| My cancer diary – part 5
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Serving it up
Patience is not a virtue among some hungry customers. “Slow service," Tami said, “is one of the quickest ways I know of to lose a customer. The impatient customer can be a problem, but we all work hard to avoid it." “It is important to acknowledge them when they come in and sit down, especially during the rush hour," Elaine said. “Sometimes customers just want to know that you know they are there, and that you will get to them as soon as possible. “And after you serve them, you take care of everyone in your station," Nev said. “You don't smother them, but you check on them from time to time to make sure they don't need something . . . tea, coffee, water, more chips . . . whatever." One of the hardest things to understand in the restaurant business is how a waiter or waitress is compensated.
Rubbery shoe from 1980s comes back as coolest thing for spring
Yes, it's true: Jelly sandals are in, and some of the top designers are taking them high fashion. You can spend $165 or $7.99 for the look. The jelly sandal is back – and this time it's not just the floppy rubber shoe in the bins at the 99 cents store. Luxury brands such as Givenchy, Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Fendi are all making jelly shoes for spring that cost vastly less than anything else they make – and yet, so much more than the jellies you ran around in through the '80s. Some of the top-dollar styles – such as the $165 Mod peep toe sandal from Givenchy – have great thick straps, which add an architectural element (a big trend in spring shoes). And the shiny rubber makes them look sleeker than your average jelly. Marc Jacobs is making his popular mouse flat in rubber for $160.
A painful past sparks concern about Obama's safety
And let's put it this way as a writer, political activist, and intellectual I will have lost all faith in this country if they think a 71 year old chauvenistic war mongering, stroke risk could do a better job, than a young, charistmatic, voice of change. Because let's face it, who did better, John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon. Let's remember out past. .
Rollover into IRA is only 1st step
Q: My husband and I will retire next year. He'll have a high six-figure balance in his 401(k) plan.
What do we do with this money? My husband claims he can just roll it over into an IRA. How does that work? Do we use our bank, go through a financial planner or something else? How is our money distributed to us? For our two children to inherit this money, do we need to see a lawyer to open a trust, or just leave it to them in our wills? Or would a financial planner also handle those details?
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New Subaru Impreza: Gripping stuff
THE latest Subaru Impreza does just what it says on the Subaglu tin. It sticks to the road, as Deborah Penn discovers.
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The name Subaru Impreza conjures up a spangly image of gold wheels, go faster extras and a racer at the wheel. But, hold on to your hats, there's a new gal in town.
The latest Impreza, launched in September, is aimed solidly at the middle market, the territory of the Ford Focus, Volkwagen Golf and Honda Civic. I was told at the garage that "it's for women and ordinary people". You get the picture. I fall into both categories so was deemed eminently suitable to test the model.
There have always been two sides to the Impreza: the rally-bred, super-quick and extravagantly bodykitted turbo models, and the often overlooked workaday naturally aspirated versions.
Mike Luckovich
Even if we drilled it still wouldn't affect our oil prices unless more refineries were built. It's time for the US to get off of its oil addiction. We shouldn't ask for lower oil prices, we should ask for new technology. Asking for lower oil prices is only prolonging the inevitable, which is little oil reserves left and extremely high oil prices. You're only denying the ability for the US to be the leaders in world technology if we do not give manufactures reasons to create new energy sources, new cars, or the ability to create new jobs for the future. Why are we letting something from the 19th century drive the technology and economy of the 21st century? It's time we moved on to bigger and better things or one day China and India will have that breakthrough, while we're left in the dust beholden to yet another country for our energy needs.
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