Ray

Leaving work a little early today to go see my mom in the hospital, everyone thinks she’s okay, just sick with a fever, but with the stroke and all, you just never know for sure. So of course my ladies at work could not be nicer, and told me to leave right now! Which I don’t need to do at all, but it sure is nice not to be hassled about it, like I was at a certain previous position.

ANYHOO, here is what made me laugh today. I wrote to my friend Ray to remind him of my practice tour for Art Deco on Saturday. Ray for some reason likes to go on my tours, when most people have to be dragged. Ray is unlike most people, Ray is unlike most everyone, and of course, that is what we love about Ray.

So here is Ray’s out of office reply to my email to him. It’s been making me giggle most of the day:

PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL BE ON VACATION UNTIL THE MORNING OF MONDAY, 11/21. PLEASE FORWARD URGENT REEFER ISSUES TO CHIBRFR, URGENT DOMESTIC ISSUES TO CHIBCTC, URGENT MIDWEST IMPORT ISSUES TO CHIBIMP AND URGENT MIDWEST EXPORT ISSUES TO CHIBEXP.

I love a few things about it, I love that it’s in all caps, like Ray is an oversized Owen Meaney at work. And I love that if something goes wrong, I have a choice to call CHIBRFT, CHIBCTC or CHIBIMP. I’m not sure what Ray does, something with packing and shipping I believe. I also love that I am supposed to call all these people if I have “reefer” issues, which of course, I have all the time. If only I had known that Ray could take care of them for me.

Anyway, positive thoughts about mom, tomorrow is Friday, I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for awhile, lot of nice things planned, so…bell grande.