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An unorthodox use of a business card

Have you ever found yourself in this situation:

  • you are out on the river boulder hopping at Edwards Crossing on a beautiful August morning
  • Edwards Crossing

  • the leather of your well-worn sandal is ripped from use, which was fine for the first 30 minutes of walking and jumping
  • at approximately 35 minutes a blister begins to form under the torn leather at the edge of the ball of your foot
  • at 47 minutes said blister makes its presence known to you
  • at 55 minutes you realize the ripped leather is your worst enemy for the day
  • and you don’t have anything in your backpack besides consumables, keys, and your wallet
  • after stopping to consume the consumables, the blister spot feels even worse once you start walking again
  • your hiking partner suggests a business card slid under your foot might help
  • being the good marketer of your business that you are, you just happen to have your own business card in your wallet
  • the result for desired blister relief might look something like this picture:
  • business card in sandal for blister relief

  • relief is fantastic and you think hiking partner positively brilliant
  • until the card begins to slip back towards your heel
  • you think maybe this is a sign from the universe that maybe you should have stayed in town to make use of business cards in a more orthodox manner, like distribute them to potential clients
  • then decide nah, a lovely day at the river is just plain good for the soul, blistered foot withstanding.
  • extend heartfelt gratitude to the universe because you have feet, a river, boulders, consumables, hiking partner, and a glorious morning to enjoy them all at the same time.
  • =)

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    Comments

    1. Comment by Douglas Keachie | 2007/08/19 at 09:13:37

      Now that’s useful !

    2. Jen
      Comment by Jen | 2007/08/22 at 22:38:32

      Brilliant! Yer such a good tale teller. :)

    3. Comment by Shawn | 2007/08/23 at 22:52:25

      Thanks, ya’ll. I’m glad this one hit a sweet spot. =)


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