Black humor

Have you heard what they're calling Francesco Schnttino, the captain of the stricken luxury liner Costa Concordia who is accused of abandoning his passengers and crew as he sought to save himself first?  "Chicken of the Sea"

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There's a restaurant in my area called The Son of Texas, owned by legendary restaurateur Dale Wamstad.  He's quite a character.  He's made a fortune establishing and then selling places like Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, III Forks, and more recently the Silver Fox.  Now he's promoting his new venture by bringing "a deck with your check".  He brings a deck of cards with your bill and you draw one card.  Draw a 2 and you get 2% off your bill.  An 8 gets you 8% off, etc.  A 10 or a face card, 10%.  An Ace, 15%, and the Ace of Spades, your dinner is free.  I think it's a really good gimmick, and it seems to fit his reputation.  He has a very gracious public persona, but according to a recent newspaper expose in private he's known to be a bear....a big gambler, a business cheat according to many of his past partners, and last but not least, a spouse abuser, at least verbally.  His ex actually shot him 3 times and was acquitted.  He must have been one bad SOB!  


The final push to get a new home finished is exhausting for me.  Up until the very end it's easy to just make phone calls and get done whatever is needed.  I have a "guy" for everything.  At the end, however, there isn't a general handyman to do all the piddling little details that need to be done.  All those tasks fall to me. They really aren't hard, but they're just exhausting.  And at night I go to bed and just lie there, thinking of all the details I have to tend to the next day.  After nearly two weeks of this I'm whipped.  After today...tomorrow at the latest...it should all be over with.  Can't get here soon enough!

Gotta go.  Y'all have a good day.  :)

S