There are times in life when no response seems adequate. When through fate and circumstance you have been placed in a situation so absurd that you have no idea how to respond. At these moment’s I usually turn to my best friend to make sense of the situation. In true Deadhead form he usually responds […]
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Humility
 “I know you are having fun signing books, but someone needs to take the trash out.”  “I was hanging around London doing tv I was singing my heart out for the BBC a little girl stopped me on the street, I thought to ask for my autograph and tell me I was hot she […]
Random Thoughts From a Server II
I often wonder aloud why there are so many sequels. There have to be more great stories to tell than the stories that have already been told. It seems that every successful movie becomes a franchise and is followed up by three more sequels that aren’t as good as the original. If you liked the […]
The Funniest Server Blog You Aren’t Reading
Yesterday, my roommate explained to me why I have killed so many irons and ironing boards. Apparently you are supposed to spray your shirts with starch and then wait a few minutes before ironing them. I estimate that I have ironed at least 5 times a week for most of the last decade. I never […]
Random Thoughts From A Server
This post is the first in what might be a series. Occasionally, I have random thoughts that do not merit their own post, but I wish I had a way to share. This document sits on my computer as a place that I can jot them down. When it gets long enough to post, I […]
About The Author
David Hayden was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He took his first serving job in 1996. Since that time, he has worked for over a dozen different restaurant companies. He has held both hourly and salaried positions at independent and corporate restaurants. He has waited on over 100,000 guests and trained hundreds of servers. He has been named "Best Server in Kansas City" the last three years by the local weekly paper.
