A real friend

I learned something about true friendship tonight that I would like to share with you in the form of a quick story...
There are extensive renovations taking place where I work right now. We're talking about MAJOR construction, with entire portions of the building being completely torn down and re-built. To chronicle this, they've placed a time-lapse camera to capture the process and it runs around the clock. When it's all over they'll have a pretty cool sped-up video documenting how it all went from old to new.
It's startling how so many of my best ideas really aren't even good ones. I have ideas all the time, none of which address the various forms of suffering going on in the world at a given moment. Nope, these are ideas on a much, much smaller scale: things that amuse me. One of my latest has to do with the fact that I know where the time-lapse camera at work is. And my idea is to stand in front of it, as motionless as possible for about 20 minutes or so, so that when the renovation is complete and people watch the video, I pop up just long enough for people to say, "what...did I just see?". And the answer would be me, with a stupid smile on my face, saying "hello!". All I really need to pull it off would be a ladder and somebody keeping lookout. I brought this idea up to my friend and asked what she thought and her reply was, "I really think there is great potential for growth opportunities for you there in the future and I would like to see you in position to take advantage of them."

The moral of the story is, sometimes in life, you will have dreams and aspirations that need to be crushed and snuffed out before somebody...probably you...gets hurt. Not every balloon you blow up deserves to soar off into the wild blue yonder. Some balloons need to be punctured before they can get loose, spread out and breed. If you're fortunate, you have at least one friend who can deflate your bad balloons. If you're really fortunate, they'll do it by gently squeezing all the air out of it instead of just jamming a pin into it.

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VEGAN Diet Tips



Veganism is the practice of eliminating the use of non-human animal products. A Vegan diet excludes intake of any animal product including eggs, dairy, and meats.


If you have recently embraced a Vegan diet or been a Vegan for years it's really important to have a well balanced diet including fibre, proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins. But that doesn't mean you have to eating boring tofu and couscous! Here are our diet tips for all you  Vegan Vixens who follow a healthy eco-friendly eating plan.  

  • PROTEIN - add protein into your daily diet with lots of seeds, tofu, nuts, lentils and beans. 
  • FAT - restrict your intake of saturated fats & cholesterol and  embrace "friendly fats" like omega-3 which can be found in flax seeds, walnuts, kidney beans, olive oil & avocado oil. 
  • CALCIUM - Get more calcium by including green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, celery and broccoli into your diet. Soy milk, almond milk, sesame seeds, almonds, flax seeds, brazil nuts, oranges and papaya are also high in calcium. 
  • VITAMIN D - get some sun! Exposure to sunlight for 15 to 20 minutes a day helps a vegan get the required vitamin D which helps you absorb calcium. 
  • IRON - getting lots of iron helps red blood cells carry oxygen to your body's tissues so add more iron rich foods into your diet. Eat lots of spinach (think Popeye) dried apricots, beans, tofu, pumpkin & sesame seeds, broccoli, green peppers, red kidney beams, chickpeas & peaches. 
  • WATER - drink at least 2 litres of water each day to maintain a healthy body and boost blood circulation  and flush out toxins. Watermelons, oranges & apples contain lots of water and make great healthy morning or afternoon snacks. 
  • FIBRE - An apple a day keeps the dentist away... Choosing a fibre-rich apple for your 3pm sweet treat will keep your gums healthy and strong. 
  • FRUIT - For Vegans fruit is like delicious candy from mother nature. Replace processed refined sugars with natural sugar from fruits like pineapples, strawberries, apricots, peaches, oranges and cherries. 

It's Good to be Green


GREEN TEA   |  green is good
Add a cup of organic green tea into your daily diet to boost your immune system. There are so many healthy benefits from drinking green tea because it contains antioxidants. It lowers cholesterol levels, lowers high blood levels, reduces stress, assists with weight loss and even contains anti-cancer properties. 


