We don't get a lot of visitors out here at Custom Box Service. There aren't too many people who need to visit a box factory, and even fewer who are willing to drive nearly to Molalla to do so. Still, from time-to-time a customer does drop by.

Just now a long-time customer whom I'd never met stopped by. He's an older guy who's done a lot of business with us. I gave him a tour of the place and talked up our history, as I always do with guests. We paused outside in the shop and chatted about market conditions. At one point, he made a little joke and to emphasize the punch line, he reached over and patted my belly: pat pat pat.

We wandered outside and he told me some about his company. He talked about how they treat their salespeople differently than most places, paying more than twice as much in commission. To make his point, he reached over and patted my belly: pat pat pat.

Inside, I introduced him to Jeff and Nick. We chatted some more, and then made our farewells. As he was leaving the office, he said, "It was good to meet you," and then he reached over and patted my belly: pat pat pat.

If I wasn't on a diet before, I am now.

On this day at foldedspace.org

2007 — The Waltons   In which I watch The Waltons with Max.

2005 — Brushless Shave Cream   In which the new barber in Canby remembers that I have problems shaving. He sells me a shave cream that he says will cure all my ills.

2004 — Sunny Sunday   In which spring is here and I take photographs.

2002 — Non-Competitive Competition   In which I look for non-competitive games that Kris might like to play.