My manager at work took my department out for lunch last Friday to a place I hadn't been to before, and I was impressed with it. The place is Nugent's Fishgrille http://fishgrille.com/ - the web site also calls it Firegrille; uncertain which of them is accurate.
It is family owned and operated. There is an emphasis on seafood, but they offer several other types of dishes (steaks, sandwiches, soups, pastas, etc.)
I don't know if they take reservations. Our manager did not make reservations - we arrived about 11:40, I think, and were immediately seated.
The lunch atmosphere was quiet and relaxed, though a pretty fair number of customers arrived while we were there.
A small loaf of warm sourdough bread is provided to every table, with butter packets. This is served partly sliced, which I thought was a little odd. A knife was provided to complete the slices.
Our manager ordered calamari as an appetizer. I recall from previous experience that calamari can be rubbery, but this was crispy and real tasty.
I ordered the charbroiled shrimp Greek salad. The salad was huge (I couldn't finish it), and came with 6 shrimp on a skewer. The shrimps tasted great.
Of the three others in the group, two ordered other seafood entrees, and one ordered a rib eye steak entree. Everyone said they were pleased with what they ate.
Definitely recommended!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Nice use for math
New math that works even for those (such as myself) who most of the time have fear and loathing of math: equations that illustrate non-math concepts.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Billboard Weirdness
Behold: 
This went up recently over a major San Diego traffic intersection. One comment that occurs to me: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
(Click the photo for a clearer view.)
This went up recently over a major San Diego traffic intersection. One comment that occurs to me: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
(Click the photo for a clearer view.)
Monday, March 16, 2009
A whole bunch of nothing...
...Which is pretty much what my latest stint of jury service boiled down to today.
I ended up not being sent to a court, which I think has only happened once before in all the times I've gone to jury service.
The day started interestingly. During orientation, it was announced there would be jury panels for at least two longer-than-normal trials:
That was followed with what (to best of my recollection of previous jury service days) was a very high number of names of jurors being called to the jury services office and to the front of the jury lounge to speak with assistant jury commissioners about what those persons had written on their summons forms. I could only guess these were all about requests for being excused from the juror panels for the longer than normal trials, so I was somewhat expecting my name to be called for this. But that did not occur. (One really odd note during all this - one person's name was called four separate times to report to the jury services office! No idea if the person finally responded or if the person had left or just what.)
Once all that was resolved, names for the panels to go to courtrooms where the longer-than-normal trials were called. The second of those groups seemed to have a very large number of names called, so I guessed those were for the six-weeks trial.
During the remainder of the day two more panels were sent to courtrooms. After the second of those was gone, I looked around the lounge and had an impression (though I did not try to get a head count) there might have been just enough people left for one more panel. An announcement was made that one court had asked for jurors to be held for a possible panel. But eventually another announcement said that request had been canceled, so all remaining persons in the lounge were released and free to go.
As we left the building for lunch break, I noticed a remote news broadcast van for one of the local television stations was parked at the curb. I checked their web site to see if it has anything about what happened today at the court, and found this, which I am assuming is about the six-weeks trial. If that assumption is correct, it would also explain the high number of names that were called for one of the day's first two panels.
I do not recall if I have indicated this before, but I don't mind jury service at all. So, I was initially somewhat frustrated today about not going to a courtroom at all, but I reminded myself (as explained during orientation) that names on each panel are selected randomly by the jury services computer (once requests to be excused from a panel are finalized, that is), so I really have no reason to complain.
I ended up not being sent to a court, which I think has only happened once before in all the times I've gone to jury service.
The day started interestingly. During orientation, it was announced there would be jury panels for at least two longer-than-normal trials:
- One estimated to run seven days.
- And one estimated to run about six weeks! (Yikes!)
That was followed with what (to best of my recollection of previous jury service days) was a very high number of names of jurors being called to the jury services office and to the front of the jury lounge to speak with assistant jury commissioners about what those persons had written on their summons forms. I could only guess these were all about requests for being excused from the juror panels for the longer than normal trials, so I was somewhat expecting my name to be called for this. But that did not occur. (One really odd note during all this - one person's name was called four separate times to report to the jury services office! No idea if the person finally responded or if the person had left or just what.)
Once all that was resolved, names for the panels to go to courtrooms where the longer-than-normal trials were called. The second of those groups seemed to have a very large number of names called, so I guessed those were for the six-weeks trial.
During the remainder of the day two more panels were sent to courtrooms. After the second of those was gone, I looked around the lounge and had an impression (though I did not try to get a head count) there might have been just enough people left for one more panel. An announcement was made that one court had asked for jurors to be held for a possible panel. But eventually another announcement said that request had been canceled, so all remaining persons in the lounge were released and free to go.
As we left the building for lunch break, I noticed a remote news broadcast van for one of the local television stations was parked at the curb. I checked their web site to see if it has anything about what happened today at the court, and found this, which I am assuming is about the six-weeks trial. If that assumption is correct, it would also explain the high number of names that were called for one of the day's first two panels.
I do not recall if I have indicated this before, but I don't mind jury service at all. So, I was initially somewhat frustrated today about not going to a courtroom at all, but I reminded myself (as explained during orientation) that names on each panel are selected randomly by the jury services computer (once requests to be excused from a panel are finalized, that is), so I really have no reason to complain.
Let's get small
A little earlier today I was riding the San Diego Trolley back to where I had left my car this morning to go to jury service. The route the Trolley takes for me to get back to where I normally park my car after I have been in the San Diego Downtown area for whatever reason briefly passes San Diego's airport, Lindbergh Field. When this occurs it is possible to glimpse planes moving around on the tarmac.
When that occurred today I saw something I found very interesting: A small propeller plane that looked barely larger than a standard general aviation plane that had the FedEx logo on it.
Which instantly raised the question for me: Why would FedEx be flying planes that small? I'd never before seen a plane that small carrying the FedEx logo.
The answer appears to be "FedEx Feeder". (Oddly, I can't seem to find good references to this on FedEx's own web site, which is why I link here to a Wikipedia entry.)
When that occurred today I saw something I found very interesting: A small propeller plane that looked barely larger than a standard general aviation plane that had the FedEx logo on it.
Which instantly raised the question for me: Why would FedEx be flying planes that small? I'd never before seen a plane that small carrying the FedEx logo.
The answer appears to be "FedEx Feeder". (Oddly, I can't seem to find good references to this on FedEx's own web site, which is why I link here to a Wikipedia entry.)
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