Three Years ago

Here’s what I wrote 3 years ago on the site:

NOTES TO MY OFFICE STAFF:

Mark - I will be arriving late next week Monday and Tuesday. Plan on having my coffee ready later so it’s not cold when I get in. Also I don’t mind you reading the paper but please do it after I’ve had a chance to look at it. Let’s not have another “wrinkled pages incident” like last time.

Nick - it’s nice you are trying to keep busy and have many people coming to your desk for questions but please try and keep the noise level down. You know how important my morning naps are to me and when I’m suddenly jarred from my sleep by some frantic visitor of yours, it makes me cranky.

Madeline - the blood stain is almost gone from the carpet in my office. I think one more good scrubbing should do the trick. And I promise to replace the broom handle I borrowed from your cleaning closet by tomorrow.

Michael - I’d like some pretzels for my afternoon break tomorrow. Please remember to scrape off all the salt this time. I know it’s tedious getting it all off but maybe you could multitask and burn the DVD’s too. Also I think it’s going to rain, so don’t bother getting the car washed tomorrow. I’d still appreciate you picking up a little on the inside and be sure to check under the seats. I think I lost a couple of cans under there the other night.

Ingrid - I’ve been getting complaints about your phone etiquette again. You must remember to answer using my full title, first and last name. Perhaps during your lunch hour, you can practice answering in front of the bathroom mirror. It’s very important we give a good impression to our customers.

All - if you get any calls about the “Shoop” incident, please refer them to the family lawyer.