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Out and About
January 2010
Friday January 29, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 7:50PM CST on January 29, 2010
 It was Friday afternoon and Erica Mae and Shelli Eng had four
sewing machines each with a different color thread and six garments
in various stages of completion laid out on a work table.
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 10:35AM CST on January 29, 2010
 Show to see - Minneapolis-based Heatbox, an a
capella group that incorporates beatboxing and loops into its
harmonies and rhythmic beats, will make a stop in the Quad-Cities
on its current tour.
Wednesday January 27, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 2:45PM CST on January 27, 2010
I had book club meeting last night, and the restaurant we
checked out was Cafe Fresh. We went to the Moline location, but
they also have a restaurant in Davenport that is open during the
day.
Monday January 25, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 12:50PM CST on January 25, 2010
 It's that time again. The season finale for "Lost" season five
will air at 8 p.m. CST Tuesday on ABC-TV, followed by the season
six premiere next week.
Monday January 18, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 2:50PM CST on January 18, 2010
 I checked out "Wild Ocean 3-D" at the Putnam Museum/IMAX Theatre
over the weekend. Thanks to a Netflix subscription and an aversion
toward paying more than $8 to see a movie in theaters, it Thursday January 14, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 2:00AM CST on January 14, 2010
 Show to see - Folk artist Cody Diekhoff, who
plays under the moniker Chicago Farmer, will return to the
Quad-Cities and take the Redstone Room stage.
Wednesday January 13, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 1:25PM CST on January 13, 2010
Quad-City libraries have launched the 15th annual Teen Reading
Challenge.
Tuesday January 12, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 4:40PM CST on January 12, 2010
My husband and I have begun the process of buying a house, and
as we drive through Quad-City neighborhoods, we seem to notice the
nearby restaurants just as much as the curb appeal of the
homes.
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 11:16AM CST on January 12, 2010
I'm turning 25 later this month, and I thought it would be many more years before I wrote a "times have changed since I was young" blog. But here goes. I covered the opening of Energy, a club for 14- to 19-year-olds that reopened Saturday night in the former Quad-City Suzuki location. I saw teenagers undulating against each other in ways I didn't witness until I went to college, and many girls were wearing much more makeup and significantly less clothing than I ever would have been allowed to leave the house in. Perhaps the worst moment was when I overheard one teenage guy say to his buddies, "Let's go find some hos." Now there also were plenty of teens having good clean fun in age-appropriate clothing and makeup. And most of the teens seemed to be enjoying themselves, save one group of nice young men who, despite their best efforts and an hour of talking with the ladies, couldn't find anyone to dance with them. I think Energy has the potential to be a very fun and safe nightspot for teens to spend their Saturday nights at, and I wish I would have had a place like it to go to when I was growing up in the Chicago suburbs. In a way, I had it much easier because my television role model was "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," who didn't really have a sex life until the character was in college. Now, some girls are given sultry Bratz dolls as children, and less-than-innocent shows such as "Gossip Girl" are their examples of teenage life. It's no wonder some of the ladies showed up looking more like women than the teenagers they are and that some of the guys clearly lacked respect for them. But I'm going to risk sounding much older than someone who was in high school seven short years ago and say that we, as a society, need to provide better role models for young people so they don't think they have to grow up so fast. Monday January 11, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 12:00PM CST on January 11, 2010
I'm turning 25 later this month, and I thought it would be many
more years before I wrote a "times have changed since I was young"
blog. But here goes.
Monday January 4, 2010
Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 2:35PM CST on January 4, 2010
I've started my annual viewing of the previous seasons of "Lost"
to get ready for next month's premiere of the ABC-TV series' sixth
and final season.
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