252 – 21 Days till Vacation (22 till Cruise)

Well, this week has flown past, mostly because I’ve been busy.

The weekend’s supposed to be bad weather as a tropical storm is heading up the coast towards us. It won’t hit us exactly, but the rain and winds will be pretty heavy.

Hopefully, next Friday I’ll be meeting Mark, in Boston who writes the blog I have linked at left. I can’t wait to meet him and show him a few of my favorite places. He’ll be in the Boston area for work, and if he works hard enough, we may have time to have some fun. My brother is going to come along for the ride, and he loves Boston too!

Hey Mark, have you watched the new show on ABC called Defying Gravity? If not, you can see it on Hulu.com and it’s great!!!

Merle, mom’s doing ok… just looks worse than it is I guess. *S* Thanks for the comment.

On to something funny:

Why I fired my Secretary

This is a true story. Last week was my 40th birthday and I really didn’t feel like waking up that morning. I managed to pull myself together and go downstairs for breakfast, hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, “Happy Birthday!”, and possibly have a small present for me. As it turned out, she barely said good morning, let alone “Happy Birthday.” I thought… Well, that’s marriage for you, but the kids… They will remember.

My kids came trampling down the stairs to breakfast, ate their breakfast, and didn’t say a word to me. So when I made it out of the house and started for work, I felt pretty dumpy and despondent.

As I walked into my office, my secretary Joanne said, “Good Morning Boss, and by the way Happy Birthday!” It felt a bit better knowing that at least someone remembered. I worked in a zombie like fashion until about one o’clock, when Joanne knocked on my door and said, “You know, it’s such abeautiful day outside, and it’s your Birthday, why don’t we go out for lunch, just you and me.” I said, “Thanks, Joanne, that’s the best thing I’ve heard all day. Let’s go!”

We went to lunch but not where we’d normally go. Instead she took me to a quiet bistro with a private table. We had a couple of mixed drinks and I enjoyed the meal tremendously. On the way back to the office, Joanne said, “You know, It’s such a beautiful day… We don’t have to go right back to the office, do we?” I replied with “I suppose not. What do you have in mind?” She said, “Let’s go to my apartment, it’s just around the corner.”

After arriving at her apartment, Joanne turned to me and said, “Boss if you don’t mind, I’m goinna to step into the bedroom for just a moment. I’ll be right back.” “Ok.” I nervously replied. She went into the bedroom and, after a couple of minutes, she came out carrying a huge birthday cake…

Followed by my wife, my kids, and dozens of my friends, and co-workers, all singing “Happy Birthday”.

And I just sat there…

On the couch…

Naked.

What'd You Think?

Have a wonderful weekend!