The Drift Away crew is planning a trip back home to upstate New York in July. Part of the travel will be to Westport Connecticut, home of the Black Duck R&D Center, for a long overdue employee meeting. We were planning the trip in May, but Kent (head of R&D of the Navi-Nut Corporation) said not to come yet. He said he needed some time to prepare for our arrival. Why, I dunno, but I trust Kent's judgement.
As you all know, there are corporate spies everywhere. Kent, Kurt, and LI Boat Guy, a few of our key people, said that they decided they needed to disguise our R&D Center, and it will be ready for our arrival. Are you ready for this? I think it's brilliant.
That's right! They've disguised the R&D Center as a pub and restaurant! Perfect! Complete with t-shirts and everything! Sure, it cost a small fortune, but what a great way to outwit the competition!
As an added surprise, Kent sent us a camouflaged bag of brand new edible navi-nuts. This model, version 5, comes complete with barnacles on the hull, and like version 4, closely resembles a boat's hull with a bow, a stern, and a rounded bottom.
The best part of all is how Kent and the guys faked out the competition by disguising the bag as "Trader Joe's Sesame Honey Almonds"! LOL! I LOVE IT!
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "That's wonderful, Dave, but technology like that must be very expensive." Well, admittedly, yes it is, but I need to recoup some of my hefty investment in our R&D. Kent is very sensitive to our money issue though and often asks if we have any money left. What a considerate guy.
We'll wring the bugs out of the Navi-Nut (patent pending) on our July trip south from Isle of Hope to Brunswick, Georgia and make a full report.
As you all know, there are corporate spies everywhere. Kent, Kurt, and LI Boat Guy, a few of our key people, said that they decided they needed to disguise our R&D Center, and it will be ready for our arrival. Are you ready for this? I think it's brilliant.
That's right! They've disguised the R&D Center as a pub and restaurant! Perfect! Complete with t-shirts and everything! Sure, it cost a small fortune, but what a great way to outwit the competition!
As an added surprise, Kent sent us a camouflaged bag of brand new edible navi-nuts. This model, version 5, comes complete with barnacles on the hull, and like version 4, closely resembles a boat's hull with a bow, a stern, and a rounded bottom.
The best part of all is how Kent and the guys faked out the competition by disguising the bag as "Trader Joe's Sesame Honey Almonds"! LOL! I LOVE IT!
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "That's wonderful, Dave, but technology like that must be very expensive." Well, admittedly, yes it is, but I need to recoup some of my hefty investment in our R&D. Kent is very sensitive to our money issue though and often asks if we have any money left. What a considerate guy.
We'll wring the bugs out of the Navi-Nut (patent pending) on our July trip south from Isle of Hope to Brunswick, Georgia and make a full report.
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