MOVIE THEATRE ETIQUETTE

Movie Theatre Etiquette....

These are just a few guidelines feel free to add others.

A civilized human being will already abide by these, but it seems humans are de-evolving and need to be told what's acceptable in polite society.

1.Do not come into a movie late. If you are late see something else.

2. Do not talk during movie

3. Do not get up in middle of movie to buy concession items and loudly take all your friends orders.

4. Do not disrupt a row of people by getting up repeatedly

5. Do not sit directly in front of someone when other seats are available

6. Don't put your feet on top of the seats in front of you, or kick the seat of the person in front of you.

7. Turn off your cell phone. No talking or texting.

8. Come early and choose your seat, don't crawl over people and disrupt others that are already seated

9. Stay seated til the movie ends

10. Don't bring food items that are noisy and disruptive
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I went to the movies a week ago. 20 minutes into the movie about 8 people walk in talking loudly and crawling over people to find seats. 4 old bags come in laughing and start shining a flashlight in peoples faces blinding them while they cackle looking for seats.

One of their cell phones rang and they answered it and had a conversation.

Another guy got up at least 3 times disrupting the people seated on his row.

Stimy with his pimp hat had to plop down right in front of me. Another guy behind me kept kicking my chair, I turned and glared at him atleast 5 times to no avail when I finally said very loudly "You know I can feel you kicking my seat" he never apologized or said anything but he didn't kick my chair anymore.

A Mexican woman and 4 kids came in with a grocery bag of food. They talked loudly and passed food back and forth like it was their living room.

Also a big fat ass and his crew several rows ahead, stand up during the last scene of the movie blocking the view, they stand there watching the movie before they make a run for it before the credits roll.

Last but not least was the big fat woman that should have changed her diaper before going out in public the smell of shit was over powering as she waddled past.

VERNAL EQUINOX-BROOM STANDING

KATHY'S BROOM

GAYLE'S BROOM

LINDA'S BROOM

VERNAL EQUINOX-BROOM STANDING

Every year my friend Gayle calls and announces the Equinox and its time to stand up our brooms. Its a fun tradition and we all like to post our broom standing pictures.

The story goes that during the summer and fall equinox the planets are aligned and makes this possible.

Ofcourse there are the scientific naysayers that claim there is no scientific basis linking the two. That a broom can stand up at any time of the year. To that I say go stuff your hat.

Rather I believe it or not, its fun, especially sharing it with friends and children . Life is much brighter when you can still have mystery and whimsy in it.

As noted in the following article on Wiki. The Equinox effects satellites. There for to dismiss a standing broom or having more nutcases out than usual during the equinox could have a basis. After all aren't these scientists the same ones that try to convince us there are black holes in the universe and spend billions on research for somehing they say can't be seen. Well I can see my broom standing, so bite me, Mr. Scientist go tell some young child there isnt a Santa Claus or something.

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Wikipedia
An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the center of the Sun being in the same plane as the Earth's equator. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, the night and day have approximately equal length.
At an equinox, the Sun is at one of two opposite points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator (i.e. declination 0) and ecliptic intersect. These points of intersection are called equinoctial points: classically, the vernal point and the autumnal point. By extension, the term equinox may denote an equinoctial point.
An equinox happens each year at two specific moments in time (rather than two whole days), when there is a location (the subsolar point) on the Earth's equator, where the center of the Sun can be observed to be vertically overhead, occurring around March 20/21 and September 22/23 each year.
Although the word equinox is often understood to mean "equal [day and] night," this is not strictly true. For most locations on earth, there are two distinct identifiable days per year when the length of day and night are closest to being equal; those days are referred to as the "equiluxes" to distinguish them from the equinoxes. Equinoxes are points in time, but equiluxes are days. By convention, equiluxes are the days where sunrise and sunset are closest to being exactly 12 hours apart.

