It is National Hug Day!!

National hugs all around! Except for those who prefer a hearty handshake and/or a slight nod from across the room.

I'm sending bitch-slap vibes to all bosses who fail to properly appreciate Buffistas' talent and dedication.

I'm sorry that so many are having such awful days. brenda and shrift, I hope the bullshit backs off and you can find better situations.

Allyson, I would happily kick someone in the nuts for making you miserable. And I'm not usually the kind of gal to do that.

Amy, I'm sorry that this is all so hard. Could be a good chance to clean up some karmic clutter, but that's never an easy task.

I am totally taking advantage of National Hug Day! I need hugs.

Hugs to you, Burrell.

I can hug you in person on Saturday!

Mercury is in retrograde as of today. I think the universe misinterpreted National Hug Day for a random sampling of people, and instead we are being delivered gut-churning sucker punches.

Man, mercury is in retrograde way too often! Go forward, mercury!

I just had a meeting with a fairly new stakeholder (who some of the other teams flat out refuse to work with)

I think I know the reason behind the other teams' refusal.

I am not super up on some corporate terms, so, in this scenario, what is a stakeholder? That word usually makes me think "investor," but I suspect I'm wrong in this instance.

I had a decent dentist visit, except for the regular admonishment to floss more at all. (This is a thing I don't know how I got to be 43 and not know: I asked the hygienist if I could floss in the morning, or if that was pointless because food would just get stuck again. My problem is I stay up too late and am tired and lazy and so I brush my teeth before bed, but then tell myself I'll floss the next night. But then I tell myself the same thing the next night. So I asked about the morning, and she said of course you can floss in the morning -- you can floss whenever. The general idea is to get the bacteria out from the gumline and also to stimulate the gums, and you can do that whenever. So I'm going to see if flossing in the morning is a habit I can actually do. Maybe this is a job for HabitRPG.)

Brenda, Shrift and allson - sorry the world is being ridiculous.

Amy, sorry things are so sideways and crazy. wishing you light to see the direction you need

I like to floss while watching TV after dinner. People who do not live alone probably shouldn't do that, though.

Stakeholders include investors, but is a broader category. Anyone who has an interest in the thing. Can be investors, members of a community affected by the thing, customers, end users, employees, etc.