A scene of domestic cooperation, direct from our house:
Kelly and I were in our home office, facing our respective computer screens, back to back as if about to step off paces for a duel.
Then I got this weird cramp in the joint at the base of my big toe. Felt like that large knuckle had pressure on it, that it needed to pop. I wrestled around in my swivel chair, a fat Buddha in beachwear, yanking and twisting on my toe, to no avail.
All the grunting and cursing caused Kelly to wheel around and demand to know the nature of my problem. I explained about the toe knuckle and she took charge.
So there we were, a giant bearded man in a swivel chair and a tiny blond woman who’s got him by the big toe. She jerked and twisted, yelling at me to relax my leg so its own enormous weight could yank down on the rigid digit, but I was too busy squirming and thinking up new curse words.
At that moment, we both realized we were posed directly in front of the large window that looks out at our street. The blinds were open.
Kelly said, “I hope this is the picture the paparazzi get.”
- The Smart Business Resource Center has canceled its Fall Hiring Fair, which was scheduled for Tuesday. The center urges employers to get in touch if they need workers; individual hiring fairs can be scheduled. For more info on SBRC, click here.
- Throughout the month of September, the Good News Rescue Mission will collect professional clothes as part of the 2nd Annual Suit Drive. Men’s Wearhouse & Tux locations will serve as drop-off sites for gently used suits, shirts, slacks, ties, etc. The clothing will be used by men who are trying to apply for jobs. For more info on the national drive, click here.
- Operation: School Supplies collects donations of school materials for the needy in Northern California school districts. Tri Counties Bank branches are accepting the donations all this week.
- This weekend’s restaurant discovery: The Cornerstone Bakery & Cafe in Dunsmuir. Yum.
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