Calendar Envy
Some have maintained that Smashed is harboring a full-blown case of "Calendar Envy." (When NR returned from her tour of the continent, she carried with her a delightful selection of calendars, which she handed out to many of her colleagues). As Smashed was not one of those so favored, an interested bystander might have concluded that Smashed had been slighted.
This observation is wrong on at least the following counts.
1) NR would never knowingly slight anyone.
2) Smashed and NR share passions other than tracking the passage of time.
3) JU received a calendar - which he's hung in his office. Not coincidentally it is also Smashed's office. In January Smashed will, no doubt, begin to enjoy JU's calendar from across the office.
By broaching this subject, it seems that someone is trying to engender jealousy in Smashed, or is trying to drive a wedge between Smashed and NR. This effort is as futile as it would be counterproductive.
One is moved to wonder what possible motive this person would have for attempting to sow division in the ranks like this.
This observation is wrong on at least the following counts.
1) NR would never knowingly slight anyone.
2) Smashed and NR share passions other than tracking the passage of time.
3) JU received a calendar - which he's hung in his office. Not coincidentally it is also Smashed's office. In January Smashed will, no doubt, begin to enjoy JU's calendar from across the office.
By broaching this subject, it seems that someone is trying to engender jealousy in Smashed, or is trying to drive a wedge between Smashed and NR. This effort is as futile as it would be counterproductive.
One is moved to wonder what possible motive this person would have for attempting to sow division in the ranks like this.
posted by Smashed at 12/07/2005 07:42:00 AM
2 Comments:
Smashed-
I could not think of a single good reason why one would want to cause this sort of pain. But upon further reflection of your posting....Are you not the arsonist pretending to be a hero by putting out the fire? I mean that by publishing the topic world wide, have you not spread the word and potential divisive damage further? What possible motive would a blogger have for attempting to sow division in the ranks like this?
Perhaps Freud would say that, a surfeit of calendars of my own notwithstanding, deep down I am jealous of the attention showered upon those lucky calendar holders. Or maybe I just like a good fire.
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