August 2026 archive

Eat Outside and Smile

While wandering through Kihei on Maui this spring, I ran across this sign standing guard in a lobby: PLEASE ENJOY YOUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE OUTSIDE It is a masterpiece of passive-aggressive hospitality. Most establishments go with the blunt, functional approach: No Food or Drinks Allowed Inside. Clear, sterile, mildly authoritarian. This sign, however, refuses to merely …

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