive politically correct ridiculousness. Call me a fag and I will feed u a shit sand---witch too LOL I'm kiddingggg I kidddddddd come on don't hex me :P I love all witches they are awesome made from rain bows and unicorn dust and puppy stuff ? :P
I'm wondering why you guys don't express dissatisfaction with a government that allows you to earn a mere $2.13 per hour? How many hours of work would it take for the server to afford to eat dinner at the restaurant they work at?
Why aren't business owners held accountable? Why are you paying tax on money that wasn't earned? Why is someone who earns a couple of bucks an hour needing to then pay private health insurance?
Is the notion of America being the greatest nation on earth a myth?
The minimum wage in Australia is $14/hour. If you are unemployed, our government provides roughly $1500 a fortnight in social security- plus rent assistance (for as long as you need it). The payment is higher for those with children. Healthcare is free.
If these things are possible here- they can happen in your great country too.
I don't know which state you live in pay you $1500 a fortnight cos when I lived in Sydney I was getting pay $500 Max per fortnight WITH rent assistance. and the minimum wage in Australia is $11. on top of that, the population is different between two countries so you can't really get everybody free shit or have the government pay for your shit in the states.
While off-topic, here is the reason:
If the restaurant industry began paying service staff a living wage, prices of menu items would sky-rocket 3-4 fold. It's the (usually) standard 20% tips that servers live on. A wretched little game? Yes. Sometimes a gamble? Absolutely. But overall it's well worth it & those who are good at their job do well, those who are exceptional oftentimes make outstanding money. It's a flawed system for sure, but so long as most honor it, everybody's happy. Being stiffed however, simply because of your sexual orientation is disgusting & wrong. If one is so hate-filled as to not tip based upon that 'reason', simply ask for another server and present yourself as the bigot you are up front. Cowardice is what that is.
I was unfortunate enough to have to work in South Carolina after college making 2.30 an hour. In a 6 hour shift I made less than $50 in tips, which I then had to split with the bartender, hostess and dishwashers. I usually had to tip out 20-30% of my tips. Most people would tip $2-5 on a $40 check. It was very uncommon for ANY server to get even a 15% tip, most servers got 10% or less, when they got any tips at all. This was at Ruby Tuesday, not a mom-and-pop restaurant by the way. But it is in an impoverished state which is strongly anti-union and very racist (this came into play several times when the servers who were black got stuck with a redneck table). I was lucky to go home with more than $30 in a 6 hour shift. It's not the same for everybody. I never made a 'ton of money'. After paying for gas I made a bit more than $400 a month, working 6 days a week.
You are the exception, NOT the rule. Not everyone earns that kind of money. I spent years as a server and I could have shined their shoes with my tongue and offered my blood and still not have cleared $100 for a good night. Never mind a night like a Monday or Tuesday. So, no, the argument is NOT pointless. Assuming your good fortune is indicative as everyone else's experience is, though.
This is why I am glad that I do not work with the general public on a daily basis. People are rude, inconsiderate, and judging. Your tip should be based on your service, not what you look like, how your "lifestyle" is perceived, or what gender or race you are. I however do not believe that places have a right to automatically charge a set gratuity (and I am a former bartender and waitress so I know what it is like to not get tips that are depended upon). I have been to restaurants where they do include it and saw my waitress all of 2 minutes the entire hour or more I was there. All she did was take out order, and drop off our food. We sat there for 30 minutes after we ate waiting for our bill. Only to have to ask the bus-girl for it. Needless to say she knew I was angry and gave the check to the bus-girl to give to me. I had the manager remove the gratuity, left 3 bucks on the table and gave the bus-girl what the waitress should have received as a tip.
What's really the issue is the hypocrisy of the person. It's okay for the person whose lifestyle she disapproves to serve her and her children food, but it's not okay for her to honor her half of the transaction which is well known in American restaurants. She's entitled to her opinion but she should not have accepted service once she knew of the server's status.
Susan, you are the clueless one. Cheap is cheap and ignorant is ignorant. People can use whatever excuse they want, and yes, stay the hell home if mainstream is too much for you to deal with. Nothing worse than cheap spirited and mean spirited people like yourself. You are a B with a capital C...
