A friendly tip to all the restaurant workers out there: do not congratulate me on my ability to eat your restaurant’s food. This is a rare occurrence, thankfully, but it’s still a pet peeve of mine. I’m a fast and thorough eater, and once in a while a waiter while make some “clever” off-handed comment [...]
“Good Job”
March 27, 2008
The Power of Being Ungentlemanly
December 16, 2007
Kate and I were watching the Amazing Race last week. During a difficult stretch for one of the teams, one competitor remarked to her boyfriend, “I expect you to be gentlemanly!” (Or something like that — I’m paraphrasing). I was immediately struck by the thought that Kate would never say something like that. Because, awesomely, [...]