In the best tradition of the Mexican holiday, my three amigos and I celebrated Cinco de Mayo at none other than Panera Bread. Our wandering photographer got a D- on his first outing, as you can see. A little known fact is that Doug Crozier was actually Wilson on “Home Improvement” (even to the point of hiding his face behind random, rapidly moving strangers).
The inaugural Lunch Bunch outing would have looked just like another lunch with Doug, Tom and our newest employee, until I announced my intent to post their pictures and some little known tidbit about each of them. At that point, they knew there really is no such thing as a free lunch, and here is what they coughed up.
- Tom McGlinchey was a professional artist in his youth. His art class in elementary school actually sold pictures in front of the grocery store, and his work was snatched up by the locals with an eye for fine art. This was during his pastels and watercolor period, and with a little prodding I’m sure he’ll be glad to do your caricature for $15 (plus the customary gratuity).
- Doug Crozier revealed that during high school he competed (not once, but twice) in the state conference track meet. His events were high jump, triple jump and the 2nd leg of the 440 yard relay. As I think back, he never told us how he performed, so you’ll have to ask him directly for the Guiness record-worthy stats.
- Jonathan Nebot had no trouble telling me something that no one would know, because he is brand new to Provision. He is the new Sr. Financial Analyst reporting to Tom McGlinchey, coming to us from Fremont Investment and Loan. What he did share was that he is well on his way to completing a work of fiction in his spare time. Seems he writes when he has nothing else to do, and that has gotten him up to 500 pages!
REVIEW OF PANERA: Healthier version of Corner Bakery, with great soup, salad and sandwich choices. Three thumbs up, however Jonathan wanted to be sure everyone knows that there are no refills on lemonade.
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