Are you guys feeling unappreciated?Two weeks ago was my 35th birthday and I wasn't feeling too hot that morning
anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and say
"Happy Birthday" and probably have a present for me. She didn't even say
"Good Morning" let alone any "Happy Birthday." I thought, "Well, that's
wives for you, the children will remember." The children came in to
breakfast and didn't say a word.
When I started to the office I was feeling pretty low and despondent. As I
walked into my office my secretary, Janet, said, "Good morning, boss. Happy
Birthday."
And I felt a little better; someone had remembered.
I worked until noon. Then, Janet knocked on my door and said, "You know,
it's such a beautiful day outside and it's your birthday, let's go to
lunch,just you and me."
I said, "By George, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's go."
We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally go; we went out to the
country to a little private place. We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch
tremendously. On the way back to the office, she said, "You know, it's such
a beautiful day. We don't need to go back to the office, do we?"
I said, "No, I guess not."
She said, "Let's go to my apartment." After arriving at her apartment she
said, "Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go change."
"Sure," I excitedly replied.
She went into the bedroom and, in about six minutes, she came out carrying a
big birthday cake, followed by my wife, children, and dozens of our
friends,all singing Happy Birthday.
And there I sat...
on the couch...
naked.
anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and say
"Happy Birthday" and probably have a present for me. She didn't even say
"Good Morning" let alone any "Happy Birthday." I thought, "Well, that's
wives for you, the children will remember." The children came in to
breakfast and didn't say a word.
When I started to the office I was feeling pretty low and despondent. As I
walked into my office my secretary, Janet, said, "Good morning, boss. Happy
Birthday."
And I felt a little better; someone had remembered.
I worked until noon. Then, Janet knocked on my door and said, "You know,
it's such a beautiful day outside and it's your birthday, let's go to
lunch,just you and me."
I said, "By George, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's go."
We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally go; we went out to the
country to a little private place. We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch
tremendously. On the way back to the office, she said, "You know, it's such
a beautiful day. We don't need to go back to the office, do we?"
I said, "No, I guess not."
She said, "Let's go to my apartment." After arriving at her apartment she
said, "Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go change."
"Sure," I excitedly replied.
She went into the bedroom and, in about six minutes, she came out carrying a
big birthday cake, followed by my wife, children, and dozens of our
friends,all singing Happy Birthday.
And there I sat...
on the couch...
naked.