Happy Birthday Rose! Click on the thumbnail to the left to view full-sized image. A shout-out (YO!) to someone I haven’t seen in almost 5 years but haven’t forgotten. (Holy crap, time flies.) The fact that I haven’t seen her is probably my fault. Anyone who REALLY KNOWS me… will attest to the fact that I haven’t always balanced the hustle bustle, disasters, people, whatever in my life, but those people ALWAYS forgive me because I’ve conditioned them to accept it, heh. I like to think that I’m much better at it, now. 
I believe I sent Rose… flowers last year… and would have sent her flowers again THIS year (sooooo original) had it not slipped my mind. Oops, sorry? Eh, flowers die anyway, har. Rose used to be a project manager in a dotcom-bust company where I toiled as a disgruntled software tester by day and sometimes, nights. Yes, I still resent the withholding of drinks to go with the free “overtime” meals. (Give me my Diet Coke and my lieu time.) Some PMs hold your Diet Coke hostage and some do not. Rose did not.
Completely unbeknownst to Rose (until now, I guess), she inspired me to question my spirituality or lack thereof. I was always under the impression that she had a very strong spiritual centre. Rose left the glamorous life of a corporate rat to study and become an elementary school teacher. Hopefully, she is teaching them something other than COMPUTERS. Seriously. Like the value of reading and correct usage of spelling and grammar. It might reduce all that crappy writing (oh, like mine) on the internet.
Anyway, may you, Rose… have a very, very shiny Happy Birthday today (and always)!
Regards,
Massa P aka “fruity” 
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