Missed this yesterday. Carrie and I are really glad to hear it went well, (me because I like his posts and emails) (Carrie because she’s not done tormenting him).
Wouldn’t surprise me if Ron already posted this in the Funnies thread at some point. It’s an oldie but seems apropos:
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Ron’s heart surgeon takes his motorcycle in for a valve job. He gets talking with the mechanic, who starts expressing his discontent with his lot in life. As he talks and works, the mechanic starts to hone in on the disparity in respect and income between bike mechanics and heart surgeons. He’s going on about how delicate his craft is, and how his skill is just as critical to the smooth and proper functioning of the heart of the bike as the surgeon’s is to heart of his patient. As he’s finishing up, the mechanic turns to the surgeon and asks, “Now don’t you think that was every bit as masterful as what you do?”
The surgeon replies,“Maybe. Now let’s see you do it with the engine running.”