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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. =)

    4. Comment by Douglas Keachie | 2010/04/29 at 07:52:26

      Accidental mouse click brings me back. Apparently my unconscious has been working on this the last two years.

      Find pine tree with running pitch. Apply to bottom of the card. Viola!

    5. Comment by Shawn | 2010/05/05 at 09:06:01

      Nice loop back, Douglas.

      Good info perseveres the banalities of time…


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