The CEO of online furniture company Wayfair has an uplifting, inspiring end of year message for his employees. He said "Working long hours, being responsive, blending work and life, is not anything to shy away from..."
I'm very sorry sir but I am extremely shy...
Bertrand Russell is turning over in his grave. He's the guy who wrote a very brief book I read decades ago and love: In Praise of Idleness...Russell wrote - in 1935 mind you - that everyone should work no more than 4 hours a day, and the world would be a better place. Merry Christmas in heaven, Mr. Russell....
The first time can apparently be the Charm, because it was at the restaurant by that very name on Schillinger Road in Mobile yesterday, where I indulged a lunch of Pad Thai with sides Tom Yum soup and ginger salad. I also had a Sigha beer, throwing me back some 40 years when I visited Thailand , and had my first one atop the Baiyoke Tower where the queen of Thailand visited later that day. Before you ask, no she was not there to see me, she was christening this new apartment tower. which now has a sister, Baiyoke Tower II. As they say, those were the days...with an entrée at what the waiter said was the locally owned Charm, you can select from several side dishes such as fried wanton , egg rolls or the two I selected. I like the ginger salad you find served at numerous Asian restaurants, called such for the ginger-flavored dressing on the lettuce. Charm is a nice tidy place that yesterday during lunch provided excellent service for a price just under $15.00 including the imported beer. Not bad. The menu is quite extensive, including an array of raw sushi for those aficionados, and you will find all of the traditional Thai dishes on the menu. Over the years Thai restaurants have popped up all over Mobile, and it's a food I like to call Chinese with exquisite perfume wearing a hoop dress...don't get me wrong - I like Chinese food but I wished Mobile had at least one formal, 3 or 4 star sit-down Chinese restaurant like many other cities do. We have tons of buffet and take-out joints - everybody loves their quick let's order Chinese, but if I'm wrong about lack of a formal Chinese restaurant you can become one of my mysterious spies and set me straight...
I stopped by Devlin Wilson Fine Arts on FB today and we chatted a sec - remember meeting Devlin years ago at the old carriage house where I and nephews had - wait for it - a heavy metal band...I love this guy's work and if you are still looking for a one of a kind gift that will increase - not decrease - in value, hurry over and say hi to him on FB...just type in his name and like magic he will be there...he still wears his trademark Panama hat!
Tim Jordan posts about his last night at the iconic Osman's Restaurant, whose owners are retiring as of this Saturday...although there may be a new ownership it will be a real challenge for them to match the 24 years of German and other European dishes and ambience that will be sorely missed my many in this old city by the bay...
Word on the street is over half of the Reese's Senior Bowl tickets have already sold for the Saturday, February 3, 2024 showdown between the AFC and NFC....if you want a chance to see me in person you need to run don't walk to buy tickets, or you could do it the old-fashioned way and order them online at Seniorbowl.com...
If you were hoping to still get in on the Battle House Christmas Day brunch, it's all sold out but there may still be seating available for one of their other restaurants....
For those of use who don't want to wait for Mardi Gras for a Mardi Gras style parade there is going to be one tonight downtown at 6:30 PM sponsored by Greer's Markets and Venture's Bowl where there is a football game at Hancock Whitney Stadium tomorrow night at 6:00 PM (Saturday, December 23...)
Before lunch yesterday I revisited the Medal of Honor Park, entering from the Hillcrest Rd. side, and took the traditional walk around the athletic field. I remember years ago I used to roller skate the path. The park now has a fine dog run section divided into small and large dogs, and was quite busy yesterday with well-behaved, playful pups, one who stood at the inside fence and waited patiently for me to retrieve the ball his owner had so ungraciously overthrown...ah, the life of a dog...
For any transplanted Mobilians who may be living somewhere else today where it's below freezing or in standby mode due to mountains of snow, it's a beautiful sunny day here today with temps expected to approach the 60's.. you are very welcome....
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