As it happens, When Jerry walked in by himself, he was given the best booth in the house. We know this because even though Jerry brought his homework with him he only had time to read two pages. Jerry had two servers and the manager filling him up. He hopes the generous tip is split between the three of them. Jerry was please to find out from some of his church friends that they were all getting that "Royal Treatment" kind of service. They even called Jerry by name like they knew him. Oh wait! They do know him. In fact, they've known him since September. Still, it was nice. Jerry should go back as a customer again sometime and bring a friend with him. Someone that he wants to impress.

When I was growing up, movies and television provided us with a lot of heroes. Men who always did the right thing at the right time. Men who were honest and true and fought for justice and "the American way." These were ideals, and it's good to have someone like that to look up to, someone who gives you a goal to strive for. However, when we fall short of the mark and pale by comparison with these icons, that can make us look bad, especially in the eyes of our wives. That's when you need to go the other way. You need to introduce the anti-hero into your spouse's life. Let her see someone on television who's way worse than you are. Someone who will make your indiscretion seem harmlessly trivial. If you're in minor trouble, a couple of episodes of "Judge Judy" might do it. If you're in the deep stuff, you may have to watch "Cops" or even "America's Most Wanted." All you need to do is to expose your wife to three men who are worse than you, and you're off the hook. If that can't be done, maybe it's time to turn yourself in.