Category: First course

How much was my not-so-new iPod Nano worth as a loaner on the three-hour flight from Dallas to Fort Lauderdale tonight? Depends. The woman in the row in front of me would certainly have paid me nothing. She had her own noise-cancelling earphones and a fully charged laptop with games galore loaded on it. She…

My dog makes me have to go home to walk her after a night out. This means my nights out are now necessarily more tame than they used to be. My dog equally loves her crate and her bed, and she knows that the bed is for when I am home with her and that…

I am terrified of cockroaches. Terrified. I have broken leases and moved because of the dreaded things. Of course, that was a thousand years and 25 lifetimes ago when I was a very young single girl fresh out of college. Now, I am an older single girl, but they still make me want to be…

It’s bad enough that I took Rouletta on a dinner date to an outdoor cafe, right? Would you say it’s also ridiculous that she later sat at an outdoor bar with me and the date? Regardless, it was that evening that I noticed she shivers when it gets chilly. So, I did it. I bought…

Six months into it: My personal life in South Florida: Currently in the tank. Maybe I should have gone on that boat ride, after all. Kids: Excellent. And, yes, this counts for a lot. Job: Huge challenge, now that we are in season. Head spinning, ability to be polite fading fast. No, really, guests have…

The phone was ringing and ringing, but every time I answered it, a fax tone blared in my ear. The private room was booked with a party of 26. Twice. No, you don’t understand, I don’t double book! Okay, I did once in D.C., but it worked out. This time I wasn’t so lucky, and…

No, not the lunch staff. The server that brings RG to you is in dire need of extensive maintenance. Thus, my site will be down for most of Saturday, and possibly into Sunday morning. But I have a couple of posts I am working on for Sunday night, so please come back then! Happy weekend…