From the Desk of Janet Barclay

Another bit of humour submitted by one of my readers - The Worst Cube-Dwelling Offenses.

It’s interesting how many jokes there are about working in offices - yet very little about working from home. Something to look into, in my spare time… 

One of my ezine subscribers told me that Fabio offers advice on avoiding deadline disasters and other topics at The Kitchen of Love. Just click on the recipe card and select "Office Etiquette."

I told Alex Fayle about my blog, thinking he would like to know that I’ve mentioned him here a couple of times. How does he pay me back? By tagging me in a chain-type of game where I am supposed to post five little known facts about myself and then tag five others to do the same thing.

My first reaction was "but this is supposed to be a business blog - I can’t do that!" but then I figured, if it’s okay for Monica Ricci, the author of Organize Your Office In No Time, it’s okay for me.  I had the pleasure of meeting Monica at the POC Conference in 2005. In fact, here’s a picture of Monica, Alex, and my dear friend Elinor Warkentin of Goodbye Clutter! at an unofficial after-hours conference event:

But I suppose I should post my five little known facts…

1. During the summer following Grade 10 I went on a French exchange trip to Quebec but I was too shy to speak so I didn’t get as much out of it as I’d hoped. So I went again the following summer, but the person they matched me with went to English immersion school so I still didn’t get to speak much French, so I went a third time after Grade 12.
2. I play Sudoku on my Pocket PC when I’m waiting for someone.
3. I once played Tetris for five hours straight.
4. My first website was called "Jan’s Helpful Home Page" where I posted household management tips and invited people to send me their challenges. I actually received one email.
5. I’ve seen "Weird Al" Yankovic in concert - twice.

(Happy now, Alex?)

If that wasn’t hard enough, now I have to tag five more people:

• Alison Roberts
• Tony
• and my fellow contributors to the Introvert Retreat blog: Marki, Chris, and Dr. Maggie.

In the news the other day, a tractor-trailer loaded with brand-new file folders was hijacked. Later the same day, a truck carrying boxes of Post-its was stolen. Authorities are investigating, but they believe the robberies were the work of organized crime.

(Joke by Ron Dentinger, submitted by Don Giberson)