-On Wednesday, I ate lunch at Gatti’s with JTH and SRM. We came close to fulfilling one of SRM’s childhood dreams - staying at Gatti’s from lunch until supper. Knox County Schools was once again inexplicably closed, so JTH had the afternoon off and we used it to catch up with SRM.-Since we were at the restaurant for a great length of time, SRM developed a series of progressive stages a Gatti’s customer endures: gluttony, followed by the urge to vomit, and the urge to nap. When we left, SRM had yet to determine the fourth stage. I will break that story if and when I get it.
-You will note the “Mr.” has been dropped from the company’s name, “Mr. Gatti’s”, despite the aged signs in front of the store still displaying the title. I hope that there has not been a radical feminist infiltration of the pizza industry. Will Papa John be emasculated as well? Mama John’s and worse yet John’s just don’t have the same ring. (Note: I am a classical feminist and proud of it.)
-JTH had coupons for $2 off the buffet for each of us to redeem. They all expired on December 31st but the cashier did not check the date. Is it unethical that we did not draw her attention to the date? As an aside, as part of the restaurant’s 31st birthday, most customers receive $1 off anyway. I believe they call that “justification”...
-SRM has secured a job and is in his last days off before it starts. (See this January 11th Prayer Blog for details.) He will be working for church member MDDM at Management Solutions LLC in Oak Ridge. He had also received another offer that would have had him doing similar work as he had been doing at ImagePoint but he opted for the change. Though he did not admit it, I suspect he wished to be closer to his aunt’s house in Oak Ridge.-While I do not discount God’s grace in the matter, I think it is quite a testament to SRM that he got two job offers in such a short period of time in such an awful job market.
-Since we all worked as the male “teachers” at a daycare, it was fitting that we saw one of our former kids, Devin. He is now tall and sports dreadlocks. Devin hardly resembles the kid that used to mirror Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I resisted the urge to ask the kid to do the Carlton dance.-Since we had not had quality time with SRM in awhile, we chatted and watched ESPN’s SportsCenter. Twice. Here are some highlights from our discussion and a glimpse into the world according to Scott:
-In response to our’s church’s laughable “nationwide searches” (in which they inevitably hire someone in house), SRM informed, “I want to see a Nation of Domination search and I want to see Farooq hired.” (Read: Brilliant WWE reference.)-In regards to replacing ALF, the minister to senior members who will soon be retiring: “Buy them a Wii.”
-When we worked at the daycare, it was always an inside joke that SRM wrote Nelly’s songs (“I’m from the Lou and I’m proud”!). SRM admitted that the demise of his rap writing career (and rap in general) coincided with Nelly’s fall. This extended to a discussion of the limitless possibility for Beyoncé songs, because in SRM’s expert opinion all she does is repeat a single word over and over. I would agree that her material needs an “Upgrade”.
-SRM recently read an article on snowboarder Shaun White while waiting to be drug tested for his new job. (Note: He should be okay). SRM was quite impressed. Noting his good business sense ,he speculated that White's wealth could be on par with Scrooge McDuck.-Soon after this discussion, we saw one of the worst interviews in SportsCenter history with White. It was not the interviewee’s fault. SRM concluded the interviewer might as well have asked. “If you were a hot dog would you eat yourself?” Among her questions was asking White how he could top Kobe Bryant’s 61-point performance at Madison Square Garden on February 2nd. This question was ridiculous. Why would he even be thinking about competing with Kobe? SRM was downright offended: “How do you compare that? Gold medals and 61 points because you don’t pass the ball!” He then proceeded to say the Lakers would be better off not sending the other four guys down the court on offense. Not surprisingly, SRM feels LeBron James is the best player in basketball.
-While on the topic of horrible ESPN commentary, I noted that I planned to research Skip Bayless’ sexuality. SRM replied, “What if it comes up as none.” There probably is no interest on either side.
-SRM has lost a lot of hope in Tennessee football and did not have high hopes for national signing day. He did think that it was funny that Tennessee announced Eric Berry at the Florida basketball game to get a response. There was no other reason to present him. I had not looked at that way.
-SRM asserted that Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton and Michael Phelps were the same person or at least on the same level. I was uncertain. I did know that the comparison was unfavorable to both men. I approved. (Has there ever been a more incriminating photo of a celebrity? Phelps gets way too much credit for not denying anything.)-Finally, SRM’s favorite commercial from the Super Bowl was a Doritos’ commercial. It can be seen here.
-As always, it was great to see SRM.
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