City Chat Mesquite couple gets lucky in love online
Tonia Arwine says she took an instant dislike to the fellow who called himself "singletxm" in the computer chat room she hosted. "It seemed to me an advertisement, saying, `Here I am - single Texas male. Come take me,' " said Arwine, a 27-year-old Mesquite resident.Almost two years later - now that "singletxm" is her husband - she's glad she gave the guy a chance."We got to...
City Chat Finding travel chat rooms is no easy feat
I'M NOT a big fan of chat rooms and, if the number of e-mails I receive on the topic is any indication, neither are you. I toyed with them briefly several years ago as a "newbie" and found them to be often irrelevant and, for the most part, a galactic waste of time. Additionally, I don't like the fact that, prior to joining a chat, you have to register with personal information that can be used for future mailing lists. Having to download special...
City Chat Giving thanks
David Lienmann photos/The Gazette TOP: Shar Hartman (left) and Millie Buckley, both of Iowa City, chat during a free Thanksgiving lunch put on by The River Community Church in Iowa City. Church members and volunteers served meals of turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, rolls, salad and dessert from noon to 5:30 p.m. // LEFT: Jon Cushing of Cedar Rapids, whose spouse works at AEGON USA in Cedar Rapids, dishes up peas in the AEGON cafeteria as part of a free Thanksgiving meal for senior...
City Chat Brit Wit
The hero of "I'm Alan Partridge," an extremely popular comedy series in Britain, has all the personal attributes you expect in a sitcom protagonist -- with the exception of good looks, intelligence and the faintest trace of kindness. Alan Partridge is the antithesis of his American cousins; he lacks the charm of a Jerry Seinfeld, and unlike Raymond, everybody does not love him. Yet Steve Coogan, the actor who plays the churlish, self-absorbed character, is...