Eating Frenzy

In case you haven't noticed from several of my previous posts I love to go out to eat.  There is just something special about having a meal with family /friends and having had someone else cook it, serve it, and clean it up afterwards.  There is also the variety factor. ( Different places have different types of food).  There is also the choice factor.  (What to get from the menu.)  Eating out allows for conversation and relaxation.  (Unless you have the menacing "loud talker" near by.)  I recently saw that some restaurants have banned cell phone use - LOVE IT!!!  A restaurant in LA offers a 5% discount off of the bill if you surrender your cell phone to them during dinner.  Eating out - eat, drink, and be merry - that's the idea.

Sometimes it doesn't go quite that way.  Two recent experiences fall into that category.  Yesterday I had a hankering for Mexican Food.  Friends had gone to a rather new place in Delmont (PA) called Picante Grill and loved it.  So we thought we would try it.  HUGE MISTAKE!!!!  The waiter was the stupidest man in the world.  Within 5 minutes I was so frustrated with this person I walked out.  I have no intention of ever going back.  LEARN HOW TO TREAT A CUSTOMER, DOLT!!!!  Kudos to the Boulevard Restaurant (a few doors down from Picante) for coming to the rescue.  Great food, great service.  The Spinach and Feta Pizza was out of this world!!  Thanks Much!!!

The other misfire was with Arby's.  They took their breaded Jalapeno Poppers off of the menu.  I am  heartbroken.  I love those!!!!  I have written to corporate about it.  If you love them too - write to Arby's.  We need those poppers back on the menu!  Munja munja!

Proud to be an American

I don't know about you but these Olympics have been super great to watch.  Our kids (athletes) have performed amazingly well.  This year's American Olympians are a class act.  Win or not, they have represented the country well.  Watching them compete has been awesome!  Watching them receive their medals and hearing the national anthem played stirs pride and emotion in us as Americans.  Medal or no medal we are proud of our athletes for their hard work, dedication, commitment to achieve, character, and patriotism.  Thanks in a big way for a great Olympics to all of you representing the U.S. in the London Games from your fellow American!!!

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Just finished my second Isaac Bell book by Clive Cussler.  The Thief was great from start to finish.  I enjoyed the plot, characters, and the "detective work" of Isaac Bell.  The Bell novels are really refreshing for me.  As I long time fan of Cussler's work, I was starting to get a little tired of what seemed to me to be the "same old, same old".  There is something different about the Isaac Bell stories.  They seem a little more fresh.  Maybe it's the time period that the books are set in or the new characters.  I 'm not sure.  However, I am definitely entertained.  Thanks to Mr. Cussler for yet another great character and set of adventures to enjoy.  Don't worry Mr. Pitt, I'm not ready to set you adrift  just yet.  I am however ready to take another wild excursion with Mr. Bell!