Friday has to one of the best days of the week. I know when I get up on Friday, I feel like it is special somehow. Just knowing Saturday is just eight hours and change away puts a smile on my face. It wasn’t always that way. I remember when I was held prisoner by organized commerce, Fridays were always unique in that major and sometimes traumatic events took place on a Friday.

There were always staff meetings on Friday and they were usually good times spent with colleagues trying as best as possible to explain misses in the goal, budget, or quota. It became a game of verbal dodgeball played with all the rules of a cage death match. The song “Only the Strong Survive” continually played in your head. By five o’clock all the combatants have been vanquished and the boss can now enjoy the weekend.

Fridays are the days when those who are being made available to the industry are informed of their new mobile status. What makes the occasion so festive is the presence of security and the collection of personal effects to be placed in a cardboard box for the walk of shame. These occasions always reminded me of the tale of Lady Godiva who although naked no one in the village looked except a guy named Tom. In a similar manner, no one looks at the person moving slowly to the exit.

Fridays are the days when new managers have meetings to explain to the population the rules of conduct going forward. These meetings take on the air of capitulation almost like foreign troops occupying a town. There are the usual subjects which raise their hands and ask questions only to noticed by the new overload. There are also those whose conduct serves to let the new overlord know they are fully co-operative and totally on board with the new changes. These are the ones who could be labeled collaborators when the next regime liberates the group. The offshoot of this kind of meeting is clandestine plans of resistance formulated in a secret bar by the loyal few who plan the overthrow.

I guess Friday should be simply the end of the work week. Today’s JohnKu talks about Friday.

Friday by John W. Howell © 2106

It’s only a day,

Although it seems so special. . .

We still love it, though.

Another week has gone by. I don’t know about you, but these puppies are really going fast. It seems like yesterday that I was putting together last week’s JohnKu. I think it is because I’m busy as hell.

I have received some feedback from my Beta readers and I must say they have been pretty uniform in pointing out some need for additional attention to elements of my next John Cannon story. The title is Our Justice and will be the last in the trilogy. I will need to get busy and start before all the feedback is all in since I have promised my editor something by April. (Lucky I didn’t give a date)

I will be promoting His Revenge Kindle version for $0.99 starting on March 3rd through March 6th.

Today’s JohnKu talks about being busy. I hope you enjoy it.

Busy by John W. Howell

As the days fly by,

The choices made impact time. . .

Till there is no more.