Never trust people who say their first name is Heywood

A reporter from the Globe contacted me (no names, as he may be in trouble enough already for the "James" gaffe) as I had mentioned in my blog about a co-worker telecommuting. I was disappointed to see the story the next day and not see my friend's photo attached, as they did send a photog out to Worcester to take some shots of he and his family. In addition, he ended up sounding somehow fey from the only quote they took - "It's nice not to need to look fresh or tidy."

I asked him about that, as I couldn't imagine him saying that - or, at least, not those exact words. He told me that the reporter who interviewed him was insistent, asking him three or four times if it wasn't a nice thing to not have to look fresh or tidy. Finally, my friend said, with a roll of his eyes, "Yeah, I guess it's nice not to have to look fresh or tidy." They lopped off the "Yeah, I guess..." and ran the rest.

Karma's a bitch, huh?

Suldog
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I think it wasn't James but Jamakesomethinuphere. I understand he was busy taking care of his son Lorem and his daughter Ipsum, who were both home from school (at Mike Barnicle Middle School, natch).