It is a wet and dreary day — but then, I haven’t run outside in a while anyway.
Today, I did three miles on the treadmill listening to a mix of music and talk.
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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.
The return of cheap gas — for now
Gas prices are still falling — $1.47 a gallon for regular at the Route 27 BP in Kendall Park. Wow.
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Closer coming to town
This is good news, but how do we get from the sixth inning to K-Rod in the ninth most days? I guess that’s next on the agenda.
Food for the soul
Some local restaurants are hoping to attract diners by helping the region’s neediest residents. The effort, called Princeton Restaurants Against Hunger,
is intended to both boost area restaurant business and feed those in need by inspiring diners to celebrate the spirit of the holidays.
Participating restaurants will implement one of several charitable promotions, ultimately benefiting three local nonprofits: the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, HomeFront and The Crisis Ministry.
So far, restaurants that have signed up to participate in PRESTAH are: The Bent Spoon, Blue Point Grill and Witherspoon Grill run by Jack Morrison, Camillo’s Café, Ichiban, JL Ivy, Main Street Euro-American Bistro & Bar, the Whole Earth Center, the Yankee Doodle Tap Room at the Nassau Inn, and the Momos’ restaurants — Eno Terra, Mediterra and Teresa Caffe. The campaign’s motto is: “Eat local, share local.”
The campaign offers an interesting way to connect those who still have some disposable income during these difficult times to those facing the hard times. The campaign hopes to raise $50,000 through sales and donations by the end of the month.
Participating restaurants have pledged to donate a portion of their sales from operations on Sundays through Thursdays in December. Each participating restaurant is given the discretion to develop its own mechanism for raising donations.
John Marshall, co-owner of Main Street Euro-American Bistro in the Princeton Shopping Center, said the campaign is designed to highlight the connections between the restaurants and the local economy and that
dining out benefits everybody: food banks, diners, restaurants and those in need, Mr. Marshall said. “It’s a benevolent time of year. You want to do something,” he said.
Runner’s diary, Tuesday
I managed to hit the treadmill this morning and get in four miles (yes, four miles, woo hoo!). That’s a good first-day run for the week, even if I did take it slowly. Goal for the week is to get in four runs. That is it, no mileage goal, just four runs.
iPod: Airborne Toxic Event
