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Curmudge ([personal profile] johncomic) wrote2010-03-09 12:13 pm

something I am grateful for today

A guy who works in this department passes thru our office a few times a day and always has a good word. [Hi, Ivan!]When he refers to me by name (as happened this mornin), he calls me “Johnny”.

Very few people have ever called me Johnny. Even as a kid, only a small select handful of aunts, uncles, cousins etc. chose to call me that -- no one in my immediate family ever did, none of the kids at school, etc. Strangely enough, it seemed to happen more as I got older -- but still, I hasten to emphasize, very rarely.

But, when it does happen, I always enjoy it. I don't think I can rationally explain why, but when someone calls me Johnny it makes me feel like they think I am A Good Guy™.