(Previously sent to friends as a “Happy
Friday” email on 6/1/12.)
There are only two weeks left of school here in Spokane. It’s
amazing how quickly my first year of retirement has passed. In many ways the
Happy Fridays have helped me remain connected with the many people in the
district who have responded in one form or another. And, I’d like to thank
everyone for not responding, “These suck.” So thoughtful! I know how hard you
work and how difficult it is to get through your backlog of emails. I
appreciate those of you have taken the time and hope that you’ve enjoyed at least
some of them.
During the year, several people suggested that I put these bird
walks on a blog instead. One hindering factor is that blogs seem like “new
tricks” for this dog. You see, with all the social media out there – Facebook,
blogs, YouTube, Wikis, podcasts, twitter, tweets, peeps, chirps, and
occasionally tittering (for mature audiences) – I’m only familiar with email
and PhoneCalling.
I’m getting braver, though, and have begun looking into how to do
the blog thing. So far, my biggest helper in the Bloggerama is named Lisa.
She’s a young professional who works for Google, and her blog page is used as
an example on their training site. She seems nice enough … swell home in San
Francisco … pictures showing her having lots more fun than I ever have … she’s
traveled a lot … and, she has a ton of interests. Fortunately, her top-10 list
does not include quiet walks on the beach or dolphins or beached dolphins,
which means we have much in common. Already I’m feeling pretty close to her and
can hardly wait to share My Life Story … in installments so I don’t have to
water it down. Lisa must have very good social skills judging from the 17,564
people who consider her to be in their inner-circle of friends … although a few
might be credited to the fact that you automatically go to her example page
when you’re learning how to blog. (I’ve thought about doing something similar
if I ever started a Facebook account; I’d just post “FREE iPads,” and let the
friends roll in.) Anyway, I figure I’ll stand a better chance with Lisa if I
include pictures of myself when I was younger … although I have to admit that I
peaked on the cuteness scale when I was four or five years old. Better yet,
maybe I’ll just use pictures of a hunky 30-something guy … the kind you see in
underwear and cologne ads … but less serious and more capable of carrying on a conversation without using the
word “dude” in every sentence. And, if I ever did happen to meet her, I’d just
say that I had this sudden aging condition kind of like Brad Pitt had when he
played Benjamin Button, only in reverse. That should tug her heart-strings and
buy me some sympathy time. Don’t get me wrong, I’m just toying with her until I
figure out the blog thing. Mary is still #1 in my book, and not just because I
don’t heal as fast as I used to. You can count on me to keep introducing her as
“my current love interest.” … OW! C’mon, that hurt. It's probably going to leave a mark, ya know….
So, I plan to start a blog shortly to replace the Happy Fridays
from now on. I’ll re-run some of the better pieces and just throw in new stuff
when my life careens out of control as it tends to do. Now, here’s where you
come in. I need a name for the blog. So far I’ve come up with “Incidents of
Incredible Importance.” I don’t know if someone has already grabbed this one up
or whether it would just drive people away. But, the person who sends me the
best idea for a name – whether or not I actually use it – will receive a very
impressive prize: an original Spamanimal created by yours truly. If you’ve worked
in the same building with me anytime during my career, you know what a treasure
this is. It’s a detailed carved animal made from real Spam … ORIGINAL Spam, not
an off-shoot like Spam Light, BBQ Spam, or Edible Spam. So, just email
potential names for my blog, and you may be the lucky winner. (Think: Ed
McMahon showing up on your doorstep, only MUCH better.)
L. Haymond
New Trickster
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