The importance in writing is not whether you make money from your creative output, though I will never undervalue the importance of earning a living. The earning is an entirely separate issue. What is at its most basic for a writer is that very output.
Shady Tip-Gate
I've always operated by a credo that I heard Steve Martin use in the film "My Blue Heaven": "It's not tipping that I believe in: it's over-tipping." I almost always tip well. Check comes, I do the math out to 20%, and then usually round-up a bit. I realize this is how many servers make … Continue reading Shady Tip-Gate
No savesies?
As I write this, the sun is glistening off the snow pack that has covered my street for the better part of the past six weeks. Temps are forecast to keep rising and, mercifully, the snow should be gone by the weekend.But for weeks now, Philadelphia and surrounding areas have had to deal with mountains … Continue reading No savesies?
Old Man Winter’s act getting old
Now is the winter of our discontent. The last four years have been a roller coaster. But this winter has been extreme by any standards.Over the winters of 2009-10 and 2010-11, the Philadelphia area received huge snow storms that buried us for days each year. We thought that was bad.Then we received a couple of … Continue reading Old Man Winter’s act getting old
Best cheesesteaks in Philly
There is no one in the world who can legitimately judge a cheesesteak contest without being from Philly. And there are few from Philly who can more legitimately judge them than me.That's a mighty big claim to make in this town, home of the most awesome and delicious sandwich on God's green earth.But notice that … Continue reading Best cheesesteaks in Philly
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