Gold Star Awards
Monday, August 15, 2005 by Mel
I have a tendancy to tell people that they get a gold star for doing something great. People are surprisingly disappointed when you say they deserve a gold star but have no stars to give. In an effort to stop making false promises, here is our very first office Gold Star Award:
Our first award goes to my trusty friend and novel specialist, Loraine. Saying that she goes above and beyond the call of friendship doesn't express it, but this dandy little star says it all, don't you think? (She actually received the award a few weeks ago, but we were waiting for the engraver to return it before we made it official.) Loraine has done exactly 1,753 things to earn a GSA, but I'm going to try to make up for my negligence with this one award.
Why this award is great: You can brag to your friends that you are a member of the illustrious Gold Star Hall of Fame, even if they have no idea what that means.
Why this award isn't so great: It probably won't get you any free food. Sorry.
This one's been a long time coming, but most Gold Star Awards will be given for outstanding displays of creative behavior. You can decide what that means for yourself. If you think the awards will be biased toward people who are nice to me...you may not be completely wrong. GSAs aren't just about me, but I'm not above taking bribes.
Enjoy your day.
Our first award goes to my trusty friend and novel specialist, Loraine. Saying that she goes above and beyond the call of friendship doesn't express it, but this dandy little star says it all, don't you think? (She actually received the award a few weeks ago, but we were waiting for the engraver to return it before we made it official.) Loraine has done exactly 1,753 things to earn a GSA, but I'm going to try to make up for my negligence with this one award.
Why this award is great: You can brag to your friends that you are a member of the illustrious Gold Star Hall of Fame, even if they have no idea what that means.
Why this award isn't so great: It probably won't get you any free food. Sorry.
This one's been a long time coming, but most Gold Star Awards will be given for outstanding displays of creative behavior. You can decide what that means for yourself. If you think the awards will be biased toward people who are nice to me...you may not be completely wrong. GSAs aren't just about me, but I'm not above taking bribes.
Enjoy your day.
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