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Wednesday, September 30PatioWine Dinner, 7pm

Spicy Barbecue Beef Bulgogi

Floie a Deux Amador Zinfandel

Grilled Pork Chops Marinated in Mojo w/ a Cranberry Chipotle BBQ Sauceserved w/ an Asparagus & Potato Dauphinoise

Esser Pinot Noir

Fresh Grapefruit & Mint Sorbet w/ a Honey Mint Glaze

Umberto Fiore Moscato d Asti$55 per person ~ Call to reserve your seat soon!Space is limited.This offer is not valid with any coupon or any other offer.

I don't like that man. I must get to know himbetter~Abraham Lincoln

Brick Oven Courtyard Grille3030 SW Wanamaker Rd.Topeka, Kansas 66614785.478.2742 brickovencourtyardgrille.com

Patio Beer Dinner Thursday September 10th 7pm

Pineapple-Braised Ribs with a Honey-Garlic Tomato Glaze & a Broccoli Bacon SaladBeer: Ommegang Abbey AleSweet Jamaican Orange Glazed Barbecue Smoked Chicken served with Rosemary infused SmokedChick Peas, Tomatoes, and Yellow Peppers with a lemon butter sauce & Blue Cheese BiscuitsBeer: Sam Adams OctoberfestGrilled Pears with a Raspberry Balsamic GlazeBeer: Deproef La Grande BlancheMake your reservations now! $40 per person~

This offer not valid with any other offer, coupon or discount

enough guy. Tuesday, Craig posted a recommendation to follow me:

nannette1094 she'sbeen holding me down for months as a silent motivator. great twitter companion!!!

I’d be lyingto say I wasn’t surprised. I instantly tweeted back a note of thanks. A moment later Craigtweeted this message:

When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires tohelp that person realize his dream.

I sent a message back:

Isn’t it contagious?

He wrote back:

it's happening to me!! as we tweet!

I couldn’t find the quote I wanted to send to him…Isearched and searched. I’ve found it, though not yet sent it to him.

To know even one life hasbreathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

Craig, you have succeed-ed. I’m very grateful our paths have connected.

What good is twitter?

September Where inthe World is This? Wina FREE Dinner!

Come in & tell us

where

&

what

this is & ifyou are one of the first twenty people toanswer correctly, you’ll win a FREE dinner($12.00 value).

Not valid with any other offer.

August Where in the World Answer:

Melago, SouthTirol, Italy. Oneof the highest& most remotevillages in all ofEurope

Did you ever wonder

...

what twitter is all about? What good is twitter?In my other job I work for a nonprofit organization. Part of my job involves using twitter to get the wordout about this organization. For those of you who don’t know about twitter, it is a free online communicationstool that allows its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are messages/posts of up to140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and sent to the author's subscribers who are known asfollowers.During the first month of using twitter I listened to a conference training call on the “how tos” of makingtwitter work. One of the most surprising tips I learned (besides that this form of communication is the way of the future because it gets infor-mation out so quickly): Don’t exclude followers whom you may believe think differently than you. Granted a great majority of my followers areof like mind.I have followed quite a number of people who have different political views, philosophies of life, careers, etc. In retrospect, this was goodadvice. I didn’t want to simply preach to the choir (I do, however, check people’s profiles and messages they have recently sent becausethere are some unacceptable crumbs in the twitter world who try to trick you into pornographic sites and some only know how to tweet foullanguage).Over the past several months I have tweeted hundreds of positive thought quotes, information about the nonprofit organization, repostedothers’ interesting and thought provoking quotes and information about other charitable foundations and causes. Reciprocity is a key in us-ing twitter. This is the means of building relationships and credibility with your followers. I now have 3000 steady followers and the numberis always increasing. And I have managed to surround myself with many, many positive people. This is one reward I’ve found through twit-ter~I am constantly inspired by others.All along I’ve been asking people to visit the nonprofit’s website, but recently I’ve added “let us know how you heard about us upon sign-ing into the site.” Not only has the traffic to the site dramatically increased, the majority of the people visiting say they heard about the non-profit through twitter. All the work (and fun) is paying off. This too is part of the payoff.But, I received my best gift ever, just last week. One of my followers, a young man (I’ll call Craig), who remains quiet among the more“poetic” tweeters. He is a DJ for a radio station and sends messages about music, which I believe it would be fair to say, we don’t reallyshare the same taste in music. He is one of the people I followed that I didn’t really think seem like-minded. He’s always seemed like a nice

Jayne Clark

istheSeptember V.I.P. winnerand will receive a $25.00gift certificate.

For Students Who Walk to School

Make sure your child's walk to school is a saferoute with well-trained adult crossing guards at everyintersection.Be realistic about your child's pedestrian skills.Because small children are impulsive and less cautiousaround traffic, carefully consider whether or not your child is ready to walk to schoolwithout adult supervision.If your child is young or is walking to a new school, walk with them the firstweek to make sure they know the route and can do it safely.Bright colored clothing will make your child more visible to drivers.In neighborhoods with higher levels of traffic, consider starting a “walkingschool bus,” in which an adult accompanies a group of neighborhood children walk-ing to school.

