Make Service Neapolitan, Not Vanilla

Make Service Neapolitan, Not Vanilla

I have a confession, I almost always go for the “off the beaten path” choice.  Tried and true is typically trumped by “I’ve never had that before.”  So, you can imagine my reaction when the waiter seated us and handed us the breakfast menu with the...
A River Runs Through Service

A River Runs Through Service

Standing on the banks of a magnificent river, your imagination can run wild.  A mighty river can take you many miles, connecting you with countless ports and people along the way.  Rivers are still an important source of commerce transportation.  It is...
Serving Like a Wise Owl

Serving Like a Wise Owl

Audubon Magazine features annually their photography awards.  This is the magazine of the National Audubon Society, the oldest conservation organization in the world for the protection of birds.  Their 2018 grand prize winner was Steve Mattheis who made an...
The Power of Service Clairvoyance

The Power of Service Clairvoyance

Two weeks ago I visited my long-term friend, Karen, in the Novant Health hospital near Charlotte in critical condition.  Mounted on the wall near the couch in her hospital room where my wife and I sat for several hours was a courtesy charging station for cell...
The Halloween of Service

The Halloween of Service

Halloween is coming soon.  Kids are starting to think about “who ‘ya gonna be this year,” doorbells and knocks, candles in pumpkins, goblins and witches, bats and spiders, oh my!  Parents are thinking about sugar highs, yard decorations, and too many...
Air Conditioned Service

Air Conditioned Service

The air conditioning system broke in the little country church we attend when we have a getaway weekend to our North Georgia river house.  It was a hotter than normal day, even for the normally cool mountain area.  So, the church ceiling fans were turned...