by waiter | May 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I hit the 5K mark, I consulted my heart monitor and saw my heartbeat was only 135 – an improvement from my last outing. Then again, I took a five minute break to work out a kink in my knee. Perhaps I should do that more often. Feeling energized, I felt I...
by waiter | May 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
A nurse with a very nice figure walked past me and being a male of the species, I cast an appreciative glance. “You saw that too?” my friend said from his gurney. “Hard not to notice.” “My wife said half of it’s not real.” “Who...
by waiter | May 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Today was the National Day of Prayer and the township I work for sponsored an ecumenical service to mark the occasion. I know people get all hot and bothered about separation of church and state issues but, last I checked, all the Constitution stated was “Congress...
by waiter | May 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
I like the privacy of running in a park because, shielded from casual onlookers by trees, less people can see my embarrassingly slow pace and sweaty middle-aged mug. I’m also an oblivious sort of fellow and that’s not a good thing when you need to be aware of oncoming...
by waiter | Apr 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Last week, the computer systems at my daughter’s school were frozen by a ransomware hack. Sadly, local municipalities are frequently targets of these Bitcoin seeking desperados, forcing government workers like me to endure hours of inservice training to avoid being...
by waiter | Apr 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
“We’re out of dishwasher tabs,” my wife said. “And what else?” I said over the car phone. “Olive oil. We need the kind for frying and the kind for salad.” “Anything else?” “I dunno. Snacks for Natalie’s lunches whatever else you can think of.”...
by waiter | Apr 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Waiter Rant is twenty years old today. What a wonderful and strange journey it has been! Many thanks to all my readers for walking with me through 826 blog posts over the years. You’re the best! If you’re so inclined, let me know what happened to you...
by waiter | Apr 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’d just passed the two mile mark and, since my heart rate monitor told me I was still within acceptable limits, decided to run another lap or two around the park. “The minute something aches,” I told myself, “I’ll stop.” From what I’ve read, the key to running is to...
by waiter | Apr 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Did you see that Dune film yet?” I asked Carl, the kid who works in the office next to mine. “Just the first one,” he said. “Haven’t seen the second. You?” “Same here. I’m waiting for a friend of mine to go see it.” “He into sci-fi?” “Yeah,” I said,...
by waiter | Apr 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Grieving people sometimes find it therapeutic returning to work, finding solace in established routines and familiar faces while others need to avoid their job altogether. Everyone’s different, but I found myself comfortable with neither option. But since I work in...
