As is the case with many places in town, I've never had a meal there
that I didn't like . . . my usual favorite is the sweet potato (oversized)
pancake; however, this day I tried the homemade granola with fresh
fruit and yogurt . . . it proved to be another winner . . . for more
information, please click:

 

http://www.tupelohoneycafe.com/

And lest I forget (on the subject of fine restaurants), Paul
of course owns the Tuscany at the Towpath House in New
Hope, PA . . . self-proclaimed as "New Hope's most romantic
restaurant," it is another place where I've never had a bad meal . . . for
more information, please click:

 

http://www.tuscanytowpathhouse.com

D. Lastly, just by ourselves, we had our 6-month checkups
from our dentist--Dr. Joseph Younger . . . all was fine; however,
I mention this fact because of something that Dr. Younger does
that really impresses us . . . he takes the X-rays that all
dentists do, but then he has a machine that seems to enlarge them . . . he

then proceeds to review what is happening in your mouth, right in front

of you (as compared to other dentists who look at your X-rays on some viewing

surface that is halfway across the room) . . . as he does so, he points out both

the good and the bad . . . or make that, the things that will need more work--either

then or some time in the future.

Should you want to make Dr. Younger your dentist, he can be reached

at 828.277.9907 . . . you won't go wrong!

***** BLAINESWORLD BEST AWARD *****

This week, it goes to Ana Pena--the cleaning person who helps
keep our house looking as good as it does.

Cynthia and I were fortunate to find Ana shortly after moving in this past
January, thanks to the recommendation of our neighbor Harry . . she
does good work--actually, fantastic work--and her friendly disposition
helps brighten our day.

She is both reliable and punctual, and we recommend her highly . . .in
fact, many of our other neighbors have started to use her.

The good news is that if you live anywhere near the Candler area
in North Carolina, Ana still has some slots open on her busy
schedule . . . so if you'd like to have your house sparkle, give
her a call at 828.230.7876. 

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2. FYI

Look at your current cellphone or cable bill . . . then ask around to see
what other rates are "out there" . . . if you find something cheaper (and
you probably can), call back your current company . . . ask to see
if the lower rate can be matched . . . in almost all instances, it
can and will be . . . you can probably save $10-30 per month this
way and spread over a year, that can pay for at least one night
out for you and a guest . . . or if you don't want to go out, feel free

to make a contribution to the "BGPF, which is otherwise known
as the Blaine Greenfield Pocket Fund.

FYI, part 2

* Deb in Colorado:

I had the gift of the opportunity to save the life of a 4 year old boy today.If
you haven't taken CPR, please do. You never know where, when or whose
life you may save. Thank you to the Universe for having me be where I was
needed at the exact moment I was needed. Grateful!

MY TWO CENTS:

Way to go, Deb. And thanks for the reminder.

* MaryEllen in New Jersey:

Since you are already a melanoma champ, basal cell will be nothing. I am
having my 5th MOHS surgery for basal cell at the end of September,
all on my face. I go to Dr. Shah in Parsippany, and she is wonderful. 
Good luck with it and thanks for the friendly reminder lecture! 

* Sharon in North Carolina:

And people ask me why I don't like shopping Best Buy unless I have
to . . . things like this:

 

http://tinyurl.com/n7e6fa

The number one rule of responsible consumerism is to know more about
what you're buying than the guy selling it to you.

* Maria in Pennsylvania:
 
My sister was supposed to come up and visit in September, but due to
poor health had to cancel. She has 2 tickets to the event below. The tickets
cost $199.50 each; that's what she's asking. If you or anyone you know
might be interested, here are the details:
 
Wed Sept 9, 8:00 Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage;
Second Tier Center Left Section T3, Row/Box 40, Seats 2 & 3.
"An Evening with Andrea Bocelli and the New York Philharmonic."

If interested, please contact Maria at 215.968.5364 or via email:

maria@chilipeppercandles.com

* Several readers responded to the accent quiz in last week's issue;
among them:

John in Pennsylvania: That quiz got me right on the nose:
Philadelphia.

Scott in Pennsylvania: Me, too. And I loved his other comment:
We'll let youse in anywho .

