'cuz he's a guy

So I've been ordering groceries online on a regular basis now for several months. I still get some fresh produce from St. Lawrence Market and other local groceries, but I find it simplifies my life to be able to order core (and often heavy) items online for delivery.

The Grocery Gateway guys continue to be astonishingly friendly (and not bad-looking at all). And the guy who delivered my groceries this past week looked exactly the same as the Grocery Gateway Guy on all the GG trucks and the Web site. And he talked exactly as I imagined the GGG would talk as well. It was all I could do to restrain myself from offering him a homemade cookie and a cup of coffee; the only thing that prevented me was the fact that I didn't have any homemade cookies, and I suck at making coffee.

Pleasant/good customer service is so rare these days that when I do come across it, I am fascinated and curious. What is it about these Grocery Gateway delivery guys? Do they all have to take some kind of GGG course? Even the ex-drug addict Grocery Gateway guy was remarkably courteous and friendly.

I almost asked this week's GGG this very question, but decided not to because he might take it as an insult. I'm not sure how I'd react if someone asked me out of the blue, "So tell me, why are you so friendly all the time?"



Jeff and I went to Parki's last night. Jeff went to use Parki's basement workshop for a project, and I went to sit in Parki's living room chair (which, as I've mentioned before, is the most comfortable chair in the entire world) to read a book. I only got through two pages of Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin before I felt compelled to move to Parki's living room couch with a blanket and pillow, and then I fell asleep for a few hours.

Apparently I slept through Jeff and Parki sawing a hole in the kitchen ceiling, which explains the odd nature of my dreams during my nap.

Speaking of guys and guystuff, Urban Tapestry plans to perform "'Cuz He's A Guy" at Relay For Life (running event to raise funds for cancer research) on June 7th as part of our 45-minute set. We'd like to update the "guy" lyrics, and invite suggestions. We're going to change the Jays reference to a Leafs reference, for example.

If you're familiar with the song (or even if you're not), feel free to check out the lyrics and suggest new "guy" lines, which are the ones in parentheses. They'll be spoken, not sung, so exact scansion's not important; the phrase just has to be short enough to fit into that space of music. We can't guarantee we'll use all suggestions at the June 7th gig, but I'll be compiling all of them for future possible use whenever we perform the song.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Today's Blatherpics:

	The Grocery Gateway guy.
	Jeff and Parki working in Parki's basement workshop.