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I was given a\u00a0ream of stationary and a stack of envelopes. I think this was the decision of the President’s secretarial staff.Presidents do not involve themselves with such decisions. There is a possibility UND hired a consultant, but I still think the secretaries had the final say. I can kind of imagine the conversation.<\/p>\n
Secretary 1 – Grabe is coming over to collect his emeritus gift. What can we give him?<\/p>\n
Secretary 2 – The traditional gift is a watch or a rocking chair. The legislature has been watching our budget so extravagant gifts like watches are a thing of the past. The boss has grown quite attached to that rocking chair so I do not want to explain to him we gave it to a faculty member.<\/p>\n
Secretary 1 – We must have something around here that will do. Look in the back room and see what you can find.<\/p>\n
Secretary 2 -There was a coffee cup with an inappropriate logo, but the cup had stains I could not remove. \u00a0How about this – I found some stationary and envelopes.<\/p>\n
Secretary 1 – Shall we throw in some stamps?<\/p>\n
Secretary 2 – I may have a couple in my purse.<\/p>\n
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What do I do when I am puzzled by some event in my life? I take a picture and write a blog post.<\/p>\n
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OK – it probably did not go down exactly as I have described. My name does appear at the top of each sheet of stationary.<\/p>\n
Probably an afternoon’s work for a work study student.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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