Water Bills

Water Bills
Courtesy of MountianWings.com

I do the water and sewer billing for a small city in Washington State. Customers complained about our postcard-sized bills - which they said looked too much like junk mail. So we decided to start sending full-sized bills in envelopes. The month before the switch, I had a note printed on the cards, announcing the change.

Two days later, I heard someone yelling at our receptionist, "Is this some kind of joke?" When the customer threw his bill upon the desk, I saw his point. The note was,

"Coming soon! New Larger Bills!"

Burn Out Bright

This is a title from a Switchfoot song. Here's the chorus.

If we've only got one try
If we've only got one life
If time was never on our side
Then before I die
I want to burn out bright

We only have one shot at life. We all have ambitions. Those ambitions give us a burning feeling inside of us. Before I leave this earth, I want to burn out bright.