Today was a great day for Captain Polish. Out of nowhere, the ultra strong work place firewall went down and I could visit one of my favorite sites – ESPN.com. I’ve been reading about sports ever since I found out how awesome it is to read and take a dump at the same time. Word has it Captain Kirk has never experienced this pleasure because he is incapable of taking a dump (it’s shocking, but it’s true).
Anyhow my favorite writer is Rick Reilly, hands down. I’ve cherished his weekly column for as long as I can remember as much as Captain Yar cherishes keeping up to date with his favorite writer, Perez Hilton.
After a long lay off of visiting ESPN, I was surprised with all the good articles he’s written. The best one is his latest which talks about taking sports into the workplace. Now I know I tend to write a lot about work, but come on, who really enjoys their job? Here’s a nice excerpt from Reilly on how we can kick things up a bit:
…What offices need right now is a little bit of sports.
If there’s one thing games teach us, it’s to buck up, dig in and hold on. That’s what we cherish about sports — the faith that no matter how bad things suck, eventually you’re going to win. How else do you explain Cubs fans?
For instance, what if — like in hockey — the boss picked the three stars of the day? And those three people came out of their cubicles and did a little spin around the main lobby carpet while the other employees banged their staplers on their desks in approval?
What if the office had chest bumps and shaving-cream pies and everybody slapping the Work Like a Champion Today sign over the door on the way in?…
I totally agree with Mr. Reilly and I’m totally glad those ass clowns in IT today fucked up the firewall so I could catch this story.