Effect on communication satellites

One effect of equinoctial periods is the temporary disruption of communications satellites. For all geostationary satellites, there are a few days around the equinox when the sun goes directly behind the satellite relative to Earth (i.e. within the beam-width of the groundstation antenna) for a short period each day. The Sun's immense power and broad radiation spectrum overload the Earth station's reception circuits with noise and, depending on antenna size and other factors, temporarily disrupt or degrade the circuit. The duration of those effects varies but can range from a few minutes to an hour. (For a given frequency band, a larger antenna has a narrower beamwidth & hence experiences shorter duration "Sun outage" windows.)

LEISURE 18 SLIMMING COFFEE---REVIEW

LEISURE 18 SLIMMING COFFEE---REVIEW

I heard about this product from a Filipino friend of mine. She said her sister who is a Dancer in Japan ( exhibitionist kind). Goes home to the Philippines for a month every summer and during that time she always puts on weight, so to loose it before returning to Japan she uses this Slimming Coffee also another cousin of hers lost 20 pounds taking it and walking.

I finally decided to check into and read reviews. I saw only two bad reviews one I thought was complete and utter bullshit, the woman claims to have lost weight and after the fact does some chemical analysis of the product with dishwashing liquid and declares it bad.

Someone else claimed to have heart palpitations and insomnia.

Anyway I ordered a box. Right off the bat,let me tell you you need to use a small Asian teacup, the packet and about 2-3 ozs of water. If you use an American size coffee cup its going to taste like hot water.

Not sure why so many people couldn't figure out the water mix ratio.

It definitely curbed my appetite I did not feel hungry at all. When I did eat although I did not feel hungry I wolfed my food down like I was starving, but I was sated with lesser amounts of food. I couldn't finish a whole plate of food like before. I also didn't crave sweet and salty stuff like before.

It does make you incredibly thirsty and you will pee alot the first 2 weeks. So drink plenty of water.

It claims to give you energy. I cant say I had alot more energy but I was alot more focused and seemed to get alot more done in a day, big projects. I had no issue with insomnia or heart palpitations. I have done no exercise, or lo cal diet food. I also went on vacation for a week while using the first box and I have lost 8 lbs with out even trying.

So I figure My stomach had been hard as a rock and looked like a watermelon, that has all gone away now and I lost 8lbs with no effort than I will order more product and actually try to limit my caloric intake and maybe exercise. I got as far as getting the yoga mat out but that's as far as it went with the exercise so far. But once I get my mind straight and do the healthy things for myself as well as the product. I will reach my goal weight.

I am feeling more energy. I ordered 4 more boxes since its kinda hard to come by. I will give an update after I finish the next box.

UPDATE:

As of 11/20/2011 I have easily lost 14lbs. With no side affects aside from being more thirsty and foods tasting more spicy to me than normal. I have not exercised, I havent changed what I eat. I just seem to eat less with the product.

KATHY'S LEMON GINGER TISANE/TEA

KATHY'S LEMON GINGER TISANE/TEA

JUICE OF 2 LEMONS

1 INCH OF GINGER(PEELED AND MINCED)

1 RED CHILI(SPILT UP THE MIDDLE AND SEEDED)

MAPLE SYRUP TO TASTE

OPTIONAL: LEMON ZEST , MINT LEAVES,ROSEMARY, OR A FEW SAGE LEAVES

APPROX 3 CUPS OF BOILING WATER

ALLOW TO STEEP 5 MINS or More

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Teapots come in all shapes and sizes so you will have to customize the recipe for your personal use and preference. This recipe is based on the master cleanse tea recipe I saw a few years ago. Anyway I can never leave a recipe alone and always change and add my own little touches.

My husband and I visted Montreal and I brought back quite a bit of Maple syrup from the Farmers Market there. This is a good recipe to showcase its flavor. I also have a garden with various herbs which I enjoy experimenting with. I don't have any knowledge of holistically what each herb may be good for I just know what flavors and scents I my palate likes.