Have a blessed
I have seen this done. In my eyes Dayna is a Veteran of this country. Show respect where it's due.
I have actually been witness to something like this before. I have seen a waiter that waited on a group of about 13 people. Was very busy and helped each and everyone of them. This gentleman was a great waiter and worked very hard for this group. At the end he brought them their check and seen the note that the person paid had left him.
It said "Because your a Gay Man their is no possible way that I can give a tip of money. What I can give is a tip of advise. Change your life style and then you get tips. God hates fags".
When he seen this this waiter started crying. I got up and went to see what's wrong. He showed me the note. When I seen this I was so upset and shocked. Because of rude people out there this is wrong. I apologized to him and went and sat back down. I told my party what happened. What happened surprised me next. They all started pulling out money piling it up. I went on with this as well. Soon others around us started pitching in. By the time it was done I stopped the young man and told him that everyone here in this section apologizes and wants you to have this. The young man was shocked and thanked everyone and went to the back. This young man ended up getting $650.00 tip from people that didn't care he was gay, but cared here is a human being and was nice. So people being a waiter or waitress is a REAL JOB. If it wasn't for our waiters or waitress we couldn't have restaurants. Thank you for everyone that works in the service field.
This really disgusts me. I used to work in restaurants in FL and CO when the service minimum wage was $2.13 an hour so I relied heavily on tips -- as servers in the U.S. still continue to do. To not tip someone based on their "lifestyle choices" is one of the dumbest and most ignorant things I have read recently. In fact, why in 2013 and I'm still reading about stuff like this happening? It's sad that the woman who did this did it in front of her kids who will grow up and think it is appropriate behavior, unless by some miracle they don't become brainwashed by their prejudice family and learn to make their own decisions about what is right and wrong. So sad.
As someone who did work as a waiter, as tip is a tip. You know that walking in the door to take a wait staff position that your "pay is $2.13" p/hr. You know you raise your "pay" by giving good service. I walked out in 1993 making on average $10 p/hr per night...most days $5 p/hr... You don't want the low wage, go to walmart or somewhere else where you are stuck at the current 7.25...
Tips should never be based on philosophical views, it should be how good was the service. I start at a 15% tip (which is the etiquette) and either increase or decrease on the service... rudeness gets deductions, good service despite full crowd gets you 18 or more...
oh and one more thing... to all the servers who like to hock loogies, spike drinks, and do disgusting things, that is assault and not only will you loose your job, I will be happy to press charges...think on that one...
I have had poor service from some people and some really good service, I tip everyone based on the SERVICE , I tip higher based on the service,for quick, courteous, friendly people, If a server does not seem friendly with us seems rude or what ever else, I tip the basic amount, whether or not of religion, race ethnic or life style choices, I will tell you this most of our servers that we have been Gay, they are some of the BEST SERVERS EVER. If I go back to that particular restaurant we ask specifically for that server. people need to respect others no matter what,, I think we have enough going on in our world to worry about whether someone is gay, married or not, race religion. GROW UP PEOPLE. LIVE LIFE and teach people the main thing in life LOVE AND RESPECT,, it goes a long way.
I don't have much to add regarding my Disgust for this bigot. You've all said it all. As for the tipping issue, labor laws vary from state to state. In my state we do not pay servers less. I am the owner, and I'm fine with paying them fairly, full minimum wage. There are many states that pay as little as $2.13 per hour, assuming that the tips will bring it up to minimum wage. Some of those people get NO paycheck after being taxed on their tips. When I was a server, decades ago, they didn't tax tips, and so this mindset of tipping being "optional" was sort of true. Now, in EVERY state, the servers are taxed on their tips, based on sales, so this bigot not only stiffed the server, but COST her money. Absolutely unacceptable! A good server is a highly skilled job, requiring multi-tasking abilities, and a social poise that is above and beyond. Yes, we have all seen servers who don't know what they are doing, and I assure you that they either learn, or they leave. Tipping is part of the cost of your meal. When there is a line out the door, and you punish your server because you had to wait, how is that their fault? Do you know how many times your server just had to take rude crap from the table before you and still came over with a smile? And it's not just about the money. At the end of the shift, when they figure out what percentage they earned, they feel good about themselves and the job they did. It only takes one or two snotty customers to ruin their night, but they can't show it. That extra dollar goes to their bills, rent, kids. A server with a good income is good for the economy, too. A server with a poor income just qualifies them for food stamps and other aid. So those backward states that screw over tipped employees are stupid to do so. Just my two cents...
