"Bless You"...

...is all that I ask of you after I sneeze. Did you know your heart stops when you sneeze? I'm beginning to think my neighboring colleagues dislike me because they don't say, "Bless you". It's pretty ironic because, just the other week when Cute Auditor Dude was here, my neighbor said, "Bless you" to him. She even admitted to me that's it just the polite thing to do. Well if that's the case, neighbor (aka Nei-nei), why does that NOT apply to my sneezes? You say it to Grrr all the time. I know because I can hear you. And well...I'm sure you are well aware of what a sneeze from share-bare sounds like. For the record, I sneeze pretty darn loud. Plus, I sit closer to you than Cute Auditor Dude. We share cubicle partitions for goodness sake. Hmmm...do I smell a little bit of hateration in the work place? [sigh] I'm experiencing the utmost sadness right now. =( ........OK - I'm done. Optimism time! Without further ado, I would like to take the opportunity to thank well-mannered Jason for screaming over a "Bless you" to me while literally being 3 cubicles away from me. Thanks for having my back, buddy! As for you, Nei-nei, I will continue to give you the benefit of a doubt until my toleration expires. I will monitor the frequency of my sneeze throughout the work week. Maybe just maybe I'm not that loud enough for you. No need to hesitate, Nei-nei. I will hike up my volume to the maximum. Maybe, just maybe you will notice me and say, "Bless you".