Last night we tried a new restaurant, T-Bones Grill House (formerly The Grill House Restaurant and Buddha Lounge), which was pretty good. The decor was a good effort, but not quite right; the food was good enough that we’d go again (except for the dessert); but the service–the service was GREAT!

Great, and here’s why: I told the waitress that Sarah was pregnant and they gave us FREE COFFEE and DESSERT!

I am now going to make a point of telling everyone we encounter that Sarah’s pregnant. I will then look at them encouragingly. Encouraging a free gift.

I think this will work for those of you without pregnant wives, too. When asked how far along you are, just say, “it’s the end of the first trimester.” That way you at least sound pregnant.

(epilogue: the cheescake they served us for dessert was quite possible the worst Cheesecake we have ever had. I thought my mouth had gone numb because I couldn’t taste a thing, and the texture was so waxy. The coffee was also weak. So though it was awful, it was still free; and since the rest of the meal was good, we had nothing to complain about. If you go to T-Bones DO NOT get the cheesecake.)