My friends Waffle House news!

My friend Julie posted Waffle House news on her blog and it reminded me of the one time I had been to a Waffle House. I commented on her blog, and she reminded me I should write about it on MY blog. Hah, someday I'll get the hang of all of this...

So, Julie, myself and a third friend were back in Atlanta many moons ago on a kind of business trip. There isn't much I remember about the trip, besides standing right next to Amy Ray, or seeing Michelle Malone for the first time. But I remember the Waffle House. Julie was the only Waffle House veteran out of the 3 of us and I think even she was caught off guard. The first thing that should have been a clue was when the waitress asked if we wanted separate checks - Oh No we said. Being from California we knew better than to ask for those! So we placed our order and had a rather enjoyable meal - minus the people smoking at their tables which was also alien to us.

When we went up to pay the check things kind of fell apart. It was under $20 for all three of us. We were really impressed. Good enough food, low cost. But things got dicey when the cash register couldn't go past $9.99. They were having a hell of a time ringing up that one big check with three people on it. Who knew we would be throwing them such a curve ball by NOT getting our own checks!

So the article mentions how WH is now taking credit cards...and I have to wonder how that's going to go.

Bad Dog Wins Westminster

Just a quick note, late, to say that the winner of this years Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was none other than the "breed" banned in cities within 27 states of these United states - Rufus, the Bull Terrier. Go Rufus, you handsome dog you! His owner said there are cities they simply avoid so as not to land in jail. How sad is that when a good dog is banned for what he is, not who he is - sound familiar!? There's a nice story about it at happynews.

Really good article on Breed Bans

I can't possibly even try to paraphrase what the New Yorker said in this article on dog breed bans. This is a long, but VERY accurate and logical article about the flaws of breed ban laws and where the real issues lie.