Jay works with us two days a week, counting money and adding up columns of numbers which the financial department gives him. He does this with incredible precision. Sometimes I give him brochures to stuff into envelopes. When he finishes, he comes to me with a list of layout mishaps.
When Jay was in college he was in a car accident and suffered severe brain damage. Except when he drinks too much, which he does at big events like the Temple’s anniversary party or a co-workers wedding, he is sweet as all get out. He turned 34 yesterday and so we took him to a Mexican restaurant down the street to celebrate. He ordered a surf and turf platter called “The Guadalajara” and a margarita. We sang and he thanked us very seriously, in Hebrew.
As a Chicken, my biggest fear is that I might have a baby that comes out a bit cracked. But with Jay, I think about the fact that cracked can come in adulthood too. 15 years ago, Jay must have been brilliant. Now he walks oddly, speaks in slow-motion, and carries plastic cards that remind him what to do next. All this, but what I think of when I think of Jay is that he’s taken his lot and with it made one heck of a...
MY BEST OMELET CONTEST
The Rules: Submit your favorite holiday breakfast recipe
Judging Criteria: Creative use of ingredients, 50%; visual appeal, 25%; and likelihood of being used by other consumers, 25%.
The Prize: One grand prize: KitchenAid food processor and blender ($300). Four 2nd place prizes: Embassy Suites paraphernalia
The Entry: Chile Relleno Omelet
When Jay was in college he was in a car accident and suffered severe brain damage. Except when he drinks too much, which he does at big events like the Temple’s anniversary party or a co-workers wedding, he is sweet as all get out. He turned 34 yesterday and so we took him to a Mexican restaurant down the street to celebrate. He ordered a surf and turf platter called “The Guadalajara” and a margarita. We sang and he thanked us very seriously, in Hebrew.
As a Chicken, my biggest fear is that I might have a baby that comes out a bit cracked. But with Jay, I think about the fact that cracked can come in adulthood too. 15 years ago, Jay must have been brilliant. Now he walks oddly, speaks in slow-motion, and carries plastic cards that remind him what to do next. All this, but what I think of when I think of Jay is that he’s taken his lot and with it made one heck of a...
MY BEST OMELET CONTEST
The Rules: Submit your favorite holiday breakfast recipe
Judging Criteria: Creative use of ingredients, 50%; visual appeal, 25%; and likelihood of being used by other consumers, 25%.
The Prize: One grand prize: KitchenAid food processor and blender ($300). Four 2nd place prizes: Embassy Suites paraphernalia
The Entry: Chile Relleno Omelet
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