Only six people came in to Court Square Tavern this evening, but I worked a full night anyway. Because it was slow, I cleaned as much as I could. and scrubbed some things that hadn't been scrubbed in a while. As it was Boxing Day, I cleaned up a lot of packaging material in the office. The six people who came in were all fantastic. At one point, two couples met. They didn't know each other before, but now they do. They have a lot in common. They also got to listen to me rant ing a bit, as I am wont to do behind my bar, on my stage. The third couple was made up of two high school friends who had the chance to catch up. At the end, I asked the one who lives in the area why he picked Court Square Tavern. He said he used to bring people from Europe there all the time when he worked downtown, and that the guest he brought always remembered they would always comment on how authentic it seems. That's what hooked me in from the very beginning. Next year will be my fifteen
Striking down the mundane and dastardly while retaining a certain obscure turn of phrase, denoting something elusive yet concrete.