I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

My knee is getting worse.

I’ve noticed for a couple of weeks.

But at the new restaurant no one has reference.

Last night as I was waiting for people to finish up there was a new pain.

Shooting down my leg.

It was worse when I stopped for a burrito at Taco Escobar.

Sidebar:

When I got there at midnight on a Saturday night it was packed.

There was no room to sit.

The host approached my.

Just as I finished my takeout order a bar seat open up.

I get seated and order.

30 minutes later.

My order arrives.

Twice.

The host and the bartender has both put the order in.

The bartender who I’ve met a couple of times tells me not to worry about it. Tells me to keep both orders.

I pay the check. Double the check for the tip. And leave.

Halfway up Congress street there is a homeless man. I stop in the middle of the street. Ask if he wants dinner. And gives him one of my bags.

Meanwhile my knee is throbbing.

I get to bed an hour or so later.

Fall fast asleep and around 4:30 I wake myself up moaning.

The pain is intense.

I even took a pain pill.

I’ll keep you posted about tonight.

I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

I write my posts on Facebook.

Then I copy them to my blog.

Which is set to private. But if you know someone who would enjoy it let me know and I’ll approve them.

However.

On the blog I get to create a title.

And 90% of the time the title is a musical theater reference.

Sometimes subtle.

Sometimes obvious.

For example the title for the post before this was On A Clear Day….

If you know you know.

I’m sure of my five readers on my blog only Bob gets it.

It makes me smile though.

I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

Today was a better day.

Thank god my staff realizes my struggle. They are mostly kind and supportive.

My staff at the new restaurant has learned my TELL when I’m struggling.

I take off my glasses and rub my temples.

It started a few months ago.

It happened less tonight.

Lots of kind people in.

Lots of amazing compliments.

One man who I don’t remember meeting before (and he was super handsome, so I’d remember) said we know you from TLF. We are so excited to be here.

I thanked him for coming and said to let me know what he thought after dinner.

He replied, if you are in charge here it’s going to be great.

Meanwhile, a regular, who is a psychic, came in tonight. I gave her a big hug. After dinner she went out to her car and came back with a stone and said I looked like I could use this.

I told her she had no idea how much I did need this today.

Then I thought to myself, we’ll, she is a psychic so she probably did know.

Meanwhile we continue to plug along.

Two steps forward.

One step back.

But always gayly forward.