For a period of time, a favorite joke at Tipsy Table concerned The Hokey Pokey and we would send it along to friends on their birthdays as it is a good, clean joke and appropriate for most ages. With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth […]
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A Mighty Roar for the “Mai Tai Roa Ae!”
Most of us keep fond memories of grand openings of one kind or another, and we have a few. Conversely, we were remembering a sad closing, that of the Trader Vic’s restaurant in Seattle on June 21, 1991. Although, a special closing event was held the following night for city celebs and officials who had […]
Read the rest of this entry »Would you like a Spoon or Pitchfork with that Cake?
So how about this latest in bizarre chain restaurant assaults–the great cake imbroglio at a KFC just north of where we live in Seattle. The Seattle Times, by John De Leon, September 16, 2014: Working in fast food is no cakewalk. In fact, sometimes it can be a downright cakefight. Case in point: On Saturday, […]
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News this year carried some strange stories of food service attacks. This from M. Alex Johnson, NBC News: Man Robs Southern Diner — With a Pitchfork At first glance, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the robbery Thursday of a restaurant in suburban Atlanta. An armed man made off with the cash register, scuffled with employees and […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Museum for Helixophiles.
Who knew? A person who collects corkscrews is a helixophile. And the perfect destination for helixophiles is The Corkscrew Museum at the Corkscrew Inn Bed & Breakfast in Vancouver, B.C. www.corkscrewinn.com With a theme of corkscrews, we are now anxious to journey north across the border to check out this unique destination. From the museum website: Our inn […]
Read the rest of this entry »An App for That
Finally graduating to smart phones, we were surprised at all of the functions available, some of them useful to business or social engagement. We found thousands of applications for any variety of activities, many seemingly exercises in digital legerdemain. There are so many it is more than frustrating. The abundance actually makes one sad, the […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Hiccup in Justice
If you happen to awake early morning to a blaring TV, and we who are older do that regularly, you will almost certainly have caught Kevin Trudeau, the infamous Dream Maker. With his comely looks, boyish enthusiasm, and eagerness to share insider secrets for just a small pittance, he seems anything but a guy who […]
Read the rest of this entry »So What, Emmy?
Although there is annual controversy around the competing categories of shows, a series versus a made-for-television movie, or some overly aggressive promotion, we have not noticed much ranting about the real weakness of this blockbuster show, the boring and insincere remarks by those voted an award. To use the favorite phrase from the 2013 show, […]
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