By Michael Strickland

Another Day at the Office Though I don't wear a tie to work every day, I do put on a suit before my workday begins. The pressure of business plans and budgets doesn't weigh on me heavily, but the weight of my belt drags me down. I don't deal with the hot air of sales calls, but hot air bubbles out of my own mouth. Paperwork doesn't threaten to drown me, though I strive to avoid drowning every day. I don't take calls from demanding clients, but my clients would probably demand a lot if they were human. Just another day at the office. Board meeting My assistant shadows me   ©2003 Michael Strickland ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

What is "The Daily Strick"? I have long called myself a writer, but too often I don't do what a writer must do daily: write. So you, dear reader, are the beneficiary of my resolution to make a positive change in at least one area of my life. Every single day of this new year (almost), I will write something, anything, and post it here. It is my intention to use this daily exercise to jump-start my too-long-dormant creative energies, and perhaps generate some worthwhile material this year. Hopefully you will find at least an occasional amusement or insight in my daily musings. Send a Comment December Columns: 12/31: Happy New Year 12/29: Return of the Oscar King 12/28: The Year in Travel 12/26: Trial by Piranha 12/25: Merry Christmas 12/22: Red Squares 12/21: Havasu Falls 12/20: Last Will & Testament 12/19: Bah Humbug 12/16: Newsworthy 12/15: The "Strick" Dialogues 12/14: Animal-Animal 12/12: Old Memories 12/7: Letters to the Editor 12/5: Greed Strike 12/4: Another Day at the Office 12/3: The "Back" in Quarterback 12/1: Sixty-Four Previous months in The Archive Like what you've read? Find more good reading on (and support future Daily Stricks!)