  oh dear. if you need me to come "take care" of some people (or machines), just tell me and i'll ..uh..send someone. i'm sorry fro. i hope the afternoon picks up.. ... i think i'm getting pretty good at eating with straws, if i don't say so myself. (i'm always running out of plastic utensils but i have a box of colorful flexi straws i keep in my desk. ) it's not easy. i use them like really bad chopsticks (while trying to make sure no one sees me). at the moment, it's mac-n-cheese with blue straws. 
