Just a Day - Or Two

You never know what or who you'll run into at The Times. Yesterday I saw my friend Peggy in the cafeteria when I stopped for breakfast. I've known Peggy for an eternity and we have been Peggy/Peggy since day one. The cafeteria is great in the morning. They are building a police station across the street, so there are trucks and guys all down the block. Even if Peggy/Peggy hadn't been there, the view would have been pretty interesting. But Peggy was in the cafeteria to help out with the showing of the Stanley Cup. The Anaheim Ducks had won this trophy, the first time ever for a SoCal Hockey team. We were lucky enough to have it show up at The Times that morning. So I stuck around to see what a cup looks like. Silly me. The huge milk can looking thing was escorted by two gorgeous guys. One was the goalie, he's on the left here. The other was a not a goalie. I'm not sure what the other positions are in hockey. Probably forward and guard. Well, he was one of those. It was a good event. I understand that someone brought in a baby and got to take a picture of it resting in the cup. Bet that was a cute shot.

I had to leave before that would happen. How could it be so busy when my job is gone? There are no phones to answer. It is very difficult to answer the phone because people are looking for help outside the system. Sorry. But we are still trying to make all the applications and processes fully functional. I was kind of thinking about chilling a bit at work. Visiting friends. Having long lunches. Dream on.

We did have a nice lunch today. I forgot my camera. Too bad because we had a good-bye lunch for Gernard and Cynthia. Although it's sad to think of them leaving on Friday, it was good to have the HelpDesk and Tech Support staff together in one room. All at the same time. Since we weren't required to "man" (or staff, as I prefer) the phones, we could all eat and talk and enjoy each other. We had a good time. Moises played good-bye songs that had been compiled for another person's departure. Funny. A great way to say good-be to good people.