I don't have much to add regarding my Disgust for this bigot. You've all said it all. As for the tipping issue, labor laws vary from state to state. In my state we do not pay servers less. I am the owner, and I'm fine with paying them fairly, full minimum wage. There are many states that pay as little as $2.13 per hour, assuming that the tips will bring it up to minimum wage. Some of those people get NO paycheck after being taxed on their tips. When I was a server, decades ago, they didn't tax tips, and so this mindset of tipping being "optional" was sort of true. Now, in EVERY state, the servers are taxed on their tips, based on sales, so this bigot not only stiffed the server, but COST her money. Absolutely unacceptable! A good server is a highly skilled job, requiring multi-tasking abilities, and a social poise that is above and beyond. Yes, we have all seen servers who don't know what they are doing, and I assure you that they either learn, or they leave. Tipping is part of the cost of your meal. When there is a line out the door, and you punish your server because you had to wait, how is that their fault? Do you know how many times your server just had to take rude crap from the table before you and still came over with a smile? And it's not just about the money. At the end of the shift, when they figure out what percentage they earned, they feel good about themselves and the job they did. It only takes one or two snotty customers to ruin their night, but they can't show it. That extra dollar goes to their bills, rent, kids. A server with a good income is good for the economy, too. A server with a poor income just qualifies them for food stamps and other aid. So those backward states that screw over tipped employees are stupid to do so. Just my two cents...
First off I want to say Dayna, "THANK YOU" for your service to this country and your part in protecting my freedoms and the freedoms of others. Second, I am sorry you have been done this way by anyone, and for you cheap a$$ individuals who wrote anything to the point of "Tipping is a Choice" you have never worked in customer service as a Server, Waiter, or Waitress. If you have and your trying to say you don't get offended when you give excellent service and you get no tip, Take your "Pinocchio, lying a$$ comments somewhere else." No one has a right to treat anyone this way. Dayna's comments venting, were just that venting. She didn't do anything to their food, she merely said she felt like it, god knows I have had those moments myself dealing with a SUSAN.
After 12 years working resturants on Disney property. I made more money than 80% of the people I served. I have also dipped my balls in many arseholes drinks. I have scrubbed kitchen floors with serveral bigots buns. I have shot snot into many that were holier than me and spent the meal telling me of this 'fact'. If you don't feel it is correct to pay someone for a service, you are a flaming prick. And I garantee you have ran into an arsehole like me once or twice in your life. If you truly stand behind comments such as, 'tipping is not mandatory' and 'get a real job'. Then you should walk in, sit at someones station (thier form of income) and start by eplaining to the server BEFORE they start, that you do not pay for things in life you can get away with for free; When no one is looking. At $2 an hour, paid by the resturant, you the guest are the true employer. If you went to work tommorrow and your boss told you that you were not getting paid for this week of work but must work or lose your job... Each and everyone of you nontippers would burst a stitch. Scumbag human beans.
This is pathetic - for those who say tipping is optional - correct tipping is truly optional, however most servers only get $2.35 per hour tips are what is to make up the difference to meet the minimum hourly wage. This mother discriminated against this server's appearance not the quality of service or the food. If she did not like it should could have asked for a different server. There is no excuse for this bigotry and this person needs to eat ate home that way no one will offend her morals!
A tip is based off of good service, nothing else. Religious beliefs or lifestyle choices shouldn't be an issue and she should've minded her own business. Its a shame that in this day in age people are still so ignorant. A REAL Christian should love everyone and not be such a judgemental hyprocrite. I feel sorry that those kids will someday be a functioning part of society and with such an upbringing, I pray that they will not be as ignorant as their mom. We need less people like her and more people with compassion. Shame on her. Next time stay home and dont inflict your hateful black soul on any one else.
