Hi. I am alive and well. I ran across this video, which is not only very funny, but may be the most succinct explanation of the current credit crisis that I have encountered. I just had to post it. My best to everyone.
Hi. I'm just checking in. I am well, but remain preoccupied with some private matters. Oddly enough,, now that I have recovered my health, I am trying to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life. I am not emotionally uncomfortable. I am simply unfocused and unmotivated.
For the first time, I'm beginning to understand that I am no longer young, although I don't remotely feel old. However, I do now have two chronic and limiting physical conditions(heart and lungs) which do put a crimp in my style. For example, last week an acquaintance mentioned that he had been attacked without provocation in the neighborhood and was complaining that a mutual acquaintance hadn't come to his aid. My thought was that given my limitations now, I couldn't have helped him. I would be reduced to standing there shouting, "STOP THAT!" My problem is that does not represent a man. THAT IS AN EUNUCH!
Thank you all for your comments and emails which I haven't responded to individually and apologize for. As I mentioned earlier, I am simply wholly detached. I am throwing in this video as a partial atonement for my inattention.
Hello. I ran across this video and decided that I just had to share it. I am well and have almost entirely recovered from my operation. I do apologize for my absence. I am still preoccupied with some non-health related concerns. I do think of efxers regularly and fondly. I certainly hope to become active again in the future. My best to everyone.
I apologize for my absence. I continue to improve. I have been preoccupied with some non-health related problems. However, I ran across this Onion satirical piece and decided I had to share it.
New Starbucks Opens In Rest Room Of Existing Starbucks
June 27, 1998 | Issue 33•20
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Starbucks, the nation's largest coffee-shop chain, continued its rapid expansion Tuesday, opening its newest location in the men's room of an existing Starbucks.
"Coffee lovers just can't stand being far from their favorite Starbucks gourmet blends," said Chris Tuttle, Starbucks vice-president of franchising. "Now, people can enjoy a delicious Frappuccino or espresso just about any time they please, even while defecating."
The new men's-room-based Starbucks, the coffee giant's 1,531st U.S. location, will be open to both men and women when not "in use." In addition to offering specialty coffees from around the world, it will serve freshly baked pastries, Italian pannini sandwiches and soups, as well as the rest room's usual selection of toilet paper and soap.
"This is a great addition," said Jonathan Connolly, a Boston-area banker who tried out the new Starbucks Tuesday. "I was enjoying my usual triple mocha latté in the main Starbucks, and I had to go to the bathroom, where three people were in line to use the stalls. The wait might have been a problem, but, to my great pleasure, there was another Starbucks right there, ready to serve me more delicious coffee. And the baristas were helpful and courteous."
Connolly added that after he finished drinking his coffee and using the bathroom, he stayed for a poetry reading near the urinals.
"I was a little bit worried about the new restaurant cutting into our business," said Dave Grobelkowski, manager of the original Starbucks. "But the only people going there are ones who have already purchased items from us anyway. And if we run out of stirrers or cream, we can just go to the bathroom and borrow some."
According to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, the new location represents the beginning of a long-term expansion plan.
"Eventually, Starbucks rest rooms everywhere will sell coffee," Schultz said. "But that ambitious scheme is at least five years down the road. In the meantime, we plan to open an additional location in this Starbucks' ladies' room within months, and are already drafting plans for a fourth restaurant along the corridor leading from the main seating area to the rest rooms. At some point a 'Star-bucks Express' window will eventually open in the walk-in closet of the men's room Starbucks."
Thank you all for your comments and support over the last seven months. I continue to heal and I am beginning to see the outlines of “a full recovery “ or “a normal life” that I was assured would be the end result of this ordeal. My best to everyone.
It looks like things got a little screwed up in my absence. Oh well, the important thing is that efx lives. When I found out that efx had expired, I was dumbstruck. Although I haven't been active lately, I had definitely intended to return. Efx is a unique blogging community. The thought of losing it was comparable to losing a friend. Although much stronger, I am still recovering from my operation. Consequently, it will probably be a couple of months before I resume active involvement. My best to everyone. Long live efx.
