Monday, September 29, 2008

This is Mary.


Mary is the Minister of Finance at our fine emporium.  Accountant doesn't do her justice.  She's a master of spreadsheets and numbers, but more than that, she speaks English.  She can explain financial things to non-financial brains, and she's able to ferret out the stickiest problems when they appear.

She has been recently been asked to return part-time to her old job as her former bosses made a mess of the whole thing in her absence.  She couldn't be replaced by two people, and even now she's going up north three days a week to help them keep the wheels on the bus.

More than all this, she's become my friend.

It is due to Mary that I am able to sleep at night.  It is my wish that every small business owner has his or her own Mary.  But not mine.

Canoelover

4 comments:

mk said...

You forgot to mention that Mary has THE COOLEST last name. Ever. In the universe.

Rosie said...

even when spelled backwards, if I recall correctly.

Silbs said...

I knew there was some one over there with brains who was running the place :)

canoelover said...

Silbs, you don't know the half of it.