During these tough economic times, I imagine the word “vacation” is probably not on the tip of your tongue. In fact, right now it’s likely clinging to one of your molars for dear life!
That doesn’t mean a romantic weekend getaway with your loved one will have to wait until your 401K gets out of the Intensive Care Unit. Local travel can be just as exciting as the exotic trip you may have taken last year, for a fraction of the price [...]
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I had my first Manhattan apartment well over a decade ago on 90th and Central Park West that I shared with another girl, we were just entering drinking age and both waited tables at Houlihan’s on 59th and 5th. When not slinging beers for non-tipping European tourists (back then the tipping customs were still blurry [...]
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The last week of August brings about sadness for the end of summer and a new focus on what lies ahead for the fall season. I guess I cling to that notion of the endless summer. It could be that my lack of summer enjoyment this year has been severely limited because of work. But I still have another week or so before the fall work days kick in and I start looking forward to spring.
One might say that I am diametrically opposed to myself because of some deep beliefs. I hate the cold weather. Just mention snow and I must resist the urge to punch someone. Summer is my favorite time of the year with the sun out, wearing shorts, outside dining, windows open, and vacations at the beach. The funny part of this is that beer wise, I dislike most of the spring and summer beer styles and love the fall and winter brews. The fall has some of the best beers available with Oktoberfest beers and pumpkin beers flowing, with the introduction of some porters and stouts as it gets later in the season [...]
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It’s a real August scorcher and I wake up to the shriek of my alarm. 7:30am, perfect. Just enough time to snap to it, drink my famously strong coffee have a bite and head out to kickboxing class. I joined CKO about a month ago and I am already seeing the results. This is not an endorsement, no they’re not paying me in fact I paid them to whip my Italian ass back in shape after a year of caloric indiscretions that are not the reason for this article.
I digress.
I’ve been hitting the bags (ya like that term?) around three days a week on average mixed in with some running and weight training and I’m starting to look like my old self again. The classes are brutal. I’ve had personal trainers, no, really good ones who’ll beat your body into submission, make you cry for your mamma and wish you were born French, (or maybe that’s just me) Point is, this is every bit the workout but in a class setting. You feel it, and see it quick [...]
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