Genesis 1:1-2:4a There is a restaurant in Austin Texas called El Arroyo. It has become famous, not for its food, but for its sign. Every day they put up some new witty saying – often reflecting an issue of the day, sometimes just weird and off-the-wall. Like this one: There’s no way that “everybody” was Kung Fu fighting. Or: 90% of marriage is shouting “What” from different rooms. Or this one: We all think we’re smart until we try to turn on someone else’s shower. The sign has become a marketing bonanza for El Arroyo. They’re happy to sell you coasters, magnets, tea towels, Christmas ornaments with some of the cleverest sayings from over the years. It’s way more popular than the restaurant, and it caught my attention because, many years ago, I worked at the restaurant – for about five minutes. I started working there as a waitress when I […]
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