After an extended break, courtesy of working fifteen hours a day for seven days a week, I’ve decided to start making blog posts smaller and more easily digestible. That way, hopefully, I can post more often and more regularly. At least, that’s the plan.

Anyway, after an extended hiatus from Facebook, I decided to create a new profile today. I went through the normal routes, adding every possible human I’ve ever come in contact with, uploading pictures, filling out the necessary information, blah blah blah. Boring and not really worth talking about.

But you know that little sidebar on Facebook that posts news you might find interesting? I scrolled through it late last night after a visit to my favorite pub and something caught my eye. It was an article on Jim Carrey (who I thought might legitimately be a good person even before this) and a tip he left for a waitress in NYC. If you want to read the article, here it is.

I have two things to say about this.

In my estimation, people that tip generously are normally better people. I mean that in a very general sense, but I stand by it. I can pick good tippers out from a crowd before they’re handed the bill, very often by their personality.
Mega-tippers like Jim Carrey exist around the world, but especially in America.

I work in the service industry. That means every time I go out, I’m tipping 50%-200%, depending on who my bartender is/how great the service is/my mood/etc. And this is not uncommon. In fact, I might even be on the lower end of things if you took a survey. In this industry, it is entirely common for a group of bartenders/waiters to go out to eat, rack up a $300 bill, and leave a $300 tip. The problem is they’re not famous so you never hear about it.

I just thought it was interesting that the media would fawn over somebody for doing something that I literally see every night in New Orleans.

Anyway, congratulations on being a worthwhile human being, Jim. I guarantee you that girl will take care of you next time you visit her restaurant.

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