In my most humble option it is LOW CLASS to not tip. And even lowers class to not tip for that reason. To the ass hat above staging a tip is not mandatory obviously you are one of those low class fools who thinks they are better than customer service workers. Bitch being a waitress IS a real job. Think of it this way if there were no servers who would bring your stupid ass your food. Dayna I wish I was there. I would have spoken up in your defense. Thank you for your service to this country. Hold you head high and know that you have note class than that "Lady" ever will.
I cannot believe the ignorant people that think a server should not be tipped. They may be correct in saying that it is not mandatory, but wait staff work HARD for that money. Most servers make $2-something an hour, and are taxed as if they had gotten tips. These people have obviously never humped tables to pay their bills.
And I agree with the statement Chris made... if you really want to leave zero, leave zero, but don't include a message that puts your bigotry and hatred on display, especially when the server did nothing to deserve it.
Get over it or get a real job. You have to take the good with the bad. Tipping IS NOT mandatory. It is voluntary. The fact that this girl posted a guests check online then inclined that she would spread bodily fluids on a customers food should be grounds for termination. You are going to get lousy tippers, Just deal with it and grow a backbone.
Get a real job? Do you go out to eat Susan? Do you tip? You're probably one of those cheap asses that don't tip and can walk out saying you're above servers and think of them as your "servant." Let me tell you something, People vent about wanting to spit on someone's food or doing something as a matter of anger and frustration. I am a server, not by choice but by necessity. I have been laid off from two jobs (one I was at for 9 years) two years in a row. Employers want individuals who have no experience and are right out of college so they can be hired at the lowest wages possible. I have class, am educated, went for further training in attempts to obtain a job, and I have determination to get out of the serving industry. Right now, I have to rely on a serving job. Due to the ungrateful individuals like you that come in, treat me like shit, and leave little to no tip at the end of their dining experience, no matter how much I try to make their dining experience the best it can be, I am left with nothing for working. I go out of my way for my guests, their children, and their dining experience. If you're not going to tip, stay the hell home. Other people are usually waiting to be sat and will provide gratuity for the service, which servers rely on to pay bills. I make $2.13/hour plus tips and rarely see a pay check because of taxes. I pay for my own health insurance and am still paying college loans. If you're going to tell someone to grow a backbone, then here's the backbone comment: stay the hell home.
Eating at a restaurant is NOT mandatory either. You, susan, are the type of people that should start changing YOUR lifestyle. What she does in her personal life, is none of your damn business. Who she goes and sleeps with is NONE of your damn business. Just like the lady that refused to tip. She could've just made herself a bologna sandwich at home, but even THAT would have probably been too classy for such a scum of a person. Its a shame there are so many people like her, including you, susan.
Serving food in an eating establishment is a real job and you sound ignorant. Who are you to say otherwise. The fact of the matter is nobody has the right to be that rude to anyone. If you stiff people that work their asses off for you while you sit your fat ass down and stuff your face, you are the one with a problem. Please keep your stupid mouth shut. I have no more time for your ignorance.
This isn't an issue of being "stiffed". This server would have never posted a check with a 0$ tip if it didn't include a little hateful note that the guest she served, you know, FOR FREE, doesn't tip BECAUSE THE SERVER IS GAY.
Have you ever even been in a restaurant? I don't mean IN one, I mean A PART of one?
You and your ignorance belong right next to that mother and two children.
Good day.
How dare you say that serving isn't a real job. It's a real job, a real hard job. And I can't believe that anyone's sexual orientation would even affect your service. Nothing about your lifestyle could affect the way my sandwich tastes. Accepting that kind of ridiculous hate mongering is like saying it's ok. This person put their life on the line for them & all of us. They we're justifiably outraged & disgusted by this, as am I!
There is nothing in the article that indicates the server has threatened to "spread bodily fluids on a customer's food." You need to re-read the article. Secondly, only low-life jerks refuse to tip. And in this economy that may well be the only job she can find. You impress me as being a selfish Republican.
It isn't just the 'stiffed' tip, it is the fact that this woman decided to go beyond stiffing a tip and write it was because of their lifestyle choices? Get a real job? Bitch please...did you miss the part where it said "I served as a MARINE!" They had a real job, defending assholes like you and this lady who don't deserve the freedoms that is given by the military members who serve/have served!
