Halloween uniform check

No, I’m not suggesting that you wear a costume while working tonight. I’m sure that some of you will. I once wore a costume for a Halloween. I was “The Invisible Man”. No, I didn’t pull a no-show – I actually dressed up in the style of Claude Rains, the original 40s “Invisible Man” from [...]

Yes, dear friends…

..it’s a new look. I liked the old look except for the size of the font. It was just too small. So I kept a similar look with a larger font. I dropped all of those silly blog vanity badges (truth be told, I might bring a couple of them back at some point). There [...]

“Ass, Cash or Grass” – I used to be a Swinger

Love, absolutely LOVE this story: http://www.laobserved.com/intell/2009/11/ass_cash_or_grass_-_i_used_to.php This is my favorite part: We ordered our grub and then I launched into my odd, back-storied request; “My daughter wants to be a Swinger’s waitress for Halloween…” “Wow, cool!” she marvelled. “Thing is, we need a skirt.” “Oh…people always want those. But they’re only for staff.” “Yeah, but [...]

I waited on you and all I got was this silly pen.

Well, sorta. There’s little that bugs me as much as someone taking my pen. I find it annoying, dishonest and thoughtless. You wouldn’t nick a mechanic’s wrench, would you? But I found something that annoys me even more. and I’ll have to say that this was a first. The other day, I actually had a [...]

Brand refresh

Any Doctor Who fans in the house? I was re-watching a couple of the new season and was reminded that the (new) series always refreshes the opening title sequence slightly. I’m actually old enough to remember Tom Baker as perhaps the most famous Doctor Who of all time – the doctor from the mid-70s (he’s [...]

New blog added – Culinary Grammar

This is a nice blog for foodies. There’s enough food porn to keep the “gourmand” in each foodie happy and there is a personal touch that marks the best private culinary blogs. The author is/was in Nashville, so there’s that. There’s lots of local color that she exposes to the rest of the world. She [...]

I’m still around…

…just dormant right now. I’ve had to deal with a personal issue and it’s just about wrapped up. In the meantime, I’d suggest that you go back and relive the glory days of the archives. I’ll bet that there are a few posts that you have to catch up on, especially considering how prolific I [...]

Analyst optimistic about restaurant growth

From Nation’s Restaurant News: Improved sales expected in next round of restaurant earnings Analyst: Chains still face higher commodity prices and shaky consumer confidence October 6, 2010 Mark Brandau While commodity price inflation looms on the horizon and the Consumer Confidence Index has retreated to its lowest level since February, Morgan Keegan analysts Robert Derrington, [...]

On Schedules

Our friends at Tips On Improving Your Tips (link in Ye Olde Blogroll) started a very nice 3 part series on the advantages and disadvantages of set schedules with this post: http://tipsfortips.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/the-disadvantages-of-set-schedules/ In the last of the three posts, it was written, “I will be honest here.  I recognize this is probably not the most exciting series [...]