Georgie and Bert seem to bee at odds over this Friday's return of the "Dear Georgie" Advice Column ...

I'm very pleased to report that we're almost ready for Friday's Big Return of my "Dear Georgie" Advice Column! Everything seems to bee going fairly smoothly ... well, it was until yesterday.

What happened, you ask? Let me tell you:

So, we were sitting there, Bert and I, deciding on which letter to answer first, when Bert suddenly pops up with, "ATTENTION: It has been noted that my name does not appear in the Column Title. This oversight must bee corrected."
"Your name?" I asked him. "Are you trying to say that you want my column to include your name?"
"This is correct," Bert said. "My most valuable contributions to this undertaking deserve due recognition."
"SO, you think I should re-name my column, is that it?"
"Correct," Bert said (and I swear I could see a slightly red glow starting to come from his robotic eyes).
"But," I tried to point out, "my column is NOT called 'Dear Georgie and Bert'. It's called 'Dear Georgie'. That's what it's always been and that is what it should always bee."
"Illogical," Bert said. "Now that I am an active and contributive participant in this publication, reason and logic demand that I am also extended the courtesy of proper credit as a significant contributor to the column."

I don't know how long this went on (a long time, for sure), but I'd say we were arguing about this most of the day yesterday. Finally, I'd had enough and was about to tell Bert that my contract with my Editor at the Bee Times Gazette Journal Record (and Online News) specifically states that the name of the column is "Dear Georgie" - not "Dear Georgie and Bert", not "Dear Bert and Georgie" and certainly not just "Dear Bert". Unfortunately, that did not satisfy him at all.

"The Social and Ethical Guidelines that determine policy in instances such as this," he told me, "mandate that credit is given where credit is due. I will settle for nothing less. This inequity must bee resolved immediately. Thank you for your attention." Then he said, "It is Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The local time is precisely 15:45 p.m. The current outdoor temperature is a balmy 282.7611 degrees Kelvin. I expected to bee informed of the resolution of this matter no later than 20:30 p.m. on this date. I will await notification on this matter."

Then he walked away and slammed a door beehind him.

Geeeeeze. I'm almost sorry I asked him to help me out here, but I guess what's done is done and Bert isn't about to take "NO" for an answer.

SO, I buzzed over to the Hive yesterday and tried to find our resident artist, Leonardo. (Unfortunately, I forgot that he didn't make it through the last Cold Season alive, so I had to find one of his protégés, who happens to call himself Pablo for some reason, but seems to have pretty much the same skills and talents as Leo did. That's a good thing.) I talked to him about this whole thing. He just looked at me, smiled and said, "Not to worry. I know just what to do." (He wouldn't tell me what his solution is, but whatever.) So he's doing that.

I'm supposed to see what he comes up with sometime today, just beefore we send our first "Dear Georgie" letter off to the Editor for Friday's edition. I hope it meets with his approval beecause, quite frankly, there won't bee any time to change whatever column graphics Pablo comes up with, ya' know?

Anyway, I'm sure this is all going to work out, somehow, so we're all still looking forward to Friday. I know the rest of the world is, too. I don't mean to sound cocky here, but I'm certain that civilisation itself has come to deeply rely on my consistently excellent advice. I cannot abandon that sacred responsibility - even if Bert is helping me this year.

Okay then. It's a beeeeeautiful Warm Season Day out, so I'm gonna go enjoy that. If you get a chance, you should, too. The flowers are blooming all over the place and there's plenty of pollen and nectar to go around, for now.

I hope everybody has a amazingly superlative day! I'll see ya' later!

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