Cbjm, you're the one who is pathethic. The waitress said NOTHING about her sexuality to the mother. It was the mother who judged her, based on her appearance, and came to the conclusion that she was gay. And you're right, she didn't have to tip. She could have just left "0" and it would be just a shady customer. But the FACT she wrote and entire statement EXPLAINING why she didn't is just offensive. Just F*ck off.
I think you're missing the point here. The sever was not upset because of the lack of tip, but due to the discriminating note left on the receipt. Regardless of whether or not you agree with what you assume to be someone's lifestyle, discrimination due to that is unacceptable. If she truly felt uncomfortable due to the fact that her waitress was gay (which is sad and horrifically homophobic), it is the absolute height of disrespect to actually write that down as a reason. It actually saddens me to know that she is that ignorant and rude to think that this is acceptable behaviour.
You're an idiot. This isn't Europe. Do you not get how the system is structured? Patrons are expected to tip. If they weren't servers would make more than $2.13/hr in most places. If you don't tip it's literally like stealing from your server bc they have to tip out their support staff based on sales (what you ate) at the end of the night. Seriously horrible service is rare, and it's only cheapskates who have never served that even argue about tipping not being mandatory.
Damn right. Waiters/Waitresses are paid shit salaries because the difference is made up by the amount of tips you make. Not tipping a server, even the bare minimum of 15%, is basically denying them the opportunity to support themselves. Sorry, but if you don't tip your server, you are beyond insulting them and thus making yourself look like a complete ass. Much like this woman did on such a disgusting reason as "not agreeing" with someones sexuality.
Unless the server was wearing something that indicated that she was gay, this woman based her "non-tipping" purely on how the server looked (androgynous). My 13 year old daughter chooses to have her hair very short, in a buzz-cut because it is easier for her and minimal care is needed for it... I assume that his woman would judge my 13 year old and disaprove of her "lifestyle" as well..... purely on the basis that she does not have long hair..... RIDICULOUS!
And the worst thing is that his mother is teaching her kids that it is OK to discriminate against people purely on the basis of how they look! Poor kids to be raised by such a bigoted mother!
What a stupid cunt...my blood is boiling after reading that. If "it" (and "it" being that wretched bitch customer...because I don't feel it's worthy of referring to as a person or gender, nor should it be raising CHILDREN!!!) but if IT felt that strongly, then IT should have requested a new table and been miserable elsewhere. This is ridiculous and should never happen. Stay strong and have hope in people...some like IT are just a lost cause and KARMA will prevail !!!
First of all, that word drives me CRAZY! Your lifestyle is something you choose...the gym, being lazy, being active, a traveler, a bookworm...etc. Your ORIENTATION is something that is part of you and not something you "do". Just goes to show you how truly ignorant that woman is (or anyone who uses that word for that matter). Luckily, the internet is able to shine the spotlight on ignorance like this and hopefully she will someday become more enlightened to the reality of the world around her.
I really understand how people can be down there. I grew up in Bridgewater with my father in the late 8's and early 90's. My father was gay and everyone in the town knew. They treated us horribly. The children wouldn't be my friends they would taunt me and say horrible things about me and my father because they had heard their parents talking.
We left when I was 10 to move to Ontario. I had hoped it was better down there now, I have not been back in so long. But you know what they say, small place, small minds.
That woman is a Bitch- she's not tipping based on your lifestyle , she is tipping based on service. In Toronto if a person can't afford to tip they can't afford to eat out.
I hope the owner has the integrity to ban her from the restaurant if she is going to be rude like that.
Keep your head up. People don't change, but the more of us there are the better things will become.
This is cause to add an automatic 18% gratuity to every bill. Try and weasel out of that when it's automatically included. We have a huge number of Canadian snowbirds in FL who think it's not appropriate to leave a tip. Guess what? All the nice restaurants now automatically add a gratuity. I don't care if my server is gay, straight, BI, trans or asexual as long as I get good service and I reward that.
This woman is a presumptuous bitch! What does she know about your life?!
She knows that you are a server and that your name is Dayna.
