The end of the day is lovely at Shorty's pit beef stand on Falls Road -- at least it was the day we were there. Shorty still had some delicious barbecue beef and chicken to serve, and he put the holiday lights on in the dining area and gave a female customer a rose. Shorty, a good-natured fellow who has been pit-grillin' for several years, moved to the gas station and country store, at a bend just north of Padonia Road, a few years ago. He'll close for the holidays soon and reopen after the turn of the year. I'm telling you, his barbecued chicken breast was out of this world -- smokey and seasoned just right, and still juicy at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.