Sally in North Carolina:: Pegged me for Philadelphia. Didn't quite
jibe with my Louisiana upbringing..

Debbie in Louisiana:Used to be in radio, and I have a Cajun accent.

Nicholas in Vermont: The Midland.

MY RESULTS:

Philadelphia, but maybe because there wasn't a New Yawk option?
(Or at least I didn't see one.)
 
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3. Mother to daughter advice

Cook a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

But teach a man to fish and you get rid of him
for the whole weekend.

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4. Reviews

A. I'm a sucker for movies about time travel, but that said, I recommend
that you skip THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE . . . by doing so, you'll
save yourself some 1 hour and 47 minutes of time that you can spend
doing something more enjoyable . . . this film, based on the best-selling
book about a love that transcends time , dragged from beginning
to end . . . I just couldn't get into caring about the main characters
played by Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams (normally an actress
who I like), and the production values were about the cheesiest
I've ever seen . . . rated PG-13.

B. SUNSHINE CLEANING is now out in DVD format . . . my review
from BLAINESWORLD #654 follows:

SUNSHINE CLEANING is a quirky comedy-drama, stars Amy Adams
and Emily Blunt (so fine in THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD, a film I reviewed
last week) as two sisters who join forces to start a crime-scene
cleanup business . . . parts of it are funny, while others are
quite touching . . . the supporting cast includes Alan Arkin and
Steve Zahn, both among my favorite actors . . . it will remind you
of LITTLE MISS SUSHINE, and that's no surprise given that
the producers were the same . . . rated R.

C. Way back when God was a little girl, my undergraduate major
at Rider University was journalism . . . I wanted to someday be
a sports columnist and so when I heard that Bob Greene wrote
about his days as a young journalist in LATE EDITION: A LOVE
STORY, I knew that was a book that I just had to read.

Was it ever a trip down memory lane!

Greene, long one of my favorite authors (WHEN WE GET TO SURF
CITY, ONCE UPON A TOWN, etc.), worked as a copyboy and in
other apprentice positions for the COLLUMBUS CITIZEN-JOURNAL
and the COLUMBLUS DISPATCH, two rival newspapers in Ohio's
capital city, just a few years before I began college . . . he recalls
those days with affection as he writes:

* In some American cities,famous journalists at mighty and
world-renowned papers changed the course of history with their
reporting. . . . [that didn't matter to Greene; his joy was
in the fact that each morning . . . ] I get to go down to the paper again.

Or when he comments that:

* I found myself not wanting days off, even though I had to take
them. Nothing that could happen on a day away from work could
match the delights of the sports desk.

I also liked his account of lessons he learned while a young
reporter, particularly this one about his coverage of a tennis match:

* I suppose if you want to be resolute about it, there were two lessons
to be taken from having written the story. One: When you write
something about someone, you should anticipate the moment when you
will have to look that person in the eye. Two: If you were correct in
what you wrote, you won't have to worry when the person's eyes
meet yours.

Toward the end of LATE EDITION, Greene tells about
his visit to the pressroom of one of the papers that he had
worked at (that was in the process of closing) . . . it  touched
me and got me recalling how much I missed not having
two newspapers delivered to my doorstep every single day.

D. Heard the CD version of THE MASTERY OF LOVE: A PRACTICAL
GUIDE TO THE ART OF RELATONSHIP by Don Miguel Ruiz . . . if
the name is familiar, it is because it should be . . . he had previously
written one of the finest books I've ever read, THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
(about the self-limiting beliefs that hold us apart and what we need
to do to bypass them).

MASTERY is a natural follow-up . . . it is not very long and can be listened
to and/or heard in one sitting, but methinks that would not be a wise
thing to do . . . I'd instead recommend that you take your time with it,
so you can reflect upon the many insights shared by Ruiz:

Among them:

* The right woman or man for you is the one you love exactly as
is . . . that you don't need to change at all.

* It's easy to love your dog because your dog doesn't have opinions
about you. Your dog loves you unconditionally.

* [when it comes to truth] There are three rules:

1. Don't believe me. I am not responsible for what you understand.

2. Don't believe yourself. Don't believe in the lies you tell yourself; e.g.,
you're not good enough.

3. Don't believe anybody else. Nothing they say will guide you
to your happiness.

And perhaps most importantly:

* We are born to enjoy life, not to suffer.