She had to find justification in her narrow mind for not tipping you on a nearly $100 tab and your assumed "lifestyle" is all she could come up with.
It sucks that you didn't get paid for your time and work but wouldn't want you to be there when Karma slaps her in the face...it will happen, you know.
I hope this goes viral , so people can see what pos that we deal with every day. This ignorant woman needs to understand that if she agrees or not we are still people that should have the same rights as them. The government needs to make it clear and stop living in the 1920's. When we are all treated the same with the same rights people may still have their own opinion on it, but they will know that we have the support by the majority. Hate breeds hate!!!


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Friday, August 10, 2007
Real Men Don't Have "Couples Showers"
Never mind that he is asking me to miss a Saturday of college football (not gonna happen) but even if it was Saturday in the dead of winter, I wouldn't want to go to that crap.
News Flash: NO GUY WANTS TO GO TO A FUCKING COUPLES SHOWER. Period. Ever. Why doesn't he just refer to it as an "I'm Already Whipped Brunch" to call it what it is?
Of course my significant other doesn't see it that way. "Everybody's going to be there. It'll be fun."
Uh...no it won't. I'd rather sandpaper my balls with a cheese grater than sit through shitty hors d'oeuvres followed by an hour of, "Oh look, Jan and Steve got us the napkin holders we wanted."
"Jan, Steve, you guys rock. Seriously. To think I almost stayed home to watch the Penn State game and would have missed this excitement? Somebody pinch me! Now let's stop talking and open some more presents! I'm going to wet myself if I don't find out soon if they got the matching salt and pepper shakers!"
Gentlemen, we need to nip this rapidly expanding "couples shower" crap in the bud. It's becoming an epidemic. Some other folks I know at work are having a "couples shower" for their new baby. Didn't these used to be all female events? What pansy ass motherfucker caved and is now making it hard for all of us?! "You know, Paul said he had a good time at his couples shower. What do you think about that?"
I think Paul's a fucking tool.
I know, I know. Our female readers are thinking, "Yost, you cold hearted bastard." Not so. Think of me as simply old fashioned. A traditionalist. And "shower" is an ancient Latin term that means "party without dudes."
Because if we don't stop this shit soon, don't come crying to me when your bachelor party becomes a bachelor shower.
Ed. Note: Feel free to pass this post on "as a joke" to any spineless friends that you think might give in and have a couples shower. Maybe they'll get the hint.
35 comments:
- whetstonebuck said...
I built a "couple's shower" in my home. It's just for me and the Mrs. No trespassing.
- August 10, 2007 7:44 AM
- Patrick said...
Well look at the bright side, there's something that Buckeyes and Wolverines can agree on.
- August 10, 2007 7:54 AM
- A2saint said...
I like that they are registered at Home Depot
- August 10, 2007 8:09 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
a2saint said:
"I like that they are registered at Home Depot."
Most interesting, indeed. What do you bet no power tools are on the registry? Disgraceful!
- August 10, 2007 8:25 AM
- Goof said...
My wife threw a couples shower for her brother the day of the notre dame game last year. my participation involved getting a keg, and watching the game with the guys while the women did the shower thing. wasn't too bad...
- August 10, 2007 8:42 AM
- beast in 'bama said...
What we've got here is a merging of relationship George and independent George. Worlds are colliding! A George divided against itself cannot stand!
- August 10, 2007 9:05 AM
- oldwestside said...
Shave your pubes and put them in a box with, I don't know, a breakfast sandwich from McDonalds, wrap it, and send it with a friend.
- August 10, 2007 9:20 AM
- j said...
So that's what the cheese grater is for that we got for our wedding!!
- August 10, 2007 9:27 AM
- Killing My Liver said...
You know how I know you're gay ? You throw a couples shower
- August 10, 2007 10:14 AM
- lloydmustgo said...
Yost glad to see you're on top of your game again, i retract the "i remember when this site was funny statement" GO BLUE!!!
- August 10, 2007 11:25 AM
- OCBlue said...
The goof does have a point. Attending these functions has become inevitable if you want to be a functioning member of society. In my experience all you need is beer and a TV. It's like krytonite to the womenfolk who will adjourn to a separate room to marvel over the pots and pans. (the last time they will ever express that sort of excitiment over such things)
P.S. enjoy it and embrace it because soon all your friends will be too PWed to hang at all.
