Lulu's Greeting

 

Lulu would like to wish every person and doggo on the planet the very merriest holidays possible.

She asked me to post this. She did. It's true.

Johnny

Johnny raced to the Christmas tree, dropped to his knees, and looked for his name on the gifts. Mom sat cloaked in shadows beyond the glow of the lights.

“Can I open one, Mom?”

 

The mantle clock ticked.

 

“Please?”

 

He gave her puppy dog eyes. 

 

“Mom?”

 

Her face dropped. Tears fell. She made the sounds of a dying animal.

 

Johnny went to her, ready to hug away the pain, but when he tried to embrace her, his hands came together, colliding clumsily, passing through his mom.

 

She stopped crying. Tilted her head to one side.

 

Johnny shimmered, smiled sadly, disappeared.

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My humble contribution to Advent Ghosts 2023, hosted by Loren Eaton on https://isawlightningfall.blogspot.com/

Calls vs Email

I think the decision to call versus emailing someone can be based on many things, but my personal experience leads me to believe the primary factors are 1) personality type of the person, 2) age, 3) business setting, and 4) situational based on where/when/how a person is at that given moment in time.

In a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment, I believe phone calls slow down nearly everything. A well-placed phone call can cause your entire workflow to grind to a crippling halt. Strangely enough, and I mean perfectly imperfect timing, I was interrupted just now by a stammering caller who managed to completely derail me from what I was doing, destroy my workflow, only to ask me if I had a list. One that I would have to email him. So why not email me about it? Then I can check and respond and never break stride.

There are times when personal interaction is amazing and warranted, but it isn't all the time. Just my opinion.