Franktuary is closed on the weekend. Normally, so is this blog. Today, however, it brings you some bonus content.
First, an observation. Recently I have spent a lot of time in the city where I grew up. Its downtown is a little bit similar to the area around Forbes and Murray. As a child, there were three shops targeted specifically for people like me. Two were toy stores and one was a bookstore. Today all three are gone. Two of these three formerly kid-centric storefronts now house specialty pet boutiques. What, exactly, does this say about our society??
Second, a childhood memory. Today one can modify a Game Boy into a musical instrument. Pretty cool, right? Well, the Game Boy has a long history of wacky accessories and back in 1990 THIS was cool.
Finally, a fun video. Let it be known that anyone planning to do something like this at Franktuary is heartily encouraged. Especially if you sing well.
Someday, when Franktuary has weekend hours, I promise that visiting us on a Saturday will be at least as much fun as this blog post. Are you interested in helping us arrive at that point sooner than later? Come downtown and introduce yourself, or email Tim (that’s me) at Franktuary dot com. Leave out the parenthesis!
Franktuary particularly likes how the web interface mimics the appearance of a synthesizer. All the knobs and keys serve as links to different pages on the site. Franktuary is now thinking about changing its website to resemble its cash register. It would look something like this. A BIG improvement, yes?
Well slap me silly and paint the barn red! We’ve started TWEETING on TWITTER. Is Franktuary with the times or what? If not for this restaurant I wouldn’t know a thing about Twitter.com or blogging. Anyway, visit our contact page and become a follower of Franktuary on Twitter. You’ll learn veryspecial things about us.
Also, people read the Post-Gazette. Thanks to that great review from Munch, we’re coming off our best week ever. We wouldn’t be here without you, Pittsburgh, and we know it. Here’s to many more weeks like the one just passed!
In other news, the writer of this blog, currently away from Franktuary everyday, works as a cashier in a grocery store in New Jersey. His first customer yesterday declared, as she was checking out, her voyage to the supermarket to be an “emergency trip.” Will someone please explain how an emergency grocery run partially consists of purchasing 48 cans of cherry Pepsi??????????????????????????????????? I’ll tell you, the world we live in…
Hi folks. Slow going on the blogging side these days. Sorry about that. Anyway, Franktuary has reintroduced the sausage poll. Come on down and eat your vote!
Also, Franktuary has been active on Facebook of late. Consider yourself invited!
After extended technical difficulties, I might add. Well, even when this blog isn’t updated, it’s safe to assume that Franktuary is still downtown, still open, and still delicious. Of course, you probably know that already.
Here’s something you might not know. We’ll be closed the entire week where Christmas falls this year. As they say, “Don’t hate, congratulate.” Tis the season, after all.
Well folks, I don’t have much to say today. If only I could glean a nougat of information from that vast expanse of time whilst I had no computer and thus was not able to upate this blog.
For those of you wondering, while some people share nuggets of information, I most definitely share nougats. Smooth and creamy, yes indeed. Why would you want information any other way? Information isn’t peanut butter, you know.
I have a computer again! The bad news is it’s exactly the same as it was before, only shinier. Oh well, what can you do?
So, tell me this. Have you ever heard of apple pie with a slice of cheddar cheese on top? Earlier today I was in a room where I was the only person who had never heard of such thing. How could it be that I’ve been eating for over twenty-five years and this phenomenon has escaped me entirely.
Today a “Customer of the Year” from another establishment visited my establishment.
