Comments on: Waiter Rant

Waiter Rant

growabrain — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:37:34 -0800

Nunc Dimittis. My favorite waiter-blogger's finest piece so far.

By: slimslowslider

slimslowslider — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:46:36 -0800

Quite moving. Nice to read about the bigger things sometimes.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:18:32 -0800

A wonderful and poignant piece of writing. I like his Gringo Cracker story as well. How cool that is, a waiter blog!

By: weston

weston — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:19:22 -0800

[this is good]

By: Rubbstone

Rubbstone — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:22:14 -0800

congratulations to this man He conferred more faith and belief in god in that one story than countless sermons. (On a personal note I believe in god because in god allows me to be more. I can't say it any clearer than that)

By: ruddhist

ruddhist — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:37:46 -0800

Best of the web.

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 03:03:47 -0800

Thanks much. Reminds me why I'm always kind to priests/ministers. Nice to read of the real kind for a change, instead of the looney ones on TV and in the news. The Real Christ is the one in your heart.

By: tarheelcoxn

tarheelcoxn — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 03:12:00 -0800

Made me cry. Thanks for the post. There's a banner on the side of the road on my way to work. I just had to follow the URL... "God is still speaking" was too tempting. I was expecting the worst, but the message of inclusivity I found on the site was powerful for me, and I see that (powerful message, inclusivity) in this story. The author's pain standing there with the cup of ice... tangible, immediate. Thanks again.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 03:37:28 -0800

growabrain: Nice find!

By: mathowie

mathowie — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:49:51 -0800

That was fantastic.

By: frykitty

frykitty — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:06:09 -0800

You made this crusty old atheist sniffle. Beautiful stuff. Thanks for posting this.

By: signal

signal — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:13:39 -0800

Now, years later, God and I sometimes get along. That's really good. And I'm a 3rd gen atheist. Thanks!

By: growabrain

growabrain — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:21:20 -0800

Please go through ALL the archives. "W", (for "waiter") as he is now being called by his many fans, is a terrific writer, and his stories from the front lines of the hospitality biz are usually funny & poignant, touching & accurate.

By: maggiemaggie

maggiemaggie — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:49:39 -0800

Very nice. I used to volunteer at a Big City Hospital and I must say this rang so true.

By: adamvasco

adamvasco — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:53:36 -0800

Thank you growabrain, your post was one of the reasons I trawl the varied links on this site. A gem - the waiter certainly has a gift for writing. Thank you again for the introduction.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:07:04 -0800

What frykitty and signal said. Thanks for this. (And here I thought it was just going to be a rant about being a waiter...)

By: ashbury

ashbury — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:50:37 -0800

Indeed, that was a fantastic post. Thank you.

By: birdsquared

birdsquared — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:55:21 -0800

I have added that blog to my list of links to check on regularly - thank you.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:50:59 -0800

Heh. Best of the web? Yeah.

By: deborah

deborah — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:05:45 -0800

Thanks, growabrain. Also added to my daily reads.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:34:43 -0800

Really good stuff, I forget how good Waiter Rant is until a post gets tossed back up here as being particularly notable. He is an excellent writer! Thanks!

By: melissa may

melissa may — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:23:59 -0800

Thank you so much, growabrain. I'm going to enjoy reading his other posts.

By: peacay

peacay — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 23:28:55 -0800

Excellent choice growabrain. Thanks.