Also, I used to work for a doctor who always (I knew this because I did his travel reimbursements) tipped whatever would round his bill up to the nearest $10

I got so many of those in my (albeit, shortlived) waitressing career.

I usually tip 10% for so-so service. If the service is complete crap, I'll still leave a tip but I usually try to tell someone who can correct the problem.

My dad is stuck in whatever decade it was where 10% was good. Drives my mom and I nuts. When we call it to his attention, he's always a little abashed. But then, he forgets. We make up for it, and thankfully, for business trips 20% is assumed, so he usually always does it when putting it on the university card. But it is kind of annoying. I've had to run back into restaurants when we realize we left the tip to Dad.

A while back, a waitress at a Chicago restaurant got a $10,000 tip (I forget the exact amount - it was at least ten grand, maybe more). The customer was obviously rich. She and the customer had been discussing her plans to go to medical school (I don't remember if she was already a student).

ION, a rainbow trout with two mouths: [link]

I keep smelling skunk. And no, it isn't the gas additive. That smells different. It isn't outside...

And how much do I LOVE the fact I'm going to see family where pictures will be taken with a HUGE cystic hormone zit on my chin? Not to mention that the cause still hasn't made itself known.

Thank god the flight is only 2 hours.

I am wrapping a present for my friend who is half jewish half catholic. I am wrapping it half chanukah paper, half christmas paper. hee!

Contiguous halves?

I am not going to pretend that I know what that means. And I am not going to look it up. so, explain?

Fun.

I love that this area has a huge stock of chanukah stuff, especially in my neighborhood. Means I can be grinchy and stock up on silver and blue paper to wrap stuff. Plus, the chanukah stuff is way less cheesy. So far. I figure, give it time.

I saw the most incredible menorah in an art shop the other day. Silver and glass, almost like they were one in the same. Not too modern, not too classic. Just...elegant. I like the classic brass menorah I was familiar with when I was little, but this thing? OMG. It was so incredible. It was also a couple grand. Even so, had the price not been a barrier, I have issues with glomming on to other beliefs that I don't believe. Including xmas, which is why the value in it for me is the tradition, not the actual reason. And since tradition is shot...a grinchy grinchgrinch GRINCH is born!!!