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By Ronni Newton
I’m not sure how it got to be Jan. 12 already – but then again I don’t mind time flying through the winter months.
Millie has the right idea, spending plenty of time lounging on her ottoman in our family room. (Before someone shames me, she does get plenty of exercise and time outside, and she doesn’t mind the cold and loves it when she can visit the “snow bar” on our patio.)
Things really picked up in town this week after the holidays, with plenty to cover including unexpected events such as a fire in a multi-family home.
I received an email from someone last week who mentioned the volume of advertising on this site as well as all the dining out that I do. While I have not yet responded personally (I will), I want to mention both items here.
I know it can be annoying to have advertising get in the way of content, but I assure you that we work to keep it as unobtrusive as possible. We are constantly tweaking the programmatic ads, particularly when we learn that they make the site flash or won’t close out. We can’t maintain this site without income, and I am very much opposed to instituting a paywall so sponsorship and advertising is what we have. We also welcome supporters (see blue button at the top of the page).
Regarding the dining, it may seem like more than it is, but Ted and I generally go out to dinner just once a week. I started to make a concerted effort to visit a wide variety local restaurants and write about the experience early in the pandemic (at first it was take-out) as a way to highlight our local businesses, and have continued the practice. Other than when invited to an opening of a new restaurant or when asked to sample a new menu, we pay for all of these dining experiences ourselves. Some weeks there are certainly more than the usual number of food photos, such as this week when we had a last-minute lunch at Doro Marketplace with our future daughter-in-law’s parents who were driving home from Boston (and they enjoyed teasing me about my habit of taking food photos) and we also attended a UConn hockey game at PeoplesBank arena in addition to our Saturday night date which was at Zephyr’s.
And for those who wonder how I eat so much without weighing 500 pounds, I try to do some form of strength training or cardio exercise every day (including my weekly personal training with Jon Camacho at the Lift Effect), I take photos of the food other people with me have ordered, and I am a big fan of doggie bags. We split the below chocolate chip cookie four ways, and I have heard that when you break up a cookie, the calories fall out …
We had one troll this week, and I emailed the individual who submitted with what was clearly a fake name (the comment was rather rude, but would have been allowed), but my message was bounced back as undeliverable. That led to an automatic deletion of the comment from the queue. Thank you to all who do comment with your full names, and avoid making personal attacks! Please note that it has been our policy for several years that full names be used when commenting directly on the site – with the exception of those commenters who were grandfathered when they commented prior to the policy being updated. Please comply or your comment will not be published.
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