Passing of a Treasured Friend

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I announce the passing of a dear friend of the Janitor Nation.

Last Saturday night, I reluctantly removed the feeding tube from my favorite work shirt, Calvin Pees on Hobbes. "Pees On", as he was known to those who loved him most, had been in declining health since the turn of the century. He bravely battled color fading, letter wear, and pit stains, but ultimately they became too much to withstand.

Won at the South Florida Fair, he amused faculty and students alike with his portrayal of the loveable cartoon character Calvin urinating on the unsuspecting Hobbes.

Despite the efforts to revive him by his best friend, Marino Jersey, and failed federal and state litigation, "Pees On" was taken off life support and spent his last hours drying my weeping eyes.

As "Pees On" goes gently into that dark night, we welcome a new work shirt into the rotation: Chocolate Stained Old Navy Polo.