Marugame

Marugame

I was reading the other day about how worry is essentially self-defeating.  On the other hand, there is a fine line between that and planning for the future. This is a dilemma I often face.  As even while I have one meal still in my 

Manteca

Manteca

Manteca – I am by nature a taciturn man.  So I find loud noises annoying, the burp of cars irritating and the barking of small dogs at times surprising.  I generally look to go to restaurants where this isn’t a problem.  But this was not 

Popeyes

Popeyes

I am reminded of an occasion recently when I was forced to use a telephone help line. I find them particularly infuriating, in that grind the teeth, smash the plates kind of way.  It generally doesn’t go so well when you keep someone on hold 

Plants

Plants

It is sad to see something that is unwanted. Such was the seat next to us that we had at Plants. In our time here, it had no less than five visitors who all promptly asked to be moved elsewhere.  Granted, it was next to