Dec 28 - Jan 3

I have said these things many times and yet I had to say them again.

• No, you cannot eat Candy for dinner.

• Just because you got money for Christmas, does not mean you get to spend it all today.

• I love your new guitar, but can you please go practice in the garage.

• Skateboards are for outside the house.

It seems surviving Christmas and all the treats and all the things people give our kids, is just a little easier then surviving COVID.

2020, what a year. COVID, fires burning the most acreage ever, which led to the worst air quality in the world, an election that totally divided the nation, and hospitals full of COVID patients again. Next year will be better. For the time being we will continue to do “to go” only. My competitors are serving inside but it is just not right. Maybe when more ICU beds open up, and more people get the vaccine maybe then we will at least start serving outside in something other than Styrofoam.

Have a good New Year everybody and stay SAFE.

Dec 21 - 27

Short Stories

Recently my wife asked me to take away the secondary verification for Amazon so she could order me something for Christmas and I then would not be able to see it. I get up the next morning and see my son had ordered 18 different items.

You know how sometimes you see those helium-filled birthday balloons that come back down to the ground, well the other morning I was driving down our country road when I spotted one up ahead moving on the side of the road. Apparently, this squirrel was holding on to the string and running with it. Pretty cute, until it decided to cross the road. Thankfully, the balloon survived.

Ok, so we were able to cancel 17 of those items and the one that we couldn’t cancel was $50. So my son apologized and offered to work for it. So I told him that he would have to work 4 hours to pay for it. Then I realized that because of COVID he couldn’t work at the restaurants and so he would work at home. Well, that means I have to go out and show him what to do, so really that means I have to work 4 hours. Next time I will be the lazy father and not the "Tough Love" type. 

Well, everyone I hope you all have a nice and safe Christmas. We will pretty much just be serving take out until the first of the year and hope that the caseloads drop in the hospitals. Soon we will look back at this and smile. Of course, we have to have a drink in our hands to do that, but we will smile.

Thanks, everyone. Merry Christmas and stay SAFE.

Dec 14 - 20

I think that because of COVID the future of our population is in trouble. I read this article about the secret of living a long life is eating healthy. Well, how many of us are eating healthy right now. We are all stuck at home with nothing else to do but bake cookies and cakes and brownies and everything else that will shorten our life span. I do believe I was in a good place before all of this, but now, what is there to do but eat? And why would you eat healthy when things are so nerve-racking. I mean we are in a tough time, so do you eat a salad? NO! You eat something that will make you feel like life is worth living, Unfortunately, that life may not be as long.

Ok, folks things are a little challenging right now. We are serving to-go only. We will let you sit outside if you wish and eat, but we cannot serve you out there. I am still upset that some restaurants are cheating, but what are you going to do. Right now the odds are that approximately one out of every 80 people is contagious for the virus. That person can infect people up to 20 feet away in an enclosed room. So right now you don’t want to go into any building that has activity. When that number gets back down to one out of every 200, then things are set for us to serve inside again. Again, I have the UV system to kill the virus, but right now, it is just not safe.

Folks, I love you all. Please be extra careful and we will get through this.

Dec 7 - 13

This is my week. So on last Saturday, I didn’t drive the car all the way in the garage and so the garage door got caught on the trunk lid, scratching it pretty badly. The worst part was they all seem to merge and I could not get the door up or down. So I had to push on the garage door to free the car. I then moved the car, but when I tried to raise the door it got past the car but got caught on the frame because I apparently bent the door. Of course in the process, I also broke the spring and drove the door off the tracks, and then the door came crashing down. Now I go to raise the door not realizing it weighs 200 plus pounds and pull my back, and I mean I really pull it. So now I call the garage door man out and of course, my door is not a typical size and $2500 later I still have a scratched car and a bad back. Remember how I was down to just 2 brain cells, well I think I am now down to one.

Ok, right now we are open for outside service but that could change depending on the ICU occupancy. If we have to go to takeout only, we will leave some tables outside so you can always sit out there to eat your meal. We will not be able to serve you, but I believe there is no reason you cannot sit out there. Some day I will have better news. I am just not sure when.