- August 10, 2007 11:51 AM
- BARman said...
All I wanted to say is: you could not be MORE right!
The feminization of our culture continues unabated...
- August 10, 2007 12:49 PM
- steve g said...
This is the MZone I know and love.
- August 10, 2007 12:51 PM
- oldwestside said...
I received a wedding invitation. I was hesitant to open it, because I knew it was obviously a wedding invitation for the fall, not a save the date card for the winter.
I finally opened it this morning. I scanned. September 14th. Fuck, the Notre Dame game. I almost through it away straightaways, without replying "no." I decided to fill out the card, and read more closely. The 14th is a Friday. My buddy is getting married on a Friday in the fall! Can it be true? Or are they too cheap to get the invitations reprinted? The wedding is in Indiana. I can't imagine them having it on Friday because of ND, because I lived in Indianapolis for 2.5 years, an no-one watched college football, maybe a few people watched Purdue.
- August 10, 2007 1:27 PM
- Nessy said...
I'm not saying it's right, but I understand... bear with me.
Back in our parents day, kids grew up in the same town and got married. Along the way, their families got to know each other. Not so anymore.
Now "Jan" from Minneapolis marries "Steve" from Cleveland, but they live in Chicago. Both "sides" want a shower, and Jan barely knows Steve's family, let alone his extended family, and she doesn't want to put herself through being the center of attention at a shower with a bunch of strangers. She wants Steve there for support -- and he reluctantly agrees. And tada: the couples shower is born.
It's sucks and it's still contributing to the gayification of America, but that's the reality of it. I've even done it myself.
- August 10, 2007 1:52 PM
- dtw2phx said...
Hey Yost, I'm a chick who's totally with you. I hate ALL those fuckin' showers. So pass the cheese grater when you're done. I'll be sitting beside you waiting to sand my twat.
- August 10, 2007 2:26 PM
- Yost said...
- August 10, 2007 2:27 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
dtw. Nooooooo.
Perfection should always be left unmarred.
Think of some other form of protest.
- August 10, 2007 3:04 PM
- Matthew said...
Guys guys guys, I'm here to tell you that there are still places where the sanctity of manhood is still pure and respected.
I came from Michigan to go to school down south; then married a sweet Southern gal shortly after graduation. Down here, there's Men and there's Ladies, and neither one is asked to act like the other. I didn't have to talk my way out of any "couple's showers"; in fact, I was politely asked to not be anywhere nearby for all five of her little lace parties.
There is one downside: although the south produces some of the most beautiful women on this planet, they're trained to be afraid of snow. Sadly, it doesn't look like I'll be moving home to the mitten state anytime soon.
Bonus: I registered for tools at the hardware store and actually got a few... having never had to be there to open it.
- August 10, 2007 3:06 PM
- Haga said...
To the person who stated that the wife/fiance/girlfriend doesn't know the other side's extended family, ever heard of family reunions and COOKOUTS?!?!? why are they just meeting for the first time at a shower?? I'm confused, my head hurts now... :o|
- August 10, 2007 3:41 PM
- TitleIX said...
I gotta agree with this post. Couples showers are the dumbest assed things around.
DTW2PHX, I thought that cheesegrater to twat = Brazilian???
whereas cheesegrater to sac = ewww
- August 10, 2007 4:07 PM
- Out of Conference said...
After reading the cheese grater to twat comment, I'm glad I turned down the cherry-rhubarb cobbler that someone brought in today.
- August 10, 2007 4:29 PM
- Victoria Butler said...
As a female, I totally agree. No men at our showers!
But, more importantly--NO WEDDINGS DURING COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. I am a HUGE Florida State Football Fan and actually had a girlfriend have her wedding last year during the Florida vs. Florida State Game (and she lives in Florida). I had already purchased game tickets and made plans (with other friends) before the wedding day was announced. She still isn't speaking with me for not going to her wedding. People--you have three other seasons to plan your weddings. Why do you have to interupt game day?
