by Eddie Pipkin

I faced an imminent personal crisis last week.  I was at Cracker Barrel with my mom for an early Mother’s Day breakfast, and the menu had been revised (again!).  I love those CB buttermilk pancakes – just the plain ol’ pancakes, no blueberries or fancy toppings or whipped cream.  I love them so much that I wanted three of them, instead of the two that were offered on all the new menu options.  The magically perfect three pancakes!  Desperately, I explained my dilemma to the server, Melissa, and she immediately gave me a calming look and a wide smile, soothing my obvious distress.  “Don’t you worry,” she said.  “I can make that happen.”  There are many times we find ourselves smack dab in a seemingly unsolvable conun