Saturday, April 5, 2008

You think I'm funny--HOW?

Speaking of business, I suddenly have a new appreciation for organized crime. Given all the hassles involved with regulation and taxes, it's a wonder anyone bothers to run a 100% legal business. I almost wonder if it's only the headache of hiding income that keeps me from running my own little shadow operation. Heh.

But, rest assured, I'm shackled to a moral code. Yesterday I dropped a Rubbermaid tub of ceramic dinnerware, and one of the bowls fell out and shattered. I had no idea if it was some antique given to my customer by grandma. But my customer was upstairs, and there was a trash can right next to the spill site. I could have easily disposed of the evidence and she never would have known. But, rather than taking my first step on the Dark Side, I took the shards up to her and fessed up. Thankfully she was more than okay with it. She still tipped me $50. :-)

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