AVOCADOS  |  avocados are awesome
Aren't avocados fattening? Well the truth is avocados contain monounsaturated fats, which is actually a good fat. Monounsaturated fat can increase metabolism and assist weight loss. Add an avocado to your daily diet will help maintain good brain function and overall body maintenance. Avocados are full of vitamins and minerals like vitamin K, B, A and C. Plus one  avocado contains half the recommended daily dose of potassium! The Avocado is a super food which contains L-Carnitine, an amino acid which burns fat. 


BROCCOLI  |  life is better with broccoli 
B is for beautiful and for broccoli. The benefits of broccoli are truly amazing. Adding broccoli into your diet a few times a week will regulate blood pressure as it contains magnesium and calcium. One cup of broccoli contains the recommended daily dose of vitamin C which can help fight off the common cold. Broccoli has high levels of calcium & vitamin K important for bone health and potassium which helps maintain a healthy nervous system and promotes regular muscle growth. Eating broccoli strengths your immune system and also aids in digestion as its high in fibre. As if that wasn't enough Broccoli is also high in protein, B6 and folate. Broccoli is brilliant! 

Living a Vegan lifestyle is not only healthy and full of good nutrition, but your diet choices help save the planet! For the animals, for the earth and for your health... it's good to be Vegan! 

  • For more vegan diet tips and recipes we recommend reading Alicia Silverstone's book The Kind Diet. 

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Nikki Fuller And Amber DeLuca Female Muscle Morph

Area Orion has produced yet addition absurd Changeable Muscle Morph. The models this time are the beauteous changeable bodybuilders Nikki Fuller and Amber DeLuca heating things up with their massive muscles

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Spring Beauty Trends



In Australia, our favourite season Spring is already in full swing. So with weather warming up it's time to give your makeup routine a spring clean and embrace this season's beauty trends. As featured in Myer's My Beauty catalogue for Spring 2011, this season's lips make a statement in rich shades of pink, red and orange. For eyes are intense with bright colours in single shades of green, orange and teal. This spring is certainly about bright vibrant colours for eyes, lips and nails. 


TREND 1. Bright Bold Nails 



Revlon's glamorous new Top Speed Nail Enamel provides amazingly quick colour & glossy, salon-smooth nails in just 60 seconds! With the built-in top coat these new runway-worthy shades are perfect for the glamour gal who loves effortless beauty with maximum results. 
32 cool colours to chose from means that there is a colour perfect for every occasion! 
Bright bold nails will be this Spring's hottest fashion accessory. We love Revlon's hot new shades in Electric (a sunshine yellow), Chilli (a bright fiery red) & Lava (a magenta pink).

TREND 2. Bright Fluorescent Eyes


Create a spring sensation with pretty peepers by adding a wash of colour to your eyes in shades of lime green, bright orange, lemon yellow, aqua blue and royal purple.  The key to pulling off this look is pairing your bright eyeshadow with a neutral lip in soft pink or peach. 


Our favourite vegan eyeshadows are Lime Crime's Magic Dust. These vibrant shades can be used wet for an intense vibrant look or dry (over an eyeshadow primer) for a super pigmented look. The perfect spring eye colours are Lime Criminal (a bright lime green), Circus Girl (bright golden yellow),  Empress (vibrant royal purple), Troubadour (shimmery turquoise) & Shoe Addict (vibrant ocean blue). 


TREND 3. Statement Lips




The hottest runway trend this spring season is bold statement lips in shades of siren red, fuchsia, magenta and orange. This daring look will certainly stop traffic! Pair your picture-perfect bold lips with nude/naked eyes, simply lined with black eyeliner for definition. 


For runway-ready lips we love Napoleon Perdis DeVine Goddess Lipstick in their new limited edition colour Artemis. This nourishing lipstick glides on smoothly, leaving a just-been-kissed flush of romantic rosy pink. Perfect for date night or lunch with the girls. Napoleon says it's "Swoon-worthly lipstick" and we agree it brings a new meaning to the word divine. If this shade is not your cup of tea, don't worry, Napoleon has created lots more desirable lipstick shades. Our other DeVine Goddess favourites include Calypso (a bright fuchsia pink) and Aphrodite (a sexy siren red). 


