9:13 p.m. | 2004-11-24 We Are The Champions. As I mentioned previously, we�re participating in a canned food drive at work. Our self-appointed team captain is my colleague Fargo who is very driven to win. Last week, we lost to The Enemy (another department) by a handful of cans. Notwithstanding the fact that this week was a short work week, we were determined to beat them. This passion, if you will, was continuously fueled by Fargo�s rather interesting desire to WIN. Apparently, he�s quite competitive. As for myself, I cleaned out my �pantry� (I�m using that word liberally � my food storage area is about as big as a breadbox. Seriously.), bought some canned goods that were on sale when I was out running errands and contributed money to weekly Fargo�s shopping mission. Others pitched in just as feverously. Of course, we sent our spy into Enemy territory to scope out their donation bin. In a moment of group panic this afternoon, we started grilling The Spy. It went something like this. (Spy:) Their bin is overflowing. (NewColleague:) So is ours. By how much is it overflowing? (Fargo:) How high is it? (CI:) Do they have stuff on the floor? (UA:) If they do, how many things are on the floor? (T-Bar:) Does it look like they have more things than us? (Spy:) Uh� it�s OVERFLOWING. I don�t know by how much. (NewBoss:) Spy, you have to go back and get us some answers. (Spy:) I can�t do that; it�d be obvious. (NewBoss:) Not if you did it right. Just go over there, lean against the wall, pretend like you�re talking to someone really important on your cell phone and mentally count everything you can see. (Spy:) I can�t go back over there. Look, it�s gonna be close. (NewBoss:) Okay. Let me put it this way. If you were a betting person, who do you think would win? (Spy:) The Enemy. That, of course, threw us into a panic. We struggled to decide whether or not we should run out and get some more canned food goods. Alas, we were too late. They were already counting. And� We beat The Enemy. By ONE can. ONE can! Needless to say, we were ecstatic. Ridiculously ecstatic. I don�t even think the hungry people, to whom this food is going, are going to be ecstatic. The local shelters might be though as Fargo�s enthusiasm compelled us to donate more than three times the amount of items we contributed last week. In a three-day work period with more than half our staff absent. We have seriously stepped up our game. If we continue at this rate, we�ll soon be on the receiving end of our giving. your thoughts? seed flower