same for me, I work at Apple Inc. in California. I work in the design and engineering center for iPods and iPads and iPhones and such. The young city-slickers (of which I was one only 5 years ago) are fascinated by sheep and goat stories and send me links about fainting goats, dancing Barbado sheep and lawn goat renting services, all the time.
the endless jokes about the lambs looking a bit too much like me, or eating lamb sammiches, never end. _Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 8:04 PM, The Wintermutes <winterm...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > >> Only real problem is now if I talk about sheep with friends or co-workers > their >> eyes glaze over... > > > I wish I had your problem at times. We have weekly (if not daily) sheep > updates where I work. Since I am in IT and close to Kansas City, most of > them have never seen or heard of life on a farm. My co-worker that sits in > the next cube asks me every day if there is a cute story I can pass on. > > With my being the only female in the department, the "mating" rituals > discussions are rather interesting. They love to hear technical descriptions > and just can't fulfill their curiosity about such topics. There are times > when I have to stop the conversations since they head in an "unacceptable" > area. :) > > Sharon > > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