TREND 4.  Sweet & Fruity Fragrances 





When it comes to Spring & Summer, fresh floral fragrances and sweet summery scents are a beauty-must in any Glamour Gal's daily beauty routine. 
Just in time for Spring and Summer our favourite diva and new celebrity mum Mariah Carey  has release 3 brand new scents, Lollipop Splash The Remixes. This new collection features vibrant purse-friendly-size bottles in bright pink, orange & magenta. Each bottle includes Mariah's signature butterfly cap with matching candy bling gift boxes. The new scents named after popular Mariah songs, Never Forget You (orange), Inseparable (pink) and Vision of Love (magenta) follow her best selling Lollipop Bling fragrance collection. 
With ingredients like french macaroon, coconut, vanilla beans, raspberry and pink musk they smell almost good enough to eat, almost! 


This spring it's time to ditch the dull and embrace vibrant & bold colours! From fuchsia pink to siren red to vibrant orange, this season is all about experimenting with colour and putting the fun back into your beauty routine! 


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Every day I'm hustlin'

I have a new job but until the checks are rolling in regularly and I dig myself out of the hole I'm in as a result of being out of work for a while, I'm hustling for money anywhere I can find it. By hustling, I mean working hard and keeping my eyes open for opportunities that may present themselves in a non-traditional fashion. I'm not talking about anything illegal, certainly not ripping anyone off. People often confuse hustlers for con-men but that's not a valid association. Hustling is something you do for yourself, not to someone else.
In an attempt to make ends meet and get some cash coming in, I went out and got a Public Vehicle Driver's License and have been driving a taxi cab. It's a business made for hustlers in that you can make money if you know how to hustle and are williing to do it. I do and I am. Also, I'll admit  there was a certain bohemian appeal to being a writer/cab driver. Sort of like Harry Chapin or even better, George Carlin.
"What?!? Why are we just now hearing about this?", you may be asking. Well, I've had drunks and strippers and various oddballs in my cab so far, but I was waiting for something really blog-worthy to happen. 
The other night, something really happened. 
One of the key components to being a successful cab driver (I've learned some of these lessons very quickly; that's how hustlers hustle, baby) is repeat customers. They call you directly and not the cab company, giving you direct access to the fare instead of having to compete for it with some other jamokes trying to outhustle you. As a result, I've given my phone number out to a lot of people and it has paid off, as a lot of those people have called me back. One of those people, we'll call her Lisa since that's her name, calls me very late at night and wants me to take her to people's houses and wait out in front. I don't know what goes on inside but I have my suspicions. She tried to tell me once but I cut her off, telling her if I don't know about it now, I don't have to lie about it later. As long as she keeps it to herself, limits my involvement to 100% legal activity and isn't hurting anyone else, I'll keep my mouth shut. Is that bad? Maybe a little morally ambiguous? Probably. Kind of feels that way and I don't particularly like it, but I'm trying to dig myself out of a financial hole here. Desperate times and all that...
Any way, the other night she called and I took her to one of her places, a house in a not-great neighborhood. This time, she wanted me to pull up with the lights off and kill the engine the second we pulled in the driveway. Now, in spite of my commitment to ignorance, I'm not totally stupid. And without trying to porray myself as a character in a Scorsese film, I have enough street-smarts to recognize and respond appropriately to the alarm bells in my head when a sketchy situation presents itself. I told her the only way I was doing that was if I parked on the street. I was absolutely not going to box myself in somebody's driveway with the engine killed. She didn't like it and got all fidgety (she's always kind of fidgety anyway) but wasn't going to change my mind. She got out, I turned the car off (with the keys in hand but not in the ignition...leaving the key in can drain the battery over time; it usually takes a while but I wasn't willing to take that chance) and sat there with my window open as she went inside the house. Almost immediately I heard the "FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP" of footsteps on pavement, in a dead sprint heading right for me. Before I could do anything at all, a guy blasted past and into the backyard of the house I was parked in front of. Immediately following him, I heard the racing motor and squealing tires of a car in hot pursuit. At that exact moment I had no idea who was in the car but it turned out to be cops. One got out and chased the guy while the driver kept going to the end of gthe block in an attempt (I guess) to seal off exits in case they lost him. That was followed by more police officers, with flak jackets and drawn guns descending on the house. Also, there was suddenly a helicopter overhead. It was like something out of a movie. I sat there the whole time, being cool, a fortunate by-product of being frozen. I was glad it was cops on the scene, running around with their guns drawn, although not completely at ease as guns drawn is the standard precurosr to bullets flying (I don't care for flying bullets because of the way they often stop flying) and also, I don't need the hassle of being questioned about my involvement, even though I have no involvement. If asked, I'd have cheerfully and honestly answered every question they had but did not want to end up doing so 'downtown'. Thankfully, they ignored me. Lisa, understandably, didn't come out of the house for a long time. When she did, she made a beeline to the cab and we got out of there as discretely fast as possible. She didn't say a word the whole way back to her apartment which was good because I wasn't in the mood to talk. She paid the fare, got out and went inside.
I haven't seen her since, although she did call me four times last night between 3 and 4 AM, calls I didn't answer. I also haven't driven the cab since, as now I'm a little freaked out. Being killed in a drug shootout is a part of that, although, honestly, what are the odds (albeit, whatever they are, they get a little better every time I take someone like that to a place like that)? At least I can still maintain at least a small modicum of control in situations like that. A bigger part is that I don't know what my culpability is in situations where illegal activity is taking place. If I get pulled over and my passenger is carrying drugs, what happens to me? That's something I can't control and I'll be damned if I'm going to jail, even if I get right out, for something stupid that somebody else does without my knowledge.
Bottom line is I don't know when or if I'll drive again (it won't be until after I get crystal clear answers to my questions from a police officer, I'll tell you that much) so I'm left looking for another angle to hustle.

