Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Rolling Along and Super Shaker Strikes!

Today was a weird one. Came in late. Working like 8 OT hours this week. The $$ will be nice at least. We're adding a few minions over the next few days. Minions with super powers, so my work load will diminish. All good things. So the only thing I can think of is a rant I had last year this time: My rant: I'm not wild OCD guy that can't shake someone's hand, in fact, I have to do this on a regular basis because of my job, but my rant involves hygiene. I've shared this rant with a few relatives and was lambasted for my post-modern views...whatever. Here goes......... The Mrs and I were going to pre-marital counseling at a large church in the area that had a professional counseling center. It was group counseling and wasn't half as bad as it sounds. Every Sunday morning for 10 weeks we went to this church and enter the same doors near the large parking lot. Every Sunday morning for 10 weeks the same guy tried to shake my hand and everyone else's hand that walked through the door. The first few weeks I obliged and shook the guys hand. And then...one week I was in the middle of a cold or just over coming one and I decided that for the sake of other people, I would not shake the guys hand. Imagine this, people come to be healed spiritually, but leave on their death bed because super-shaker needs to get his hand grip fix for the week. On my way to the door from my car, I intentionally filled my hands with things so I could not shake the guy's hand. He looked lost as I slowly walked inside and greeted him with a hello and a head nod. I've never seen someone so lost in their life. What was he to do? Was he trying to break a hand shaking streak and I was the one person to stop him? Did this guy so blatantly disregard other people's health for his personal quest for handshaking legalism? and who's the crazy person? :)

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