I’m in the midst of the laborious task of writing the thank you notes, the ones from Hal and me. And yet I’m the one crafting what to say, writing them out, addressing the envelopes, stuffing and stamping them. But there’s no “I” in team, right, and Hal and I are now a team. So last night I asked my teammate for help.
Task 1: Seal the envelopes, please
After 6 of them were completed…
Hal: I’m done with the envelope sealing.
Jenn: What do you mean? There are more to go.
Hal: I just gave myself a paper cut from licking them.
Oye.
Task 2: Place return address labels on them, please
Jenn: On second thought, maybe I should do this.
Hal: Why?
Jenn: Last time I asked you to put stamps on for me, they were kind of crooked.
Hal: Well how would you like them then?
Jenn: Straight!
Nevertheless, Hal took on the task and was doing a fine job. I had forgotten that I had placed half the envelopes upside down so that the pile would sit evenly. My bad.
Hal: Whoa, whoa, what are you doing to me?
Jenn: What do you mean?
He pointed an accusing finger at the upside down envelope.
Hal: You can’t throw me off like this. If I hadn’t noticed this, it could’ve been disastrous!
Oh boy.
It was a good effort but maybe these tasks were too much for my teammate. I mean, after he was done he did settle back onto the couch looking rather exhausted. I have a feeling that for the next round the team is going to consist of me, myself and I. This way all potential disasters are avoided and there are no injuries on the job.
PS, Hal was still nursing the paper cut on his lip this morning...
I'll have you know that it's Thursday and that paper cut is still bothering me. They may be small but they can be very serious. I once read about a person getting a staph infection from a paper cut. And then there was that poor unfortunate person that got that flesh eating disease from a paper cut. He was probably helping his wife with the thank you cards too. And look what it got him!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea paper cuts could be life-threatening. Perhaps we should quarantine you in a sterilized environment until it heals completely. We don't want to risk your face being eaten off by some wretched disease.
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