KATHY'S LEMON,GINGER AND SHRIMP CONGEE RECIPE

KATHY'S LEMON,GINGER AND SHRIMP CONGEE RECIPE

3/4 c. cooked rice (left over rice)

2 cloves garlic minced

ginger 1 inch (peeled and minced)

1 TB dried Shrimp

lemon zest

juice of 1 lemon

1 chili- slit up the middle and seeded

2 cans vegetable broth

add all ingredients in a crockpot or soup pot simmer 30 mins, or for crockpot leave all day

Condiments : french fried onion,diced green onion, or cilantro

diced chili, hot sesame oil,soy sauce

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While my husband and I were in Thailand, Congee was served on the breakfast buffets at all the hotels we stayed in. Each hotel had a different variation, beef, pork , chicken. I was told that congee was a typical Asian breakfast food. Trying to immerse myself in the culture I began having Congee and sauteed veggies (bok choy, napa cabbage and carrot) each morning. It was very soothing on the stomach.

I knew I wanted to make it when we got home, any way months passed and I thought of congee again this week. I looked up a variety of recipes which are all very basic and devised my own with a couple of my favorite ingredients that are not traditional at all in Congee. I think I came up with a nice blend.

Although Congee is considered a breakfast food I think it could really be served for any meal. I also think it would be great to have on hand for dieters.

A few variations of this recipe I can already see me doing would be to substitute Asian noodles (ramen) for the rice, and perhaps add the sauteed veggies I mentioned above to the mix. Ofcourse it would no longer be considered Rice Porridge but a nice flavorful soup none the less.

ARKANSAS

These are some candid pictures from a recent trip to Arkansas. We were invited to some friends of friends log cabin on the Caddo river. It was a huge place about 93 acres. They had a gorgeous log cabin home decorated with wilderness charm and animal skins. You have to have a 4 wheel drive vehicle as you have to drive through the river to get there.

Who wouldn't want a clear blue river as a swimming pool.

It is one of those places set so far out in nature, you can forget about cell phones or Internet

Grand Promenade

I was very surprised to find that the town fountains are actually running directly on water from the Hot Springs . The water was steaming hot.

Running parallel with Central Avenue and Bathhouse Row from Reserve Street to Fountain Street, the half-mile Grand Promenade offers views of historic downtown Hot Springs, the Arlington Lawn, the hot springs cascade, quartz veins in the sandstone and tufa cliffs. The brick promenade has been a National Recreation Trail since 1982. It is a must-see for all visitors.
The north end passes the site of the first superintendent’s residence, demolished in 1958. The south entrance is below the impressive Hot Springs Rehabilitation Center. Built in 1933 as the second Army-Navy hospital, it has been used by the state for over 40 years.
The Grand Promenade started as part of a Public Works Administration project in the 1930s and was completed in 1957. Several park trails begin and end from the Grand Promenade.

HAUNTED TOURS OF HOT SPRINGS

The Haunted Tour was dog friendly.

Our girls enjoyed being included. One of the stops on the ghost tour We went to 5 spots( I could have sworn it was 6 but neither I nor my husband can remember what the other one might have been) with in easy walking distance. I am doing this from memory so the names might be a little off.

1.Malco Theatre

2. Andrea Rose B&B

3. Castle of Death

4. West Mount Ghost

5. Poets Loft

The only ghost story I was able to verify was the Malco. The others while pretty good stories I could find no documentation on. Any way it was a good tour, I enjoyed the walk through the beautiful city. The best part was being able to bring our dogs.

FACTS, MYTHS, LEGENDS
OF HAUNTED HOT SPRINGS

ENJOY OUR ONE-HOUR WALKING TOURS OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS. OUR GUIDE WILL TAKE YOU TO SEVERAL HAUNTED BUILDINGS, WITH THE OLDEST DATING BACK TO THE EARLY 1800'S. WHILE AT THESE LOCATIONS, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE DARK-SIDE OF HOT SPRINGS, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. THE TOURS BEGIN AT 430 CENTRAL AVENUE. SO, IF THE EVENTS LISTED BELOW SEEM INTERESTING, YOU'LL ENJOY OUR HAUNTED TOURS. SEE YOU SOON.

