Psst.

This morning I pulled into the parking garage and noticed a trio who didn’t quite fit in. They were in suits, not too unusual as there are lots of lawyers in the building so you see plenty of suits. This was different; two men (one young, one older) and one woman in very dark, almost black, serious suits. The three stuck close together, not the casual we happen to arrive at the office at the same time togetherness but the we’re all going to a meeting of which we’re a little nervous closeness. They had a bit of a lost look in navigating the elevators and lobbies. I rode with them in the elevator up from the parking garage to the main lobby. At the main lobby they checked the directory briefly and stepped into the main elevator a few seconds after me. Then I saw it, the young, handsome man had an enormous pen sticking out from behind his ear. Not some fancy lawyer pen, no just a big, plastic, black, Bic rollerball accentuated by the man’s close cropped hair and pale skin. Who carries a pen behind his ear these days? His companions hadn’t told him of the faux pas so I didn’t either. Just another reminder to always check behind one’s ears before going into a meeting.