I was walking through the office yesterday, and honestly, I was just minding my own business. One of the secretaries caught me and told me I had a call on line 2. All kinds of thoughts went through my head in about 2 tenths of a second. What parent is upset with me already? Is there a bill I forgot to pay? Can’t be my mechanic, because the car was fixed yesterday. You know, normal stuff.
Hesitantly, I picked up the phone. Turned out to be someone from the Times Free Press in Chattanooga. They had seen the last article the Cleveland Banner had done on me (you know, the one in the obituary column) and wanted to do a little more in-depth interview to get some personal information. Then we set up a time for their photographer to come and get a current picture. (Honestly, couldn’t they just use the “thin” picture I’ve been posting for the last 5 years?)
I breathed a big sigh of relief that I hadn’t upset a parent (or someone from our district office). After hanging up the phone I wondered just how long one’s 15 minutes of fame lasts? Is it this embarrassing for everyone?
So….
I apologize in advance for the appearance of my mugshot in a local paper. Well, sort of anyway.