The sign was JC's idea. Kindness indeed was free at The Blue Moon Cafe. In terms of  money at least.

There was still something to be expensed though at the end of the day. The  employees providing the  kindness paid something of themselves. A smile, or a sincere grin was free...

George Bannister had read recently that the U.S. consumed roughly 18 million barrels of oil daily. He had been surprised that he didn't even know how many gallons of oil a barrel amounted to. He had simply gone his 40 odd something years accepting the barrel as a unit of...