Why doesn't the company retire you? someone asked me.

Because to told them that when I retire I'm going to write a book and expose the entire industry I shot back. They said I could work here for as long as I want if I promised not to write it. In fact, if I get crippled up they said they'd pension me at 3/4s pay so long as I don't write it.

"Really?" he asked.

"Really." I replied

And within five minutes yet one more wild rumor tore through the fleet like $hit through a goose.

To find out why the blog is pink just cut and paste this: http://piccoloshash.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-feminine-side-blog-stays-pink.html NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE WRITING OF TODAY'S ESSAY