I'm a cypher, wrapped in an enigma, smothered in secret sauce. Also, my name is Kev and I own this here website.
After taking off last Friday for the 4th of July, the Friday Four is back and better than ever! Well, it’s back at least. I think it’s pretty obvious to everyone Friday Four peaked at week one and it’s been all downhill since.
Anyway, on that upbeat note, brace yourselves for this week’s exciting installment of F4! That’s right, I abbreviated it. If Jessica Alba and the rest of the Fantastic Four want to sue me, they can go right ahead. I’m not afraid of you, Jessica. Not anymore! And FYI, that restraining order is still valid.
For this week’s F4, I am going to list four reasons “Casual Fridays” are wicked awesome. Long-time readers of yours truly (not just SKOS) may recognize these. Enjoy!
There’s something about wearing jeans and having my shirt untucked that brings out the kid in me. It’s freedom. I get in my car, pop in a Stone Temple Pilots CD, put on my Oakley’s and pull out of my driveway. I’m headed for work, but I could just as easily be heading out of town for a 3-day weekend. It’s Casual Friday. I’m wearing jeans and I have my shirt untucked.
And I look awesome.
Casual Fridays bring out the patient person inside me.
I stop at McDonald’s to get some
coffeeDiet Coke. Twenty minutes later, I’m handed a bag with an apple pie in it. Do I throw my bag at the head of the employee and tell him to try again? Of course. But after three more attempts, when he finally gets my order right, I tell him to “have a nice day.” Why? Because it’s Casual Friday.
There is something about Casual Fridays that calms me.
When I get to work, someone is parked in my parking place. I key the words “Is your name Kevin?!” into the person’s car, but I resist the urge to let the air out of the tires. Why? Because it’s Casual Friday.
Even more so than usual, I am a nice, caring person on Casual Fridays.
During lunch, I visit Subway and cross paths with the person responsible for getting vegetable beef soup all over my car a long time ago. After setting her house on fire, I give her the name of a good real estate agent. Why? Because Casual Fridays are days for forgiveness.
And there you have it. Indisputable proof that if every day was Casual Friday the world would be a much better place!
So, what do YOU love about Casual Fridays? Leave a comment so we all can share your love.
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;-) 7.11.08 at 12:19 pm:
Wow, that’s awesome – for me, EVERY day is Casual Friday! Both literally and figuratively!
Just the other day on the phone, I was called “Nancy”, and I remained calm, cool and collected, and in a very nice tone, I stated, “Who are you, Helen Keller? How the crap did you get “Nancy” from “Angi”?”
But you should have heard my tone. SOOOOO friendly and nice.
;-) 7.11.08 at 1:19 pm:
Unfortunately, every day for me is Casual Friday. Actually, denim would be an improvement for me! I really need to revamp the wardrobe…
;-) 7.11.08 at 3:31 pm:
I like casual Fridays because usually there is no ironing involved in getting dressed.
And from the above reference to coffee from McDonalds, am I to assume that you fell off the wagon? I haven’t checked in for a while, but I seem to recall you quitting cold turkey…
;-) 7.11.08 at 3:42 pm:
@Angi: You handled that situation very, very well! Don’t Casual Fridays just give you a warm and fuzzy feeling all over??
@Secola: You and me both! You and me both…
@Susan: Welcome back! And an excellent catch, by the way. I wrote “coffee” out of habit. No, I’m still on the no-coffee wagon (or is if OFF the wagon…?). Anyway, I haven’t had coffee in many months now!
;-) 7.11.08 at 4:45 pm:
Thanks! The warm’s and fuzzy’s were almost too much to bear. I almost had to hang up on her, I was making myself sick with my own sweet tone of voice!
;-) 7.11.08 at 6:26 pm:
That was very nice of you to give the soup chick the name of a real estate agent. I’ll never call you inconsiderate, that’s for SURE.
;-) 7.12.08 at 12:19 am:
Kev, I hate to break it to you but Diet Coke is not “diet” due to lack of caffeine. Unless Mickey D’s serves Caffeine-free Diet Coke. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
;-) 7.14.08 at 4:49 pm:
Just think how your little kindnesses to the McDonald’s employee, the Soup Person, and the Parking Place Stealer probably resonated through their lives and to the lives of the people around them. That’s great!
;-) 7.14.08 at 5:01 pm:
@Angi: I know what you mean. Just this past Friday, I almost got a cavity from being so sweet to this one mother who was letting her 6-year-old throw boxes of cereal across aisle 11 at the grocery store!
@Corrina: Thanks! I do what I can, you know. I’m nice like that.
@Amy: True, but I gave up coffee…not caffeine! True, cutting down on my caffeine intake was the driving force behind giving up coffee cold turkey. But I still have a diet soda every now and then.
@Erin: I know. I’d like to think these gestures of mine started a domino effect that will one day result in world peace.
;-) 7.14.08 at 6:45 pm:
Also too, if you were really THAT sweet to the mother with the bratty 6 year old, and it really did result in a cavity, I’ll bet you that your kindness would have prompted her to offer to pay your dentist bill!!!
World peace, here we come.
;-) 7.15.08 at 11:51 pm:
Kev you put the “goo” back in goodsamaritan, dude! Such an altruist, and I’d be willing to bet a Twinkie it’s not only on Fridays … ’cause you’re awesome!