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 […]
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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 […]
As For Me and My House
“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.†Joshua […]
Trash Talking Guests
One of the more difficult things about writing humorous posts for this blog is that I have a very biting sense of humor. I am not an angry or aggressive person. I mean no harm by it. It is just very difficult for me to see a joke set up and not make it. Most […]
Weird Restaurant Stories 1/15/2011
Welcome back to the first edition of Weird Restaurant Stories of 2011. This year I am introducing some changes to the format of this feature. Most notably, I am removing the regional competition. I am also eliminating the US versus The World contest every week. This will allow for more international stories when they are […]
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.