The above health and safety tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics~for more back toschool safety tips go tohttp://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/augschool.cfm

Catering Corner

Tricia Adolphson, Catering Director

785-478-2742(BRIC) Direct Catering 785-249-1282

Hard to believe but Labor Day is here!

We cater hors d'oeuvres and party trays,buffets, picnics and formal sit down dinners. We want to help make your celebrations more enjoyable. Youcan be a guest at your own event. Give Tricia Adolphson a call to place your order or set up an appointmentto plan your event. Are you having a fund raiser, social gathering, office luncheon, corporate event, wedding rehearsal, orwedding reception? Do you want your event to be memorable? We can help you plan your event whetherit's casual, semi-casual or formal and make it spectacular with our great menu selections and excellentservice.

Make Your Holiday Reservations Now!

Drop-n-Go Buffet

Our most economical buffet. Drop-n-Go Buffets serve one-third pound of sliced meat per person with yourchoice of two meats: Beef Brisket, Chopped Kobe-style Burnt Ends, Hickory Roasted Ham, Smoked TurkeyBreast or Pulled Pork25 - 49 guests 50-74 guests 75-99 guests 100+ guests9.00 8.75 8.50

8.00

(per guest)

Wood Grilled Buffet

A genuine hickory wood-fired delight. All wood grilled buffets are prepared on site. Customize your meal.Choose from:Backyard Picnic (burgers, brats and hot dogs) -------- 11.95 per person Add Boneless Chicken Breast Fillets--------------------- 1.99 per personThe 12 oz. K.C. Strip---------------------------------------25.99 per person½ Marinated Grilled Chicken------------------------------12.99 per person All buffets include the delivery & set-up of disposable table covering for 8 foot tables(provided by you). Food arrives in disposable containers. Our sides include our famousiron-skillet beans, creamy coleslaw, pasta salad, barbeque sauce, pickles, and variety ofbreads, paperware, and serving utensils. Call me to plan your event and give you furtherdetails on our catering

.

Thanks, Tricia Adolphson

Brick Oven Courtyard Grille will give you a $10.00 gift certificate for helpingsupport our community by donating to Working Class Hero Fund. Go to

www.brickovencourtyardgrille.com

for more information.

Working Class Hero Fundis a newly established organization founded on the tenet thatthere are many good, hard working people in today’s society that experience traumaticevents that leave them unable to meet basic necessities. While these individuals wouldchoose not to seek charity, they find themselves in an unenviable position of needing assistance, and thenfind that they do not meet guidelines of more traditional providers.WCHF will provide crisis funding for local individuals that can prove they are gainfully employed and canshow need. Participants must be able to articulate what circumstances caused the crisis, and what stepsthey plan to take to prevent similar circumstances from occurring again. Funds will not be distributed to theindividuals, but directly used to resolve the immediate crisis. Participants will not be asked to repay theamount, but will be asked to sign an ethical contract that will require that they somehow “pay forward” thegood will assistance that was given to them. That “pay it forward” can be as simple as helping a friend inneed, mowing the lawn of an elderly neighbor, or volunteering at a local non-profit.

September is National Self-Improvement Month

If your answers are at all similar to mine, than this is the month for us ~ and NationalProcrastinators Month isn’t until March ~ So make concentrated efforts to changethese habits ~ ONE at a time ~ being more organized will help you more

How long does it take you to find your keys?

Never timed it; keys are never left in same place twice.

What does your hall/coat closet look like?

Don’t remember.

How do you feel when there is unexpected visitor at the door?

I put the vacuum right on the inside of the door before answering the door.

How much in your closet is worn regularly?

But I never know when I might wear that bridesmaid dress again.

Do you ever look for your cell phone while talking on it?

I take the fifth.

Right Time, Right Price!

Monday through Saturdayfrom 4pm-6pm. For only

$9.99

choose from any ofthe following menu items(comes with

1

side dish):

~ Oven Roasted Chicken~ The Carolina~ Oven Roasted Chicken &Kobe-Style Burnt Ends~ Fire-Seared Eggplant~ Fire-Seared Sirloin~ Wood-Grilled Tilapia~ Tomato Relish Meatloaf~ Wild Mushrooms, Tasso& Angel Hair Pasta

Prices are only valid on these items listed above.This offer not valid with any other discount, cou-pon or offer. These items come with

1

side dish.

September Word of theMonth

Interlocutor

\in-ter-LOK-yuh-ter\ , noun:Someone who takes part in a conversation,oftenformally or officially.

My new positionwith the policedepartment is as aninterlocutor withcrime suspects.

Monday NightsPrime Rib Night

Enjoy our Prime Rib Dinnerfor ONLY $14.99

Entrée includes:10 ounce slice of delicious smoked Prime Ribserved with one of our fabulous side dishes anda dinner salad.

This offer is not valid with any other offer, coupon ordiscount. Price does not include beverages, tax orgratuity. You

MUST