Author: Restaurant Gal
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Santa’s Coming to Town
Where Santa hears wishes for gifts in the mall-less Keys.
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Angels aka the Direct TV Techs
It took me two days to clean my new place and make it habitable; it took me three days to move into it. It took me two minutes to know I would have to shove, cram and stack my three rooms of stuff into my new two-room place. It took me three minutes to realize…
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The Reports of My Leaving…
…are only slightly exaggerated. (With apologies to Mark Twain.) But as is the case in any small town, this one’s coconut telegraph has been abuzz with all kinds of possibilities and probabilities about my past, present and future. “I heard you are leaving for D.C.” insisted a customer last week at job two. I replied…
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Sloop John B
Many years ago, when today’s reality was never thought of, I attended every single one of RG Daughter’s and RG Son’s elementary school holiday concerts. I’d like to say it was a beautiful experience, one to which I looked forward every year. But if I said that, I’d be lying. Horribly. If I’d lived in…
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Thank You South Florida Daily Blog
A recent RG post, “Alone in Time,” garnered recognition from readers and editors at the popular site South Florida Daily Blog. Many thanks, SFDB, for this current recognition, as well as for highlighting various RG posts in your daily “sifts.” Given the quality of writing in the South Florida blogging world, it’s a great compliment…
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Handshakes of Peace
He was the best of customers until he became one of the worst. He’s always been a pot stirrer, but it never directly affected me, until it did. And when it did, the slop he stirred spilled over the edge and seeped beyond my bar to the outer edges of this very small town. His…
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Stats, Lies, and All the Rest
On Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Restaurant Gal reached an all-time high of page views–850-plus in a single day. I have no idea why. I have no idea if RG surpassed that number in prior years before I kept stats. I do know that it matters not so much. One day, 437 people peek in, and…
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Birthday Wishes
Happy birthday to one of my favorite co-workers and one of the best cooks I’ve had the pleasure and honor to know. Happy birthday to her for hanging in when times are tough, for hanging in when some of these times present the most challenging of times, for hanging in with me when we work…
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Rainwear Fashion
Tropical Storm Nicole’s tropical downpours demand tropical rain gear for the pups. More stories when the sun shines again.
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Following Rick Springfield’s Guide to Happiness
Way back in a long-ago day, when ATMs were a startling new technology and a ground-breaking convenience we’d never before imagined, I helped Rick Springfield’s friend find one. At the time, I had only a vague idea of who Rick Springfield was, when his pal tapped me on the shoulder while riding on D.C.’s Metro…