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Introducing ECO TAN 100% Natural Tan


Introducing Eco Tan, Australia's first certified organic 100% natural tanning product. Created by Gold Coast single mum Sonya Driver after her sister was diagnosed with a melanoma a few years ago. Sonya was concerned with the risk of skin cancer, so she turned to spray tans but she says "When I did some research and found out the number of toxic chemicals in these products I was disgusted".  So Sonya embarked on a 2 year journey, or rather a beauty mission to create a safe & natural fake tan. After thousands of hours of researching and formulating, the result was her organic, all natural tanning solution she named Eco Tan. 



Eco Tan's eco-friendly formula made from organic pigments, herbs, flower extracts,  fruit extracts and chamomile creates a rich golden natural tan. Mixing natural ingredients from Mother Nature and cutting out all the nasty chemicals and synthetic ingredients, Sonya's Eco Tan is the only organic tan to be certified by the Organic Food Chain. Sonya states "I use certified organics and naturals in all my formulas. I will not compromise quality or safety for the mighty dollar. "

Eco Tan ingredients:



  • Avocado Oil
  • Honeysuckle Flower Extract
  • Rosewood Oil
  • Rose Geranium Oil
  • Grapeskin Extract
  • Cacao Fruit
  • Aloe Vera
  • Glycerin
  • Bergamot
  • Chamomile
  • Flower Extract
Eco Tan range includes the Eco Tan Organic Rich Honey Tanning Solution their hero product, which is a professional formula, 100% natural with certified organic ingredients providing a rich golden tan that  lasts for approximately 7 - 10 days. This natural tan contains no artificial ingredients and no fragrance, which means no nasty tanning smell. No breathing in harsh chemicals and there's no green or orange base, just clever mother nature!




For best results use Eco Tan's Tan Away Glove to exfoliate your body before and after tanning. This extreme exfoliator removes dead skin layers and old tan to reveal fresh smooth skin. The Tan Away Glove is made from 100% natural viscose with eco-friendly dye. It's Australia's best tan remover glove, Eco Tan guarantees it!  


