The weekend seems like a good time to post this because it’s very long. When I e-mailed the owner of Birches asking if he wanted me to post something about this exchange on my blog, I got this ...

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Splitting the check can be so damn awkward. Sure, with some friends you may have an easy-breezy attitude where you go out together a lot and it'll all come out in the wash. But with others, it can ...