Robby:  Hi, my family has a reservation for 6 people.  My doctor has me on a special program for healing from diabetes, so I will be bringing my own food, but I am happy to pay a fee for taking up a seat in your restaurant. 

Women:  Ok, so you have a reservation for 6 with only 5 people eating?

Robby:  That’s right.

Women:  Does anything needed to be heated up?

Robby:  No

Women:  I’m sure you’re going to be drinking something, right?

Robby:  Ahhhhh, not really….just water.  But again, I’m happy to pay a fee for taking up a seat in your restaurant.

Women: (not sounding all that happy) That’s no problem we will see you Wednesday.

Robby: Thanks, have a great day.

I wish I had taken more pictures, but I brought my food in two glass bowls.  I prepared the strawberries, tomatoes, and lettuce before we left my house.  I brought the food in a nice black re-usable grocery bag.  I think it is important not to bring the food in a see through bag or bring it in a plastic bag.  That does not look good when you’re waling into a high end restaurant and wearing a suit.  The goal is to look like your walking with a gift or something.  People do that all the time, so it’s no big deal.

In the bag I had my two large glass bowls full of my food and tongs.  So, I asked the waiter for an empty plate and simply kept on filling up my plate using the tongs.  I just put the plate on my lap and kept on loading it up.

Here is the best part though.  Without going into too much detail, basically the majority of the conversation throughout the evening was about politics and money.  Well, I sat in silence most of the time and then at the end I said a lot of stuff.  The waiter was walking by and stopped dead in his tracks and listened to what I was saying about the concept of saving money vs. having a good credit rating.  He said, “He’s right.  I did a lot of research……”  I forget exactly what he said, but the point is he stopped dead in his tracks to share his opinion when nobody at our table even asked him.  Then the last thing he said before he walked away was.  “He’s smart.  I commend him.” 

I wonder if he put it together...….the only person at the table eating health foods was the one who said some fairly intelligent stuff about money. LOL

High Fives,

Robby

Our second Thanksgiving was at my family’s country club on Thanksgiving Day.  So, we simply had to walk about 300 yards to get to the club.  My parent’s long time friends Cathy and Vick joined us. 

It was a buffet at it was at 3:00.  So, I just brought strawberries and blackberries.  I did the exact same thing with the black re-usable grocery bag, the glass bowl, the tongs and just kept on re-filling my plate.  The photo was taken before we went to the buffet.

 

The whole money/politics conversation came up again.  I sat in silence during the entire conversation.  Then towards the end of the meal my Dad was wondering if I was OK and my mom said the same thing.  Then my brother said, “No, he’s just not saying anything because he believes…..” and he basically summarized a lot of stuff.  Then Cathy and Vick said they wanted to hear what I had to say, so I went on another rant, LOL.

I simply said I don’t participate in conversations if we aren’t talking about the cause of the problems.  Then I started talking about the Federal Reserve System and that was that, LOL.  At the end Cathy and Vick were impressed by my passion, knowledge and didn’t disagree with anything I said. 

As you can see in my screen shots, my holiday treat has been lots of coconut water.  I LOVE coconut water.  The water has been delicious!

Hey everyone,

I apologize to all those people who come here regularly looking for a new post.  I'm sure you have been disapointed the last week or so.  I intend to be much more consistent. 

There are two new posts below.  They actually have some content, so I think you all might enjoy reading them.  Feel free to ask questions.

November food consumption gallery

Robby