It's a Small World After All....

UPDATE: I rode up on the elevator this morning with a Russian in a Denim Leisure Suit!!!!

Office buildings are their own little universe, and the building that Today's World Magazine is in (I call it One Today's World Plaza, because the real name is boring) is no exception.

I worked in this building once before, in another decade, when half of it was the headquarters of a major hotel chain. Although the hotel company is long gone, many of the people I saw before remain, and many of them are quite pequliar. Since it would be vulgar in the extreme on my part to take pictures, you'll just have to take my word for it.

A common theme seems to be fashion - or lack thereof. Many people who work here seem to be frozen in time as to what is stylish, and that seems to have some connection to how long they've worked here. Who knows - maybe I am falling into the same trap? But since I am timeless in my sense of elan, I doubt it.

Some of the more interesting people include:

* A very, very, very old man and his equally elderly secretary. Nobody really knows what they do, but they come in everyday, and they do get mail.

* A Russian lady who has a circa 1971 Mary Tyler Moore hairdo (only with a MUCH higher hairline) that seems to be permanently encased in some sort of plastic sealent. It never moves.

* A middle-aged refugee from the hippy era who has big mutton chops and wears numerous necklaces. He also has a fondness for those late 70's thermal vests.

* A guy who looks JUST LIKE the father on "The Patty Duke Show"

* A Toss-Her-Head-And-Try-To-Be-Young Danish lady who wears long swirly skirts and has a Dorothy Hamill haircut.

Yes, it is indeed a Small World here at "Today's World" Magazine.....