Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Am I a bad person?
A guy from work had a heart attack recently. We were told that it was a major one, but how much so I don't know. There was a "get well" card at reception that we all signed -- and by "we all signed," I mean that a lot of people signed it, and I assume it's understood that I assented to its message, regardless of whether I actually put pen to paper.
A couple days went by, and someone sent out an update that the guy was going home. Terrific! This was followed, however, by a message saying that his birthday was also coming up this week, and that there would be a birthday card at reception that we could sign.
My immediate reaction was something like "Oh, come on -- does hoping that he doesn't die (and that he loses 60 lbs STAT) mean that I have to care about his birthday, too?"
A couple days went by, and someone sent out an update that the guy was going home. Terrific! This was followed, however, by a message saying that his birthday was also coming up this week, and that there would be a birthday card at reception that we could sign.
My immediate reaction was something like "Oh, come on -- does hoping that he doesn't die (and that he loses 60 lbs STAT) mean that I have to care about his birthday, too?"