*SPECIAL*
PART OF OUR TOUR WAS SHOWN ON
THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S "GHOST-LAB"
IN DECEMBER 2010.

HAUNTINGS
MYSTERIES
GHOSTS
MURDERS
DEATHS
SUICIDES

TOUR TIME
SUN - THUR 8:00 pm
FRI & SAT 8:00pm & 10:00pm
*EXCEPT DURING BAD WEATHER*

PRICING
TICKETS - $15
KIDS UNDER 10 - $10

BUY TICKETS
AT TICKET BOOTH
(430 CENTRAL AVENUE)
30 MINUTES BEFORE EACH TOUR
OR
ON THE "MERCHANDISE" WEBSITE
PAGE FOR A DISCOUNT PRICE

MY FAVORITE DOG FRIENDLY SHOPS IN HOT SPRINGS

La Pet Pourri Boutique
330 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71901-3568
Phone:
(501) 623-3323

I don't recall the lady's name that ran this shop but she was wonderful. We bought two new dog leashes and our tickets for the Haunted Hot Springs tour from her. She gave us the low down on all the dog friendly shops to visit and the best things to do and see.

Chez Julie's Gifts
328 Central Ave.Hot Springs, AR 71901

501-623-2672
A unique blend of home decor, antiques and unusual gifts.
I bought these gorgeous ultra glam flip flops there. Julie Buhrow the shop's namesake and proprietress was charming. I loved that her shop was dog friendly. she had beautiful items, and I plan to shop with her online now that I am home.

BLEU MONKEY GRILL HOT SPRINGS AR

4263 Central Avenue Hot Springs, Ar. 71901

Phone: (501) 520-4800

Hours: Sunday - Thursday : 10-10 Friday - Saturday : 11-11

Bleu Monkey Grill came about when the founders, Joey Godoy & Ozzy Oseguera, after being in the business for over 15 years, each dedicating their time to
opening Mexican restaurants, decided they wanted to try a new venture. After traveling and eating at many different places around the country, they composed a
menu that would bring many different flavors from around the world under one roof. They used their knowledge and experience to put together Bleu Monkey Grill
, and decided that Hot Springs AR, would be ideal for the birth of this new concept.

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This place was recommended by friends that live in Hot Springs,Ar.

I really enjoyed my meal. I had Tomato basil soup, a house salad and the spicy ahi tempura rolls, my husband had a steak. I was very impressed by the eclectic nature of the menu. Everything on it sounded like something I would love to try.

I JUDGE NOT- POEM BY BETSY WESTBROOK BURROW

I Judge Not

I cannot judge those who walked these streets before me,

for I am a product of today.

Nor can I do any more than acquaint myself

with the facts of the lives lived before my time.

I cannot make my way through the streets and tunnels

in any shoes other than my own,

Yet I can share the knowledge of our city's past,

when notorious men instilled fear.

Already judged by those who shared time on a clock,

those dubious souls are left to God.

The infamous players with nefarious schemes

ultimately died as all men do.

Though I tell you the tales of iniquitous men,

I deliver the truth without praise,

for I am no more than a teller of stories,

who drops facts for your entertainment.

If you, my fair patron, believe judgement is due

the gangsters whose chronicles share,

wisely exercise your prerogative to judge,

remembering we are who we are

because of the lives lived out before ours.

Betsy Westbrook Burrow

2009

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I read this poem at the Gangster Museum and I thought it was a beautiful and well written piece. I purchased a copy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

THE GANGSTER MUSEUM OF AMERICA-HOT SPRINGS,AR

THE GANGSTER MUSEUM OF AMERICA

510 CENTRAL AVE

HOT SPRINGS, AR

501-318-1717

My husband and I arrived too late for the tour. They were just about to shut down for the evening. We were traveling with our dogs and I was pleasantly surprised that we were invited in dogs and all. The gift shop was quaint and I bought a beautifully written poem by Betsy Westbrook Burrow called I Judge Not. My husband was talking to the gentleman that runs the place (Robert Raines) and mentioned I was from Galveston, Robert began giving the names of many a gangster from my area that had relocated to Hot Springs back in the day. My husband started to laugh when many of the names he threw out were my relatives. We had a very enjoyable visit and I appreciated their hospitality.

