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No Alibi. Uglydoll article in time magazine. I have some quotes in there and it shows their kick-ass-ness. Time magazine!
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I’ve been doing job interviews for a server position at gr/eats, and the weirdest thing about it, is how many no shows there are. We set up an appointment, date and time, and poof, no one shows. No phone call to follow up or anything. I wonder if this is common in food service-land. Are people that flakey? Don’t these people need jobs or something? I know there’s great people out there too, but having 2 out of 5 flake out seems to be bad odds. I was talking to Don, the fella who owns Satsuma imports, and he goes on about how bad the younger employee/work force is today and how it’s getting worse and worse. Is this real?
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I've been doing job interviews for a server position at gr/eats, and the weirdest thing about it, is how many no shows there are. We set up an appointment, date and time, and poof, no one shows. No phone call to follow up or anything. I wonder if this is common in food service-land. Are people that flakey? Don't these people need jobs or something? I know there's great people out there too, but...
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Last bit on the New Years Day Things turn into gambling. This is when I make my exit. Card games can go late into the night. Everyone thinks they’re Johnny Chan. Sunglasses and visors start coming out. Jolly smiles turn into game faces. Isn’t it weird how the poker chips in the foreground look like sushi rolls? I suppose after eating, and watching a bowl game or two, what’s left? Scrabble isn’t really favored, and Asians dig gambling. Family, that includes dogs. That’s Hanako, our old Shiba in the background right. She’s a nice dog, getting up there in age, but is a family pet. Even on holidays, the dogs act like it’s just a regular day but get more attention. Mochi, baked, slightly crispy, yet gooey is the special snack later in the night. You see the regular packs of mochi at some markets but you have no idea what to do with them. Here’s something really simple. But it in your oven. High heat for a few minutes. They’ll start to bubble and deform, and when they’re soft all the way through you know they’re ready. Two tastes, kinako on the top, it’s soybean powder and sugar. The bottom is soy sauce and sugar. I prefer the latter along with some seaweed. Family member dog #2, that’s Musashi showing some leaps after he chases a ball over the fence. See the ball in his mouth?
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Last bit on the New Years Day
Things turn into gambling. This is when I make my exit. Card games can go late into the night. Everyone thinks they're Johnny Chan. Sunglasses and visors start coming out. Jolly smiles turn into game faces. Isn't it weird how the poker chips in the foreground look like sushi rolls? I suppose after eating, and watching a bowl game or two, what's left? Scrabble isn't...