Narration was done by the husband-and-wife team of Jill Eikenberry
and Michael Tucker . . . both did an excellent job, adding to
my enjoyment of THE MASTERY OF LOVE.

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5. TV alert

A. CRISS ANGEL: MINDFREAK features the modern-day
Houdini transporting himself from 250 feet above Las Vegas
to the street below . . . Wednesday at 10 p.m. on A&E.

B. DO YOU BELEIVE IN MIRACLES? is the amazing story
of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team . . . even if you're
not a sports fan, you'll find this tale inspiring . . . Thursday
at 9 p.m. on HBO FAMILY.

C. TERRY FACTOR: LIVE FROM VEGAS has the master
ventriloquist--and AMERICA'S GOT TALENT winner--entertaining
with a little help from his foam friends . . . Friday at 10 p.m. on CMT.

D. If you're curious about how the pawn industry works, then
catch PAWN STARS on Sunday at 10 p.m. on HISTORY . . . if
you can't wait, the show's website has some interesting videos
you might want to catch:

http://www.history.com/content/pawn-stars

For example, you can learn how a pawn works, how to spot a fake
Rolex and even how to get your very own Olympic medal.

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6. Elephant ears

A restaurant posts a sign that says “$500 if we fail to fill your order.” A
customer decides to put it to the test by ordering “elephant ears on rye.”

The waitress writes down his order and walks to the kitchen. Seconds later,
the chef storms out of the kitchen, goes to the customer’s table
and slams down five hundred-dollar bills.

‘You got me,” he tells the customer. “But I want you to know that this is
the first time in ten years we've been out of rye bread."

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7. Websites

A. To create, share and store your resume online for free, please
click:

http://www.emurse.com

 

There's a lot of other good stuff here, too . . . but the key is the
resume service, which notes BUSINESS WEEK, provides for:

Simple, intuitive resume creation. . . . The easiest way to get your
up-to-date work history on the first page of a Google search. . . . 4.5
out of 5 stars.

B. Want to find out unusual information about your name? If so,
please click:

http://www.isthisyour.name/

I did for Blaine Greenfield and learned such things as the following:

* 44% of the letters are vowels. Of one million  first and last names
we looked at,  15.8% have a higher vowels. This means you are
very well envoweled. (By the way, that's not something I share
with just anybody!)

* In Pig Latin, it is Aineblay Eenfieldgray.

* According to the US Census Bureau, 0.015% of US residents have
the first name "Blaine" and 0.0049% have the surname "Greenfield."
The US has around 300 million residents, so we guesstimate there are
2 Americans who go by the name "Blaine Greenfield."  

C. BLAINESWORLD, the website, remains up and running . . . to view
it, please click:

http://www.blainesworld.net

In case you're new to this missive, you can see pictures of
me, in addition to my friends and relatives, by clicking "Blaine's
Best" to the left and then "Pictures" . . . make sure you have your
sound on to catch what's arguably the greatest rock song of all time.

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8. Computer tip

THANKS to Scott in Pennsylvania for sharing this question:

What do people see when they find you online?

You can control how you appear in Google by creating a personal profile
by clicking:

http://tinyurl.com/ma4trf

People will see it on their results page when they do web searches
for your name.

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9. DMV line

After standing in line at the DMV for what felt like eons, my friend James
finally got to the counter. As the clerk typed his name into the computer,
she said, “That’s odd.”

“What’s wrong?” James asked.

“My computer says you're deceased.”

Surveying his surroundings, my friend muttered, “Great, I died and
went to hell.”

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10. A quote I like

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you will help
them become what they are capable of becoming.--Johann Wolfgang
Von Goethe (1749-1832), German writer 

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11. Thought for the day 

Echo of life

A man and his son were walking in the forest. Suddenly the boy trips
and feeling a sharp pain, he screams, "Ahhhhh."

Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mountain, "Ahhhhh!" 

Filled with curiosity, he screams: "Who are you?", but the only answer
he receives is: "Who are you?"

