Where Was This Job on Career Day?

So The Pope just got home from "training" in Orlando, and it makes me wonder how in the world people get paid to do what he does. On one night groups of "trainees" were assigned to dine at different restaurants and make observations as to the service. Each person was given a $100 budget for the meal, but needless to say The Pope blew that figure out of the water. When asked how he paid for the overages, La Papa unflinchingly stated, "I charged it to the game" - i.e., his corporate credit card.

Then during a morning seminar he was served Krispy Kreme French Toast with Grand Marnier Whipped Cream. Yes, I know Paula Dean has made Krispy Kreme bread pudding before, and we have all seen the Krispy Kreme wedding cake; but he was so excited about this breakfast treat that I thought it deserved mention. I know I was jealous.

Afternoon coffee? You would probably expect an assortment of cookies and petit fours, right? How about freshly made ice cream sandwiched between two oversized Oreo cookies with an array of candies for you to roll the sides of your ice cream cookie sandwich in?

They actually pay people for this. I know the restaurant industry is by no means an easy way to make a decent living, but God bless The Pope and his community of culinary saints. Those who make people happy at the table deserve to be happy themselves. And nothing brings a smile to La Papa's face like anything mixed with Grand Marnier.