I wander into the mailroom looking for Tylenol while humming a cheerful tune. One of our mail girls says, "I've never heard someone sound so happy while reaching for painkillers." I answer that I'm just trying to encourage them, to make the little red pills feel good about the job they are about to do, rather than be afraid of me like King Kong to Fay Wray. Everyone laughs, a genuine laugh and not the usual chuckle for chuckle's sake. Well, two people laughed, and that was everyone, even if one of those people is nice to me because he wants my business. But I appreciated it nonetheless.

And that's how my blog begins.