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 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
I was in a coffee shop a few days ago when I overheard a teenage girl tell her mother, “I didn’t ask to be born.” From the look on their faces, I could tell progenitor and offspring were in the middle of some kind of kerfuffle. I didn’t know what dustup was...
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...
by waiter | Apr 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
In an effort to keep my good cholesterol up, I started jogging a few months ago. It’s slow going and sucks but, after getting up to three miles straight on my gym’s treadmills, I decided to put on my big boy shorts and start running outside. I wish someone had told me...
by waiter | Apr 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I left work today, I ran into my boss in the hallway. “Leaving early?” he said. “I have to go grave shopping today,” I said, putting on what I thought was an appropriately solemn look. “Find a place for my father’s ashes. Volunteers are...
