Some people do things to be noticed. Like counting money in line for the movies, a time-honored practice of flaunting your own liquidity. But as cash dwindles and cinema sputters, it may be time to find a new venue for self-promotion.
From a large desk and a wide chair, many professionals spend their working days seeing what sticks. Their largest, open wall is generally speaking the first test case. If it can’t stick there, between diplomas and family photos, it doesn’t stand much of a chance in the public.
To make something stick, you need to be creative. You can’t simply throw anything against the wall and assume it will find miraculous adhesion. What will happen is routine. It will slide down the wall and settle into the carpet, unless your own small trash bin happens to be aligned with the initial toss.
There are ways of making things stick. You could try Vermont’s own maple syrup. Or helps your honeyed individual. If you’re looking for something a bit more substantial, peanut butter or Nutella can do the trick. But what a mess you’ve now left for the overworked janitorial staff. One could argue that removing breakfast spreads is superior to toiling in sewers. Fair enough. But it’s not like what’s on the wall constitutes a meal substitute. I’d argue it’s worse, since the once proud confection taunts you, much like the lights of San Francisco menaced the inmates of Alcatraz all those years ago.
Bring a broom or hire a clean-up crew. You never know what you'll need.
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