- August 10, 2007 4:58 PM
- El Pendejo Grande said...
couples showers are the best. I had a couple of the gayish kind when I got married; now that I am happily divorced, I constantly have the only worthwhile kind. Like just this morning. Mmmm... football loving girlfriends.
- August 10, 2007 5:04 PM
- Katie said...
When I saw the title, I thought, Oh FUN!! Then I realized you were talking about "party" showers and Not the kind that water runs over......well....the fun kind of shower ;o) I am in full agreement....showers are lame with or without men!
- August 10, 2007 6:39 PM
is he gonna hyphenate his last name too?
- August 10, 2007 7:51 PM
- Peabody said...
I hear you. I haven't missed a game in a decade. I have skipped family weddings. There is 1 wedding, ever, I would ever have to miss a game for: my brother-in-law's. Yup. Of course. Oregon. I am watching a TV at the ceremony.
Fucking shit.
Stand firm. Hold your ground. This is dangerous precedent.
- August 10, 2007 8:16 PM
- Corey said...
I agree couple showers suck, but
I'll take your Michigan-Penn St Tickets when you girlfriend makes you go.
Mgoblue93, I've made it to Sunny Colorado finally and got the HELL out of OHIO! Now the Football gods will be happy once again and so will all of us Michigan fans on Nov 17th!
- August 10, 2007 9:33 PM
Excellent Corey! I seem to remember Ufer giving directions to Columbus... South til you smell it and east until you step in it. I'm still here in Colorado myself. I've had a lot of distractions this summer which has precluded me from moving. The wife and I were talking the other day that we just may stay the winter and move in the spring... we'll see!
- August 10, 2007 11:38 PM
- Corn Nation said...
You kids these days are all f'ed up. Back in my days, the women had a shower, and the men got together, got drunk and watched football.
Now it's all about the body art and piercings and then you have couples showers. One lead to the other. You can try to deny it, but it's true.
- August 11, 2007 9:50 AM
- Chris said...
So they're inviting you to a couples shower two years from now (2009) in East Los Angeles?
Most people don't even plan their actual weddings that far in advance. And East Los Angeles isn't the best of neighborhoods, aren't they afraid of roaming UCLA assistants burglarizing them?
- August 13, 2007 1:19 AM
- zen wizard said...
Something tells me that the people who have "Couple's Showers" are the same people who say stuff like, "We're trying to get pregnant" and lobby for "Diaper Changing Stations" in the Mens Room at Target.
It may be just a scam to get twice as many presents--but if it is the dude's idea, handing over his 'nads like that was not worth a matching tea set, I will tell you that $h!t right now....
- August 13, 2007 7:09 PM
- Da Braylon said...
At first, I thought you meant a shower, as in taking a shower to cleanse your body. Then I realized you were talking about baby showers. HAHA
- August 14, 2007 1:46 PM
- Rob said...
Best post....ever. I was the best man for somebody who allowed a couples shower to happen at the same time as a Texas-Baylor game. Not only did I not go to the shower...the bride's maid of honor didn't either...she was at an A&M football game.
- August 14, 2007 4:37 PM
- Brian said...
My friend tried this crap so to nip it in the bud and make sure it did not become and epidemic all the guys decided to cheat and help each other win all of the stupid games. We then taunted all of the women, letting everyone know we were the superior sex... No more couples showers for us. Although I must say it wasn't during Football season... that's ridiculous!
- August 14, 2007 7:47 PM


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Rules governing the processing of data
The processing of data within INTERPOL is regulated by INTERPOL's Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD).
This set of rules governs the functioning of INTERPOL's police information system and sets the data protection principles applied by INTERPOL Members in their operations, the conditions under which police data may be processed in this information system, i.e. accessed, recorded, in the case of notices published, modified, or retained. It also contains provisions on confidentiality and security as well as rules on the control and monitoring of such processing.
These rules create a regime that is independent of the existence of other mechanisms for police and judicial cooperation, whether these are regional or bilateral, and they apply to all police data sent via the Organization's channels.
Whereas the RPD concentrates on the processing of data by the Organization, the control of personal data and access to information by individuals are regulated by the Rules on the Control of Information and access to INTERPOL's files (RCI).
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