so, Gene calls me this afternoon. “How would you feel if I got a 70% raise, tax free? 21 days off a year?”<\/p>\n
“Drug dealing?”<\/p>\n
“No.”<\/p>\n
“Pimping?”<\/p>\n
No. His employer is searching for someone to take a position…in KABUL. As in Af-fugging-ghanistan. As in a war zone – Mission Accomplished, my ass.<\/p>\n
“But we’re not at war WITH Afghanistan! We’re at war along with Afghanistan against the Taliban.” (Who are located where, Gene? Afghanistan).<\/p>\n
I wouldn’t go, by the way. DUH. I’m not concerned that this will happen mostly because Gene also told me that one of his employer’s government clients wants him to work on their account.<\/p>\n
Seriously…what would I do without Gene for an entire year? (“They’d let me go home twice!”)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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