Some make an annual trek to the Mayo Clinic for a flu shot. Walk right in to the Baldwin Building and you'll be taken care of. But, why is Les Nessman there? With a plethora of medical and business degrees running this famed institution, how does Nessman come to exert such influence?
The likable yet neurotic, bumbling newsman on the TV series "WKRP in Cincinnati", Les Nessman (played by Richard Sanders) seemed to always get it wrong. If Les didn't get something wrong, at minimum he would get it off-kilter and twisted. Possibly his most remembered moment in the show was his Hindenburg-like description of the station's Thanksgiving Day promotion where live turkeys were dropped from a helicopter. (Someone had forgotten that turkeys didn't exactly have the flying prowess of eagles or condors.)
Another of Les' quirks was his office. Well, he didn't exactly have an office in the usual sense. Using tape on the floor, Les constructed an imaginary office within the open air arrangement of the desks where he and his coworkers sat. If one made the mistake of simply going up to Les' desk, without first observing the imaginary walls and doors, that person was either ignored or told to go out and knock on the "door".
Les's reality was that tape equaled drywall and wood. His world was like that of a house cat: If you ignore it, it isn't really there. If you will it to be, then it is.
Entering the Baldwin Building, you can be assured of one thing: There are no firearms. How can you tell? There is a sign that says so.
Now, prior to May 28th of this year, there may have been firearms in the Baldwin Building. How would you have known this? There was no sign.
You can test the effectiveness of this sign. When you are on the side of the door where the sign is visible, your senses are on edge. You feel insecure. However, when you enter the building, suddenly all is well. You know there are no firearms. Walk outside, you're back in the danger zone. Straddle the door frame and confusion sets in. Half of you is safe, the other half is at risk.
Assault, rape, various forms of malfeasance, homicide, prostitution and medical malpractice are allowed in the Baldwin Building. How would you know this? There are no signs.
Les Nessman taught the Mayo folks well. With tape, paper and ink, you can create your own version of reality.
The likable yet neurotic, bumbling newsman on the TV series "WKRP in Cincinnati", Les Nessman (played by Richard Sanders) seemed to always get it wrong. If Les didn't get something wrong, at minimum he would get it off-kilter and twisted. Possibly his most remembered moment in the show was his Hindenburg-like description of the station's Thanksgiving Day promotion where live turkeys were dropped from a helicopter. (Someone had forgotten that turkeys didn't exactly have the flying prowess of eagles or condors.)
Another of Les' quirks was his office. Well, he didn't exactly have an office in the usual sense. Using tape on the floor, Les constructed an imaginary office within the open air arrangement of the desks where he and his coworkers sat. If one made the mistake of simply going up to Les' desk, without first observing the imaginary walls and doors, that person was either ignored or told to go out and knock on the "door".
Les's reality was that tape equaled drywall and wood. His world was like that of a house cat: If you ignore it, it isn't really there. If you will it to be, then it is.
Entering the Baldwin Building, you can be assured of one thing: There are no firearms. How can you tell? There is a sign that says so.
Now, prior to May 28th of this year, there may have been firearms in the Baldwin Building. How would you have known this? There was no sign.
You can test the effectiveness of this sign. When you are on the side of the door where the sign is visible, your senses are on edge. You feel insecure. However, when you enter the building, suddenly all is well. You know there are no firearms. Walk outside, you're back in the danger zone. Straddle the door frame and confusion sets in. Half of you is safe, the other half is at risk.
Assault, rape, various forms of malfeasance, homicide, prostitution and medical malpractice are allowed in the Baldwin Building. How would you know this? There are no signs.
Les Nessman taught the Mayo folks well. With tape, paper and ink, you can create your own version of reality.