If you don't have time to use the tanning solution, then you can always try Eco Tan's  Invisible Tan.  An organic moisturiser that transforms into a beautiful glamorous tan. It nourishes your skin without any synthetics or toxic ingredients. This product is our personal favourite, it's so easy to apply, we recommend leaving it on for 8 hours before rinsing for best results. Unlike traditional self tanners which often have an overpowering "tanning" smell, Invisible Tan has a lovely soft note of Rose flower oil which is very pleasant on the skin.  Best thing is that once applied to clean skin it dries instantly! Plus you can even sleep in it as it won't stain your sheets because it's invisible! This organic self tanner creates a beautiful, natural looking, rich golden tan and with summer just around the corner, we have no doubt that the Eco Tan Invisible Tan will become your new beauty BFF.  




Eco Glamazine's Editor & professional makeup artist Lauren Day recently tried Eco Tan's Invisible Tan and was really pleased with the results. "I have very fair skin that burns very easy, and with the high risk of skin cancer here in Australia sun-baking is just not an option. I have tried so many fake tanners which always promise to take my skin from pale to perfectly tan but never seemed to deliver the golden tan that I desired. That is until I tried Eco Tan's Invisible Tan! All I can say is Wow! This fake tan is not only organic but it really works and gives me a beautiful long-lasting golden tan. The smell is really nice and after about 1 week my tan starts to fade naturally without looking patchy and yuck. I am so impressed with how easy this product is to use. The first day I wore my Invisible Tan,  I decided to wear a white t-shirt just so see how invisible it really was, boy was I surprised! There was no tan residue or stains on my shirt, I couldn't believe it. I would highly recommend Invisible Tan to anyone who wants to get a gorgeous golden tan without the damaging effects of sun tanning! Thanks Eco Tan for helping me create the gorgeous golden tan I've always wanted!" 


Eco Tan is available online and in health food stores Australia wide. You can also keep up to date with all things Eco Tan via their social media profiles on Twitter and Facebook. 


Eco Tan is Australia's most beautiful tan | www.ecotan.com.au

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What are you trying to tell me?

A lot of people try to get my attention by leaving things on my door. Pizza or Chinese food take-out menus, coupons for carpet cleaning and sometimes, MESSAGES OF DIRE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE!
For example, I came home the other day and this glossy little flyer was wedged between my door and frame:
Oh no! What should I do! I'd better...well, I don't know what to do exactly. It looks serious and like something that requires my full and immediate attention, but this part throws me:

Of course it's serious; jaunty angle aside,
just look at the size of that exclamation point!
I don't know what that means. The fact that it's described as vicious certainly lets me know that there's an imminent threat attached to it, but I don't know what a cicle is. Some possibilities:
  • It's C.I.C.L.E. (Cyclists Inciting Change thru Live Exchange) - Described on their web site as "We are a Los Angeles based not-for-profit helping riders of all ages and skill levels use bicycles for everyday transportation. We believe that bicycling can improve our health, build community, save us money, and protect our environment …all while being fun!". I don't find that the least bit threatening. In fact, that's the opposite of threatening. It certainly isn't vicious. That can't be it.
  • It's a font that looks like this:
    • Also non-threatening. If kidnappers used this font in a ransom note, their victims wouldn't pay the ransom but they might send over some cookies and juice boxes.
      
  • It's short for Icicle, shortened either in hip-hop fashion (like how "neighborhood" becomes "hood") or by somebody in a hurry who just doesn't have time to say or print a third syllable. Now, icicles can be very heavy and sharp which would qualify as at least dangerous if not actually threatening (unless used as a weapon, otherwise they're just kind of...pretty). But this is Florida, where it's 90 in October. If someone were to wield one as a weapon, all you'd have to do is keep your distance for about 10 minutes, long enough for nature to render him disarmed and soaking wet.
So, sorry. Unless International Conference Speaker Pastor Paul Stephens explains what's going on here, or at least hires a proof reader, I'm going to sit this one out.


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Rachele Brooke Smith




Rachele was born November 7 to Tracy and Dr. Kris Smith. She is the second oldest of five children. Growing up in Arizona, Rachele developed a wide variety of interests including skiing, tennis, break dancing and teaching. She graduated from high school in 2006 and continued her education in Utah. Currently, she is majoring in Psychology and is pursuing a Masters in Human Services and Management.