This makes him angry, so he screams: "You are a coward!", and the voice
answers: "You are a coward!" 

He looks at his father, asking, "Dad, what is going on?"

"Son," the man replies, "pay attention!" Then he screams, "I
admire you!"

The voice answers: "I admire you!"  

The father shouts, "You are wonderful!", and the voice answers: "You
are wonderful!"

The boy is surprised, but still can't understand what is going on.

Then the father explains, "People call this an 'ECHO,' but truly it is 'LIFE!'
Life always gives you back what you give out! Life is a mirror of your actions.
If you want more love, give more love! If you want more kindness, give more
kindness! If you want understanding and respect, give understanding and
respect! If you want people to be patient and respectful to you, give patience
and respect! This rule of nature applies to every aspect of our lives."

Author unknown
(if you know who wrote this and/or the source, please let me know)

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12. Advance planning department

A. There will be a Beginning Mambo Class and "Beginner's Only"
Dance Party this Friday night, August 28th at the Asheville Ballroom
in North Carolina. Details are listed below.  We hope to see you there!

Friday, August 28th
Beginning Mambo Class at 7 p.m.
"Beginner's Only" Dance Party: 8-10 p.m.
Class Taught and Party Hosted by: Ted and Kimberly Ross
Location: The Asheville Ballroom & Dance Centre, 991-B Sweeten
Creek Rd., Asheville

Learn to Mambo and practice your ballroom dancing in a fun, safe and
supportive atmosphere at this "Beginner's Only" Class and Dance Party!
Refreshments and sodas will be provided and Professional Dance
Instructors will be at the party to assist students with their dancing
questions. Line dances will also be taught and included in the party. 

No partner is necessary for the class or party.

$10 Class and Party (Special $7 Rate for ages 17 & under).

B. An affordable alternative to the movies--live theater! Fun for children of ALL
ages, and adults as well!

Come see Somerset Valley Player’s current production of The Emperor’s
New Clothes. In this delightful musical comedy, the Emperor, obsessed
with new clothes, hires two new tailors to make him a magical suit that only
wise people can see. Only the new tailors are really out of work actors
who can't sew a stitch!  Meanwhile, his chief tailor is robbing him, buying
third-rate materials for the new Emperor’s clothes.

Discover who is wise and who is not! Also, does the Emperor ever find
out his chief tailor is stealing from him?

Show dates are: August 29 and 30.

Curtain times are 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

All Tickets: $10.00

Tickets available at:

http://www.svptheatre.org

or by phone at 908.369.7469.

SVP is located at: 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough, NJ.

C. I'm Harvey Mathason, President of TBD (Training By Design)
Enterprises, a  company specializing in teaching creativity in industry,
schools and to individuals. I am the leader of "Questers" a " Mastermind" 
group focused on learning about creativity through diversity and sharing
ideas.

We have monthly conference calls. The subject for our upcoming call is
"Learning How to Learn."  We  invite you to join our call.at 8 p.m.
on Tuesday September 1.

To do so, call 1.712-.432.2800 and enter the pin number 549972. We ask
that you mute your phone by entering #6. This is to avoid excessive noise
during the call. You can express your ideas by sending an E-Mail to
hmathason@aol.com. We can only accommodate 25 people on the call.
There are 7 core members so this means we can have only 18 visitors.
We would like to receive some information about you prior to our call..
We leave that to your descretion.Send that information to the email
address previously mentioned.
 
The 18 visitors to our call will be selected on a first come first, serve basis.
For more information, call 215.752-.5117.

D. Yours truly is speaking to the residents of my development,
Biltmore Lake, on Friday, September 25, at 7 p.m. . . . the topic,
"Four-mula 4 Success," the 4 things you need to do every day to
market yourself and/or business . . . if you'd like to attend as
my guest, please drop me an email to that effect . . . put
SEPTEMBER 25 the subject line of your email.

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PS. To my Muslim friends, Ramadan Mubarak! . . . this translates as a wish
for a blessed Ramadan, which is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and
the most sacred of the twelve months . . . also, please join me in praying
that we soon get our remaining soldiers back from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well
as that peace comes to Israel and her neighbors. . .  make it a great week, too!

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