Day 2-30 -- Post work collegiality

People seem to be getting ready for another storm. I headed to the grocery store along with everyone else in town -- or so it seemed.  Some ugly weather is expected over the next four days, so I wouldn't get to my usual shopping on Monday. When shopping, I can't help but wonder why many people head to buy cartloads of groceries when there is threat of a storm. Emergency measures recommends that we have enough food on hand for 72 hours. Given that we had one or two snow days in town this past week, it seems unlikely that people ran out of food.  I know -- I was there with them all. I needed milk and fruit and veg -- walked out with less than 10 items. I would run out of each of these items before the middle of next week. So -- I braved the crowds.

Often on Friday a group from work heads to the local pub for a beverage after work.  Tonight most of us ate supper, as well. We spent a couple hours chatting and laughing.  It was a fun time. One thing I love about being part of university life is discussion of recent research findings and publications that seem to open new doors of inquiry and how we see the world. Conversations stimulate the mind but also humour takes over at the end of the week, so laughter is often key. I am so happy to have colleagues like these.

The song that ran through my mind while enjoying the post work collegiality isn't new, but the title and several lines of the lyrics seemed to fit the feeling of the day. I would argue that the lyrics could be applied to all genders. Enjoy!

Girls Just Want to Have Fun -- Cyndi Lauper