Get the Tip...

Why do we tip 15% and not 10%? 20% instead of 15%? Sure, it is some sort of ransom “to insure prompt service,” but really we tip based upon our expectations. If we expect lousy service and they exceed the expectations, we generously tip. If we expect Class A service but are delivered a Waffle House experience, we stroke some appalling number on the credit card slip as to make sure they “get the message.” At lunch yesterday, the poor waiters were terribly short-staffed. Two tuckered table jockeys were tirelessly running full pace to underwhelm the...

My Pleasure: A Day at The Honors Golf Co...

Friday, I had the good fortune to play The Honors Course in Ooltewah.  Without any discussion of how badly I was beaten by the earth manipulated into 18 grueling exercises in sadism, I was simply amazed by the truly royal treatment that I received there.  From the moment we drove through the unassuming gates at the nearly concealed entrance of the golf club, it was as if we were embarking upon a journey into a place that time had not bothered to pester. At the bag drop, we were greeted and welcomed to the course. As our bags were unloaded from the car, we were truly...