Today, we had our first Office Holiday Party planning meeting of the year. I know, I know, the party is in December, but these events just don’t happen. They require at least one planning meeting early in the year, so that we can forget what was decided, before we meet again in October.

Well, one of the topics was the judging for the food competition. Serious business like this resulted in an epic suggestion, “What if all of the judges were named Jennifer?” Love it! Plus, we could say something cool, like “The Jennifers have spoken and the winner is…” Also, it reminds me of Mike Doughty’s song, “27 Jennifers,” which makes me smile.

Then I got to thinking, could we pull it off? Would enough Jennifers say “yes?” This made me consider what my son once theorized about me. “Dad, I bet you walk around work and say, ‘Hey,’ and the people say, ‘Hey’ back and then you chat and tell a story and then do that again.” Well, pretty much just like that, but in this case I would have a plan. Simple favors to ask of all Jennifers and my chattiness would finally come in handy. That is if we remember this idea in Autumn.

Meeting adjourned.