The Judgmental Thumb, Week One.
The Judgmental Thumb
Welcome to the first installment of the Judgmental Thumb. Each week the JT will take a look at a few of the issues and events that impact our lives here at the Georgia Renaissance Fair.
The Employee Food Program
Though looked at with what some might call a critical eye, few people have stopped to observe the positive sides to this fantastic program. We at the JT have been watching the progress of the program closely, and are happy to report that the level of service and quality of product have both made incredible leaps in just the time between the first and second weekend. From Day One with Chicken-less Chicken Salad to Day Four with Meat Sub Surprise with Optional Fruit Cup…one has to admit that they are certainly moving in the right direction. And all of that in the space of a week! At the current level of improvement, we here at the JT wouldn’t be surprised to see steaks by mid-run, and lobster-bisque by the show’s end! With optional fruit cup, of course. Thumbs-up to you, employee food program! Would that all foodservice institutions could follow your example! Which brings us to:
The McDonalds on Exit 261
The staff of the JT have stopped at this particular institution all four mornings so far out of the fair run. Each time the same items were ordered, and EACH TIME A DIFFERENT ITEM(S) WERE RECEIVED. One of these was correct. At that ratio, though the sign says 12 billion served, it might as well read 9 billion served incorrectly. It’s a sausage biscuit. It’s not like there are moving parts. Thumbs-down to you, McDonalds on Exit 261. Quit resting on your greasy, salty, heat-lamp-warmed laurels before we have to start relying on the Employee Food Program for our breakfasts as well.
The Drunk Street Person at the 10-High
We all adore Caroline, but do we really say it enough? Perhaps we just think she knows and it can go unsaid, maybe we can’t find the words, or quite possibly we merely forget. Whatever the reason, one man out there was able to find the will, the words, and…apparently…the whiskey. While on a break outside the 10-High during the Welcome Back to the Renaissance Concert, Caroline had the fortune to meet one of Atlanta’s many fine residents. This man immediately found in Caroline all the positive attributes we all know so well…but unlike the rest of us, he was able to put his feelings into words. Even if they were slurred, and centered largely on how her legs were beautiful. And he wished he could hold some of that. Thumbs-up to you, drunk street person at the 10-High! Though some of us might have taken her being on the phone as a signal to wait a moment, you let your true feelings incessantly flow forth with all the passion and fire of a poet. A drunk, horny poet.
Student Day #1
Some people do seem to look forward to student days with all the excitement with which one might view an impending root canal. We, however, were able to score a free hotdog at the last moment of the day. It was fairly cold, but a free hot dog is a free hot dog, and we hadn’t had one since the folks at Home Depot were handing them out to advertise home heating and air systems. So a giant Thumbs-up to you, Student Day #1. When we at the JT think of you, we’ll think of Home Depot, and that should be enough for anyone. Sweet, sweet Home Depot.
Welcome to the first installment of the Judgmental Thumb. Each week the JT will take a look at a few of the issues and events that impact our lives here at the Georgia Renaissance Fair.
The Employee Food Program
Though looked at with what some might call a critical eye, few people have stopped to observe the positive sides to this fantastic program. We at the JT have been watching the progress of the program closely, and are happy to report that the level of service and quality of product have both made incredible leaps in just the time between the first and second weekend. From Day One with Chicken-less Chicken Salad to Day Four with Meat Sub Surprise with Optional Fruit Cup…one has to admit that they are certainly moving in the right direction. And all of that in the space of a week! At the current level of improvement, we here at the JT wouldn’t be surprised to see steaks by mid-run, and lobster-bisque by the show’s end! With optional fruit cup, of course. Thumbs-up to you, employee food program! Would that all foodservice institutions could follow your example! Which brings us to:
The McDonalds on Exit 261
The staff of the JT have stopped at this particular institution all four mornings so far out of the fair run. Each time the same items were ordered, and EACH TIME A DIFFERENT ITEM(S) WERE RECEIVED. One of these was correct. At that ratio, though the sign says 12 billion served, it might as well read 9 billion served incorrectly. It’s a sausage biscuit. It’s not like there are moving parts. Thumbs-down to you, McDonalds on Exit 261. Quit resting on your greasy, salty, heat-lamp-warmed laurels before we have to start relying on the Employee Food Program for our breakfasts as well.
The Drunk Street Person at the 10-High
We all adore Caroline, but do we really say it enough? Perhaps we just think she knows and it can go unsaid, maybe we can’t find the words, or quite possibly we merely forget. Whatever the reason, one man out there was able to find the will, the words, and…apparently…the whiskey. While on a break outside the 10-High during the Welcome Back to the Renaissance Concert, Caroline had the fortune to meet one of Atlanta’s many fine residents. This man immediately found in Caroline all the positive attributes we all know so well…but unlike the rest of us, he was able to put his feelings into words. Even if they were slurred, and centered largely on how her legs were beautiful. And he wished he could hold some of that. Thumbs-up to you, drunk street person at the 10-High! Though some of us might have taken her being on the phone as a signal to wait a moment, you let your true feelings incessantly flow forth with all the passion and fire of a poet. A drunk, horny poet.
Student Day #1
Some people do seem to look forward to student days with all the excitement with which one might view an impending root canal. We, however, were able to score a free hotdog at the last moment of the day. It was fairly cold, but a free hot dog is a free hot dog, and we hadn’t had one since the folks at Home Depot were handing them out to advertise home heating and air systems. So a giant Thumbs-up to you, Student Day #1. When we at the JT think of you, we’ll think of Home Depot, and that should be enough for anyone. Sweet, sweet Home Depot.