February 21, 2008 - Another week, another Boneless Thursday. This one didn't go as smoothly as the previous ones. I ordered for 3 people, and brought the food back to the office. So far every time they had gotten the order correct, so I was surprised that they messed it up so badly today. They were missing 3 things that I ordered. On top of that, they've changed their policy. I can no longer order 6 boneless wings, I have to order 8 or 12. When they advertise Boneless Thursday as "50 cent boneless wings", that is a little different than advertising "8 wings for $4". I am disappointed by their false advertising. I mean, who is the customer here? I should be able to get what I want, as long as it is on the menu. And as long as the menu for boneless Thursday is "50 cent wings", I should be able to get as many or few as I want for 50 cents each. Anyway, that made me mad, but the order being messed up, on top of that new policy, made me madder. I called them up, and told them what was missing, and they said I could come pick up the food. Well, it is half an hour round trip to get the food, so I told them I didn't have time. I was put on hold while they "figured something out". To my surprise, they offered to drive the food to us. About 20 minutes later a guy on a motorcycle showed up and dropped off our food. I was pleasantly surprised by them handling the situation so well. I guess I can let the requirement for 8 wings slide...for now. I went with my cousin Mike after work to Tampa so he could look at and buy a car. I had to drive his old car back so that he could drive the new one home. We went to the gym after that, then had some prime filets for dinner. He keeps offering to buy, so I keep offering to grill them up. These were much better than the last batch I made. I am back to "these are the best ones I've ever cooked". I think they really were. Perfect on the outside and inside. I want to write a little bit more about something I started on yesterday, which is people and their subconscious desire to maintain a familial relationship to the world around them. We've seen that this country accepts having the same 2 families lead the country for 20 years, but it is everywhere, not just in politics. Look around at parking lots while driving somewhere. The stores that are packed are the WalMarts, the Targets, the McDonalds, the Shell gas stations, etc. People build a tolerance up to expecting certain results, and becoming complacement with the results they get from something. What is the saying, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"? I guess I think differently. I am willing and eager to try something new out. I will try a new restaurant, I will go into a new store, I will travel a different way somewhere, I will look at all the options and figure out what works best at that time, not find a solution that works most of the time. Now that's not to say that I won't fall back on the tested and proven things, but I like to think I am more willing than the average person to give something new a chance. For example, today I had the Hot wings. I've never had that flavor, and there are plenty of flavors that I've already tried and like, but I decided to try something new instead. Food is not that good of an example, though, because there are cultural influences that may steer one down a particular path. I think this 'familiazation' needs to be considered holistically as an epidemic that builds walls up around experience and keeps out new and fresh thinking, the type that is needed to keep the world exciting and worth living for.