Reason For Not Eating Out #41: Because I Don’t Need to be Doted On
9 Apr 2010

Reason For Not Eating Out #41: Because I Don’t Need to be Doted On

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I am not the type of person to get my nails done, or have my eyebrows plucked and pruned. If I could figure out how to cut my own hair, I would. Though I enjoy the convenience of it, I have never felt truly comfortable riding in the back of a cab, and get a slight jolt of awkwardness when a hired hand opens a door for me, or takes my bags. Don’t even tempt me with a foot massage … Read More

Reason for Not Eating Out #34: Check Arithm-ethic
9 Aug 2009

Reason for Not Eating Out #34: Check Arithm-ethic

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Here comes the check. And there are eight people at the table. But some who ordered appetizers, and some who didn’t. Some who drank eight glasses of wine, some who don’t drink. Some who didn’t eat communal courses due to dietary restrictions, too. How to handle this piece of paper? Pass it around, and see if everyone pays their dues on their own (drunken) accord? Split it up evenly? See if someone decides to be the check calculator, naming the price for each diner? Then, … Read More