how to tip : an insider’s guide

Coming from a service industry background I thought I would do a quick post on how and when to tip.

Many people just don’t know the when and why of tipping.

As an Urban Monarch, a man of style and class, I would hope that this is something you will take care in reading and learning.

Something to remember is this: In most states, waiters and bartenders do not make very much as far as an hourly wage goes. Waiters for the most part make about $2.15 an hour and bartenders typically make around $6.50 an hour. Read more

personality tests

 

Chances are good, you find it hard to read a person’s poker face. 

Sometimes even knowing if someone’s really smiling at you can prove quite a task.

Finding out about ourselves can even be challenging.  I’m always curious about these things;  My memory, my personality type, even what sex my brain is (yes, you read that right, and the answer might surprise you).  Read more

how to save money at the bar : cocktails on the cheap

Flask me this:

Flask me that how many drinks can you get from a flask like that?

Drink prices have continued to go up, but believe it or not, there are some simple ways to save money and let you have more fun out on the town.

We are going to start, first and foremost with one of the greatest creations ever conceived.  That creation, my friends is the flask. Read more

combat training for suburbanites

Over the years, I have done alot of different workouts with my martial arts.

I have used weights and I have done push ups, sit ups, running etc. Read more

safely stretching before a workout

As a martial arts teacher, I have made stretching a focal point for the last 17 years of my life. Stretching can never be stressed enough when new students come in, whether they are 5 years old or 50. Read more

Tracing your roots : Ancestry.com

Who am I?  What is the meaning of my last name? Who is my father? What is really in Mcdonald’s secret sauce? OK, well as for who you are, I don’t know. As for who is your father.. now THAT is a good question (perhaps Jerry Springer can help sort it out), and as for what’s in McDonald’s secret sauce; you don’t really wanna know.

But as for the other three questions; I think we can help. Read more

Are you a sprinter in the bedroom?

So, you are a sprinter in the bedroom when you have always wanted to be a marathon runner?   Have you have always run the short race and done it in record time, a time that would make your old track coach jump for joy? Is that what you or your partner really want? Read more

So you have got them again…..

No I’m not talking Crabs!

I’m talking Hiccups, and this is what the guys at Men’s Health, UK have to say about getting rid of those pesky bodily functions:

“Hiccups result from a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, causing an immediate closure of the throat , producing the all too familiar ‘hiccup’ noise.”

If the traditional wives’ tales of blowing into a paper bag or drinking a glass of water from the far side don’t work, try these tips from Daniel Bergkvist from the met bar in London:

check it out