Do you realize all the advances we have made (outside of saving people from the virus) concerning phones, tv’s and electronics, and yet we still have the same old tube of toothpaste. I mean come on, in my lifetime I went from a computer the size of a house to one that will fit in your pocket, and yet we still have the same tube that has to be squeezed just right to come out the top. The problem is each person in the family seems to have a different way of extracting the blue solution, and whenever I get to it, I seem to have to start all over again. I think that if you talked to divorce lawyers, you would see that this subject could be the cause of a large number of separations. I think we should take the paste and put it in a squeezable ketchup bottle and move on.
Folks, remember last fall when they had made all this progress on the virus and they said the death rate was falling dramatically. What the hell happened? Things are just crazy and with the vaccine distribution at a complete mess, I am just nervous how long it will be when things get close to normal. Not normal, just close to normal. In the meantime please be safe, and don’t go stealing my ketchup bottles.
Jan 11 - 17
So I had this dream last night that rioters were attacking the restaurant. Apparently, it was 2008 and Arnold Schwarzenegger was the governor of California. It appears that I made a joke about his acting career on one of my posts and the Austrian version of the proud boys were coming to break in the
restaurant. I looked out into the parking lot and all you could see were guys with trucks and beards and llamas of all things, planning their conquest. I tried putting out a new post telling everyone that Kindergarten Cop was my favorite movie of all time, but it seemed to just make them angrier. Well now
they all started marching towards the windows. So I did the only thing I could. I lied and told my meanest waitress that their leader was the guy who left her a bad comment and then only left her a penny for a tip last time he was in. She ran out and confronted him and it wasn’t pretty. I can’t say what she did, but when he crawled away, everyone followed him.
Folks, I spent almost 5 hours on the phone yesterday trying to clear a mistake on my application for a Cal Grant. When the woman finally answered the phone, I sounded like someone who had been on a deserted island for years and had not seen another human. I was so surprised that I stuttered, but she
helped me and maybe I will get some money. We will survive this, but man, running a business right now is just a lot of fun.
Oh, my wife and I are getting vaccinated on Monday. Since we are the caretakers of our special needs kids, we got moved up. I feel like I won the lottery. If I have any strange side effects, like the time I smelled apple pie wherever I went, I will let you know.
Stay safe everyone.
Jan 4 - 10
Hope you all had a nice and safe New Year, but can anyone please explain to me the science of why clothes shrink during the Holidays. I have a science degree from UC Davis and yet I haven’t a clue as to why my pants are so much harder to button right now.
Folks, things are getting tougher and we may have to adapt. Most of our competition has never stopped serving indoors, and as much as I hate it, they continue to do so. To stay in business we will go ahead and serve outside again starting tomorrow. I do believe we can do that safely. The problem is I am flat running out of money and may not last until the next round of funding comes through. In December the 2 restaurants lost well over $20,000 and I just don’t want to borrow any more.
I have purchased more heaters and we will see how it goes. I so wish things were different, but I keep hearing of people getting sick, and I really don’t want to take too many chances and so we will be very careful outside.
Thank you very much.
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.