I am up against the wall with stuff to do today, so nothing much to say right now except

Wow!

A part of the unruly Weevil mob for only a day, and already Fred First has done outdid himself with his exciting James Bondian tales of his secret agent life in Scottsboro!

He also runs up against the bad side of Agnes when he came in the ostentatious and gaudy Axis of Weevil World Headquarters:

[...] although Agnes at the front desk pressed the security buzzer under her desk when I told her I was now part of the AOW team. I forgive you, honey, bless your little heart, you and me gotta sit down over a sweaty glass of sweet tea and have us a heart to heart after I get my desk arranged.

Luckily for Mr. First, we disconnected Agnes' button, because she got to where she was buzzing it anytime anyone came to the desk. She hasn't noticed, and we don't tell her. Also, although she probably appreciated the offer for some tea, we have to keep an eye on her so her blood sugar doesn't get out of whack. Last time that happened, the paramedics wound up having to take the doors apart to get her out to the ambulance.

Fred also asks when we teach him the secret handshake and stuff. Well, we have never really gotten around to having a secret handshake--everyone has such a hard time with the carpal tunnel syndrome (or "competitive stress disorder" as Fred puts it) that we just gave up.
posted by Terry at 9:42:00 AM