Gangsters In Arkansas
Hot Springs' Gangster Era
Visiting beautiful Hot Springs today, it’s hard to imagine the city as a hotbed for organized crime such as gambling, crime, prostitution, bootlegging, wild nightclubs and notorious gangsters.
But from the late 1800’s through the mid 1900’s, especially the 30’s, that’s one of the things Hot Springs was widely known for.
Al Capone, Frank Costello, Bugs Moran, Lucky Luciano. Some of the country’s most infamous villains came to know this safe, secluded, scenic city as their home-away-from-home.
But in order to understand how and why they ever came to Hot Springs in the first place, it is important to recognize the corruption that had been going on here for decades.
Pre-1930 Spa City
For 50 years, as early as the mid to late 1800’s, the city had been “rolling the dice” on illegal gaming. At that time, two families held the reins to Hot Spring’s illegal activities: the Flynns and the Dorans. The two families constantly fought for control of the city’s gaming rights, a competition that eventually led to the famous Hot Springs Gunfight in 1899.
During this realm of local rule, hotel rooms, saloons and back alleys were the hotspots for cards and craps and casino-type gaming of all kinds.
Though illegal, and a felony under Arkansas law, the betting was no secret to the majority of local authorities. Police officers, judges, and even the mayor turned a blind eye to the industry either because they were being paid off by one of the families, or were participating in the gaming themselves.
So it’s easy to see why Hot Springs became a haven for criminals.
Hot Springs Organized Crime
On top of the local corruption, the healing hot springs, Ouachita Mountain beauty seclusion, and uptown nightlife, were attractive to the gangster elements from all across America. After all, Hot Springs offered Las Vegas-style amenities before there even was a Las Vegas.
So who was the gangster that began the gangland migration? His name was Owney “The Killer” Madden (today referred to as “the English Godfather”).
Madden arrived in Hot Springs in 1935 seeking slower days than the New York City lifestyle he was accustomed to. Originally from England, Madden grew up in the rough neighborhoods of Manhattan’s “Hell’s Kitchen” and is said to have put the “’organized’ in organized crime” in that city.
Madden settled right into Hot Springs though, and was actually well-respected and liked. He fell in love with and eventually married the local postmaster’s daughter. But his storybook ways ended there. He quickly got his feet wet in the local scene by supplying bettors with gambling lines and race results, opening the Hotel Arkansas Casino and later becoming involved with the famous Southern Club.
Eventually, more and more gangsters arrived. The word spread that Hot Springs was simply the perfect hideout from the big city lifestyle, especially for criminals running from police investigations.
The gangsters came in droves. It was said that Al Capone and his bodyguards would rent out entire floors of hotels.
But even for the bitterest rivals, such as Capone and Moran, Hot Springs was off limits for violence. The two once vacationed in the city at the same time — Capone at the Arlington Hotel in his famous room 442, Moran just a block away at the Majestic Hotel — but bloodshed never erupted, as the truce of vacationing in Spa City trumped any preceding quarrels.
Hot Springs Gangster Museum
The Hot Springs, Arkansas gangster activity came to an abrupt end in the 1960’s thanks to a federal crackdown on what the government called “the site of the largest illegal gambling operation in the U.S.” Some gangsters were finally arrested; others left or died, such as Owney Madden, who died of emphysema.
Today, nestled within the rolling Ouachita Mountains, Hot Springs is the beautiful laid-back city that it always seemed destined to become.
Remnants of the city’s notorious past can still be found inside The Hot Springs Gangster Museum of America, which features classic relics including old roulette tables, vintage slot machines, Madden and Capone exhibits, gangster weapons and a documentary in the museum’s theater.
**courtesy of the Gangster Museum