Tag Archives: Sundays

Sunday Morning Shenanigans And Sobering Realities.

Posted on 2018/12/17 by The Hook

So the usual wave of Sunday morning chaos has washed over the hotel like a garbage-filled tide on a Los Angeles beach once more. (Yes, I paint with words, what do you do to pollute the world?) Here are just … Continue reading →

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What’s The Hook Thinking? (Spoiler Alert: It May Not Be Worth Your Time.)

Posted on 2018/02/04 by The Hook

Well, readers, it’s Sunday afternoon and I’m in the lobby, post-check-out, in Niagara Falls. Again. And just like Billy Murray in Groundhog Day, I can’t escape the feeling I’ve been here before… and that I certainly will be again. This … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday: Chelsea Strikes Again.

Posted on 2017/01/08 by The Hook

Greetings, you two-legged devils. Your furry pal, Chelsea blogging (briefly) while your usual host tries to scrape together a few bucks serving mostly ungrateful travelers. I sure hope he succeeds; dog food ain’t cheap these days. Plus, Momma needs a … Continue reading →

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The People In Hook’s Neighborhood: Sunday Edition.

Posted on 2016/11/11 by The Hook

(Yes, I realize it’s Friday. Shut up.) “Why Sunday? What makes that day so special, Hook”, you ask? Well, as I write this, it is my first day back since the Staycation from Hell. “What made it the Staycation from … Continue reading →

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The Hook, A Hooker And A Cat Named lucky.

Posted on 2016/09/18 by The Hook

Hypothetical Sunday Morning Situation: Hypothetical Location: The Bell Desk. If only I had this option… KARDASHIAN CLONE:  I need a trolly thingie! For my luggages! HYPOTHETICAL ME:  (HYPO ME for short)  I’m sorry, miss (I really wasn’t) but we don’t … Continue reading →

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Niagara Falls Is Far From Boring, Kids.

Posted on 2015/05/31 by The Hook

“I hate it in Niagara Falls! Nothing interesting ever happens here! Why didn’t we go to Disney? This family sucks!” – Eleven-year-old Cindy Johnson, a Kardashian in the making. Niagara Falls is boring, Cindy? Eleven hours of  hospitality “labor”. Over … Continue reading →

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I Know You’re Busy Watching Football, But If You Have A Minute…

Posted on 2015/02/01 by The Hook

I’ve seen it all today. Psychotic strippers-turned-escorts. Maniacal rugrats on sugar-fueled rampages across the lobby landscape. The biggest, meanest, bully I’ve ever encountered in seventeen years in the hospitality trenches. A colleague who bent over like a two-dollar hooker for … Continue reading →

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Five Minutes of My Life.

Posted on 2014/11/23 by The Hook

Experiment time, kids! Here is a brief snippet of my day, written before the first call of my shift. And nothing more. Shall we begin? So, despite my best efforts to the contrary, Sunday is here. Again. At the moment, … Continue reading →

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“Follow my advice, pal, don’t knock up a stripper! She’ll give you a less-than-perfect kid!”

Posted on 2014/09/21 by The Hook

8:00 am: This is my first Sunday back in the trenches, kids, and so far the travelers are trickling out rather than flowing like a river of tourism madness. Believe it or not, I’d rather have the deluge.  The Niagara … Continue reading →

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Wake Up, Boy! There’s A Dead Raccoon In The Driveway!

Posted on 2014/08/24 by The Hook

Certain bloggers wake up to morning sex. Me? I wake up to VampireLover alerting me to a vehicular homicide that ended with the furry, four-legged, victim at the end of my property. There are seven driveways on my street, but … Continue reading →

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