Since her arrival in Hollywood less than five years ago, Rachele has been featured as a dancer in the Robert Zemekis adaptation of A Christmas Carol, the Zac Efron comedy 17 Again and in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Rachele also danced as an Ironette in Iron Man 2, and most recently was a featured dancer in the new musical Burlesque, starring Cher and Christina Aguilera.

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DEMI LOVATO: From Disney to Diva

Demi Lovato Disney to Diva

September 2011 Wonder Woman

Demi Lovato (born Demetria Devonne Lovato) was once a Disney darling as the star of Disney's Sonny with a Chance. This young actress & singer once dated Joe Jonas, starred in popular Disney movies and was even referred to as the new Miley Cyrus. But she recently hit rock bottom when she experienced an emotional breakdown. 
Only 3 years ago Demi was flying high with the success of her movies Camp Rock and Princess Protection Program and a starring role on Disney's hit show Sonny with a Chance. Along with the success of back to back pop albums Don't Forget and Here We Go Again, and a summer tour, it seemed as if she had it all. But behind the pop princess smile, Demi was dealing with self confidence issues, depression and even self-injury. "I basically had a nervous breakdown".  In October 2010 her family checked Demi into a treatment centre where she got help for cutting and multiple eating disorders.
Demi explains "I went from being at the highlight of my career having a movie… being on this tour and having so much success. So many things were going great in my life and then all of a sudden my personal life just went down at crazy speeds and I  just I had a negative breakdown and it changed my life forever. But I'm glad that it did because if I had never gone into treatment  I don't know if one I would be sitting here today and two if I would be alive today." 


Her struggles with anorexia and bulimia started at age 9 after many years of dealing with school bullies. "One of the words they called me was fat. At that age, you think, Oh, so I don't have friends because I'm fat." 
Demi is now a spokesperson for Teens Against Bullying, a bullying prevention movement and she hopes to put an end to bullying.  "I'm in such a good place now. There needs to be a [positive] role model out there and for the first time in my life I feel like one." 
She recently became a contributing editor for Seventeen Magazine, opening up about the pressure to be perfect, her personal struggles and her newfound confidence in the hope to inspire others. 


Demi made an appearance last month at the MTV Video Music Awards showing off her new sexy curves in a sexy figure-hugging gun metal grey sequinned mini dress. Fans embraced her new curvy figure so much that the phrase Demi Lovato is Stunning became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter for 24 hours following the VMA awards. 


This very courageous 19 year old has done some seriously growing up recently and Demi shares her experiences with fans, her new album Unbroken was released last week. Now with her Sonny with a Chance days behind her Demi is focusing on her music career. Skyscraper, the first single off the album is an anthem for every girl going through a rough patch. Demi says  "My first single is really special to me — to me it symbolizes my journey from the person I was to the happy healthy person I am today, and the fact that people are able to rise above anything, despite the odds."


Demi describes her new album Unbroken as "more mature" and mixes emotional ballads with party songs to create a fresh new collection of tracks showcasing Demi's killer voice. The album also features guest vocals from Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Jason Derulo and Jordin Sparks. 
"Every other album I haven’t had time to really take my time and craft it like I really wanted to do because I was finding spare time between a television show, and movies, and touring, and then all over again. I’ve worked on (the album) for the past year and really gone hard over the past few months, but you can definitely tell that I took my time with this record."
Demi co-wrote 5 tracks from the new album including All Night Long, Together, Unbroken, Hold Up and For the Love of a Daughter. "With my new album, I'm hoping to provide inspiration for girls everywhere who are going through the same issues I've faced."
Although Demi is often compared to fellow Disney pop stars Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, Unbroken certainly showcases that her voice is certainly in the same league as Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson. 

From Disney to Diva, this inspiring young actress has overcome depression, bullying, eating disorders and self-defeat and emerges determined and driven, ready to be a positive healthy  role model for young girls. We admire Demi Lovato for her strength to seek help and use her celebrity status in a positive way to make a difference. Demi Lovato is Unbroken. 



