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Eating up the check
posted: 05/22/2012 1:56 a.m. Comment 1
It has probably happened to you more than once: You examine your restaurant check and discover you’ve been charged for something you didn’t order.
LISTEN UP: Lambert’s 2nd is a winner
posted: 05/22/2012 1:54 a.m. Discuss
Adam Lambert Trespassing 19/RCA B+ It began as it always does for any American Idol finalist — get that first album out ASAP. So to no surprise Adam Lambert’s 2009 For Your Entertainment sounded tentative, rushed. No such problems here. Lambert had time to marinate Trespassing in his glam, disco and pop-metal roots with confidence, adding touches of electronica, house and more.
WHAT’S IN A DAME: MealTrain makes it easier to be hospitable
posted: 05/22/2012 1:51 a.m. Discuss
A few weeks back I admitted I’m Bad With Babies.
HOW COME?: Where in the Sam Hill did we get that saying?
posted: 05/22/2012 1:50 a.m. Discuss
A friend recently said, “Well, let’s go up to the peanut gallery... where’d that expression come from?” How come we use these figurative expressions instead of saying the thing directly? How come these figures of speech, which begin life as local or occupational expressions, end up here and there, across centuries and oceans?
THE TV COLUMN: Glee seniors graduate to show-within-a-show
posted: 05/22/2012 1:48 a.m. Discuss
Tears are bound to flow at 8 p.m. today when the seniors on Fox’s Glee graduate.
Why not Lohan as Taylor? They have a lot in common
posted: 05/22/2012 1:45 a.m. Discuss
Nobody, Larry A. Thompson says, should have to endure the emails that he has gotten since deciding last month to cast Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in a television film for the Lifetime cable channel.
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES: Tryouts, poets, music camps
posted: 05/22/2012 1:44 a.m. Discuss
Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts this week: Hairspray auditions The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St., Pine Bluff, will hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. May 29-30 for its production of the musical Hairspray (music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the John Waters film).
TELL ME ABOUT IT: Cut mooching son off now
posted: 05/22/2012 1:43 a.m. Discuss
DEAR CAROLYN: My 46-year-old, divorced son is working full time and lives within walking distance of me in his own apartment. To compare, his 50-year-old divorced sister who works full time also lives within walking distance in her own apartment.
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
posted: 05/22/2012 1:42 a.m. Discuss
Happy birthday. You’ll appreciate the opportunity this year affords. You have stellar ideas, and you’ll love it when you get the chance to try them out.Your friendship circle widens in June.
HELPFUL HINTS
posted: 05/22/2012 1:40 a.m. Discuss
DEAR HELOISE: Regarding Sue from Arkansas about her mom’s family photos being lost (Heloise here: She had shipped the photos to her new address.): The same thing happened to me. We finally found my package in Alaska, as the postal abbreviations for Alaska (AK) and Arkansas (AR) are easily confused!
ON CHRISTIANITY
posted: 05/22/2012 1:40 a.m. Discuss
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I know some of the things I do are wrong, and yet I just keep doing them. I tell God I’m sorry and won’t do them again and ask Him to forgive me, but I still give in when I’m tempted. I guess I’m not a very strong person. — J.McK.
Super Quiz: Diner lingo
posted: 05/22/2012 1:39 a.m. Discuss
1. Boiled leaves 2. Adam’s ale 3. Hold the hail 4. Bucket of cold mud 5. Life preservers 6. Mike and Ike
Ozark gallery
posted: 05/21/2012 2:33 a.m. Discuss
Truth be told, my several visits to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art have not been a beaten path straight to the inside galleries hung with awesome art.
Happy trails
posted: 05/21/2012 2:26 a.m. Discuss
OVERBROOK TRAIL Location: The new handicap-accessible trailhead is in the corner of the parking lot of the former Johnny and Sharon Heflin YMCA Family Branch at 6101 John F. Kennedy Blvd. in North Little Rock.
Disc golf course opens in LR park
posted: 05/21/2012 2:25 a.m. Comment 1
Almost overnight, property owners adjacent to Reservoir Park have found themselves owning golf course lots.
Runs put racers between a Rock and a Rock
posted: 05/21/2012 2:16 a.m. Discuss
Memorial Day weekend’s almost upon us, which means it’s time once again for central Arkansas runners to think about the Easter Seals Rock Run 8K and Riverfest’s Rock-n-Stroll 5K.
Footrace’s awards not pie in the sky
posted: 05/21/2012 2:15 a.m. Discuss
When was the last time you ran so well that somebody gave you a homemade apple pie?
MASTER CLASS: Medicine ball drill cures cabin fever
posted: 05/21/2012 2:13 a.m. Discuss
Medicine balls are great tools for “out of the box” strength training. Nearly any major muscle group can be addressed using these fun little weighted spheres.
Common cramp: Causes abound
posted: 05/21/2012 2:11 a.m. Discuss
You’re not alone if you’ve experienced the pain of a muscle cramp.
Brazilian’s judo study finds dual energy burn
posted: 05/21/2012 2:09 a.m. Discuss
Brazilian researchers took the lab into the dojo to study how the body produces enough energy to perform the Japanese art of judo.
Compton Gardens good starting point
posted: 05/21/2012 2:09 a.m. Discuss
For first-time visitors to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the main entrance off J Street and the south entrance provide access to several trails, including the Art, Crystal Spring, Orchard and Tulip Tree trails.
ON TV CONTEST
posted: 05/21/2012 2:03 a.m. Discuss
As Jack Bauer would say, “We’re running out of time!” Today’s your last chance to sing the praises of high-octane TV.
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
posted: 05/21/2012 2:02 a.m. Discuss
Happy birthday. It’s a gilded year: You’ll appreciate the value and admire the beauty of your own experience. Your dearest associations get even closer because you step up to a new level of awareness. Your talents find new expressions in July.
HELPFUL HINTS
posted: 05/21/2012 2:01 a.m. Discuss
DEAR READERS: Summer is almost here! You may be thinking about sending your children to summer camp. From recreational activities to making new friends and meeting people from different backgrounds, summer camps can be beneficial. Here are some things to keep in mind: Decide what type of camp.
ON CHRISTIANITY
posted: 05/21/2012 1:59 a.m. Discuss
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: How can we love people who aren’t even very likable? I remember that Jesus told us to love everyone, but that’s impossible, isn’t it? — L.R.
