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The Sign Isn’t There to Decorate the Entrance

There’s a little ritual that plays out almost every time I’m at my local hangout – and it gets worse when the tourists show up. It starts with two signs. One is a sandwich board outside. The other sits right where the host usually stands. Both say exactly the same thing in large, impossible-to-miss letters:Continue reading “The Sign Isn’t There to Decorate the Entrance”

Your Lack of Planning Isn’t the Restaurant’s Problem

I’ll say one thing about the local hangout (and being by water): it inspires a lot of slice-of-life blog posts and provides a seemingly bottomless pit of ideas – most of which come by sheer observation or letting my mind wander. Anyway, less than half an hour before Canada’s World Cup match against Morocco thisContinue reading “Your Lack of Planning Isn’t the Restaurant’s Problem “