After a difficult year, Demi Lovato battled her demons, got the help she needed and is back on top. She gave a powerful and candid interview to Ellen about her eating disorder and her road to recovery. She's an incredible person.



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 This is a feature article from our September 2011 Eco Glamazine.

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Coffee talk

I learned the practice of hanging out in diners at a young age. My parents used to let me tag along on their visits to the local Big Boy, where they knew all of the staff and many of the patrons. Rather than being bored by sitting around and listening to adults talk, I embraced it. That's probably where I first developed not only my appreciation for coffee but also what I like to believe are finely-honed people-observing skills. Not just people watching...anybody can do that...but serious observation. It is indeed a skill. That, plus the added benefits of being allowed to loiter for about $2 plus the opportunity to participate in the rapidly disappearing art of conversation with actual flesh-and-blood human beings and you have a pretty nice form of entertainment.
Last night, I found myself at Pop n Son's, one of Tampa's oldest established 24-hour diners, a true greasy spoon in the classic sense. My date and I wound up there because we were looking for a place to loiter and talk. We've both lived in the Tampa Bay area for some time and we were comparing notes about how the place had changed over the years. Restaurants, nightclubs, stores and stuff that have come and gone. As we were talking, a man in the booth behind me turned and said, "I wasn't eavesdropping but I heard you mention...". Under diner/coffee shop standards of etiquette, this was a perfectly acceptable way to invite himself into the conversation so he could share with us his own unique memories of days and places gone by. Not wanting to violate those standards of etiquette ourselves, we gladly welcomed him. Truth is, I was thrilled that an unintentional eavesdropper wanted to join our conversation. I love my usual coffee hangout, the oft-mentioned Tre Amici @ The Bunker, but there's something very old-fashioned and all-American...in a good way...about finding yourself out late, sitting in an all-night diner, with a waitress named Barb or Dorothy endlessly refilling your coffee cup while you listen to a stranger teach you some local history lessons and I was enjoying the experience.
He was telling us about growing up in West Tampa (the neighborhood I live in); "All the kids I grew up with were either Italian or Cuban. We got along great, just kids who spent all day long playing baseball until it got dark out. And then, our mothers had to come get us to make us go inside. Not like kids these days."
I'm not as old as he is but I have similar memories. I too was a kid who much preferred playing outside to being cooped up inside a house. Yes, those were truly good old days and it's a shame that kids today don't know what they're missing.
"I like Tampa, always have. So many different people from so many different places. Everybody gets along really well with one another."
Yes, I like Tampa too. I've often said that Tampa is just a small town with lots of people!
"Even our blacks don't really act up that much. Not like in St. Pete."
Yeah, and....uh, what?
"Oh, yes. They have their hands full over there. They're out of control. At least most of 'em in Tampa seem to be civilized."
My date and I exchanged uncomfortable looks. The kindly old stranger who had joined us our leisurely stroll down memory lane turned out to be a bitter old racist with an ax to grind.
"I don't really care for the Arabs (pronounced AY-rabs) that are showing up now. Don't trust 'em."
My date, attempting to be polite without endorsing his view offered, "a lot of Indian people live here now."
"Same thing. Ay-rab, Indian. What's the difference? They move in and take all the jobs and decent people who were born here are left panhandling on street corners."
Not wanting to provoke a confrontation, I resisted the urge to point out that many of the people he was lumping into one mislabeled group, apparently anybody with brown skin that he couldn't identify as "a black", were simply following the classic immigrant blueprint of coming to America, investing their life savings in a business, working at it with the help of their families and trying to make something of themselves, a story very similar to those that many of us like to tell about our own ancestors. Instead, I didn't really say anything at all and the conversation just sort of...died. After a few minutes of silence, we went back to talking about our stuff in our booth, consciously or not, steering the conversation into us-specific areas that would make it difficult for an eavesdropper, unintentional or not, to invite himself into. He took the hint and didn't say anything else to us. We paid our bill, nodded to him and left shortly after that, probably an hour or so sooner than we would have otherwise.
Oh well. At least the coffee was good.

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