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Even Baseball Players Have Flight Delay Issues

a baseball on the ground

With all the weather difficulties in Dallas, a lot of people have gotten stuck.  Including, the Minnesota Twins’ Trevor Plouffe. Plouffe had separated from his team to attend a funeral, but found himself stuck in DFW for a while when trying to get to Cleveland. From the Star Tribune: Trevor …

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Possibly Worse Than Getting Punched When Bartending

a group of people at a bar

Someone asked me if I’d also write about some crazy stories I’ve had from my bartending days. I have quite a lot.  And I’m sure I’ll remember more over time. But one story represents a common theme I experienced in bars a lot. One place I worked in was a …

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Taking a Glass from a Bar as a Souvenir

a group of people clinking glasses

Once, I was eating dinner in an Irish pub with some work contacts.  None of us were particularly good friends–we were just together because we had participated in an event together. One of the girls mused, I love this bar!  Then shoved her beer glass in her purse. On the …

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