Tag: drinks
Posted on January 25, 2019
August 18, 2018 – Sausalito, California
“Nelson! Come outside, quick!” Someone exclaims from the hallway. My supervisor heads outside as I continue making drinks and monitoring the bar. I wonder what happened? I quickly find out that three cars were broken into right outside …
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Posted on November 18, 2018
July 4, 2018 – Sausalito, California
BOOM. CRACKLE, CRACKLE, CRACKLE. When it comes to bartending gigs, I’ve had much worse in every sense of the phrase. This one in particular comes with the occasional “banquet” shift, consisting of an outside-the-event-room setup right on the …
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Posted on August 20, 2018
June 2, 2018 – Sausalito, California
A Day in the Life of Nicholas “North Bay” Miller: I wake up from my bench-bed on the starboard side of Jeff’s twenty-six foot sloop (sailing boat with single mast and only one head-sail). He greets me and …
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Posted on June 7, 2018
May 13, 2018 – Yosemite National Park, California
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom… I think to myself as I jam my left foot into the crack. At least I talked to her the other day. With no cell service at the farm, and certainly none in this …
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Updated on March 20, 2018
March 10, 2018 – Lutsen, Minnesota
I’m 32 years old today. It certainly doesn’t feel like it, but maybe that’s just the combination of coffee and adrenaline currently sweeping over my body. Pour an IPA and ESB. Make a bloody Mary. It’s lunch time …
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Updated on September 11, 2017
May 30, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington
Clink. Clink, clink. I cheers Karen and Stuart as we sit out on their deck for “happy hour.” My first and last with them. Their generosity and kindness will be remembered, as over the last month and a …
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Updated on June 18, 2017
April 18, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana
The events slated for my last day in this area are very apropos of my time here. One: Explore and take pictures of a local trail and waterfall area. Two: Watch Thomas deliver a presentation at a local …
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Posted on June 12, 2017
February 22, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana
“Are you building a wall?” I ask the young boy at the bar as he places multiple check presenters upright and positions them next to each other in a row. “Yeah, it’s Donald Trump’s wall!” I laugh out …
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Posted on June 5, 2017
January 26, 2017 – Okoboji, Iowa
Just what we needed. I’m sitting around a table in my friend’s parent’s condo with the ‘Boji gang: Lucas, Kyle, and Matt. Lucas (one of my oldest and best friends) introduces the newest gimmick for our annual, debaucherous …
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Posted on May 17, 2017
November 24, 2016 – Maple Grove, Minnesota
A list of things I’m thankful for on this day of Thanksgiving: Currently having a job at a restaurant yet somehow having the day off. My aunt and uncle for letting me borrow one of their vehicles to …
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