Category: The Lighter Side
SPOILED ROTTEN
We recently returned from vacation. Since I was a kid, we camped on Martha's Vineyard with many family friends. These days we rent a house. Sandy, hard, damp tent floors are ok when you're, well, a kid, but now that we're spoiled...not a chance. (Not… more »
YOU THINK IT'S EASY?
Restaurant servers everywhere are challenged by distinguishing the "Sparkling" from the "Still" (or "Tap") when refilling waters. Example; You order sparkling water. The soon empty bottle is promptly cleared by the busser. Moments later, a server tryi… more »
HAIL TO STEVEN SLATER!
Steven Slater did what so many want to do, everyday. He said "F*$K this, I'm outta here". We have a few of those stories of our own through the years, and there is (almost) something brave about walking out and not looking back! And, in the service in… more »
WHEN I GROW UP...
Last night, we paid a visit to a family member in a Boston hospital. Upon leaving, my father in law suggested that we stop for a snack, "his treat". Being a big fan of snacks, and treats, my wife Kathy and I eagerly accepted, and then suggested Eastern… more »
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
After the Joan Armatrading concert this past Saturday night at Boardinghouse Park I returned to Cobblestones and had a couple of drinks with "old school" friends and long time customers who were hanging at the bar.After discussing how generally horri… more »
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