Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig!

WAYNE’S WORDS

Volume 1 Number 6
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig!

Well, I am back from Beaumont, TX. Nothing really crazy happened there.

It was pretty normal except for a few items:

• My eyeball nearly exploded out of my skull during our descent into Houston,
• My boss and I (both of us in Search & Rescue, mind you) got lost on some very scary backstreets in Beaumont while using a GPS navigation system (when those things state that the street is unrecognized – be afraid),
• Trying to figure out the difference between a rown-daig, a hoe-laig and a regg-laig as the Cajun girl at the Mickey Dee’s drive-thru window tried to tell us something regarding our breakfast order – our final response was “um, ok,”
• Walking out of any given air-conditioned building or car in the Beaumont area and being temporarily blinded because my sunglasses fogged up,
• Nearly being murdered by my boss (and possibly other hotel guests) because my snoring was louder than any grizzly on “When Animals Attack,”
• And finally, multiple near-death experiences while riding around with the Beaumont office’s staff – those people drive like – there is no description except OHMIGAWD LOOKOUT!

As is the case with most business trips – the return home was a beautiful thing. You get back to your pets, loved ones and as far as the business part goes, you get back to your home office.

Ah, the home office, where you have the love and admiration of your peers.

Ah, the home office, where you know they will glad to see you upon your return.

Would you like to see how I was welcomed back to work by my loving colleagues?

That is me (notice the "I'm-so-hated-here-posture) next to the entry into my cubicle. The sign actually reads "We missed you!"Jackasses!

That is me inside my cubicle! Jackasses!

That is the view from above my cubicle - that crap is nearly five and a half feet deep AND covers the entire area! Jackasses!

Seven lawn and leaf bags, a good sized box and one hour later! Jackasses!

I guess Thomas Wolfe was right, "You can't go home again!"

I missed you all too. Jackasses!

Until Next Time,
Wayne