Checked another one off the list:

The CEO is on a life-long quest to eat one serving of every animal on the planet, but lately things had stalled a bit on that front. I’m happy to proclaim to all the animals on Earth that I’m back, baby! This could be huge in my quest: I located an exotic meats guy down at the Farmers Market over the weekend. Last night at the HQ we dined on something new: a Water Buffalo. Next weekend? I’m eating a Yak.

During part of our jaunt to the Market the boy and I were standing around waiting while Mommy went over to Starbucks to get her fix (her shakes were getting really bad). While waiting Stinkboy and I were accosted: “Sir? Sir, can I ask you a question?” Jr. and I turned to survey the longhaired clipboard-toting gentleman inquiring after us. Stinkboy saw him and simply shook his head. I was quickly prepared to give the brush off (politely though) to the freak of a then still undetermined type (CEO’s brain: So what’s his bag? Bunny hugger? Keen on Jesus? Worried about the whales? Equal rights for women? My money’s on the bunnies — let’s see.) It was at this point that that hippie made my day: Sir, can I talk to you about Merxxcorps*? I don’t know what he thought when I immediately burst out laughing, but eventually I said to him Yes, yes you can! I told him about the Chief Bride and asked him if he’d ever heard of her. The predictable answer? He hadn’t. In and of itself this means nothing of course but it’s just one more piece of evidence to add to the growing pile. Merxxcorps: supplying cover stories for clandestine operatives since 1979! I wonder if those two are really on a cruise this week? I’m thinking that some sort of True Lies style scenario is going down here, only with the Chief Educator in the Jamie Lee Curtis role. I call dibs on being Tom Arnold.

* Name of actual organization slightly changed to protect certain parties.