I had the worst dream last night, scary and frightening.
I dreamed I was in an arena, filled with people, and I was on the stage, at the podium, and I had been awarded the Annual Award of Achievement, by the CEAW, the Chemical Engineers Association of the World, something I know nothing about, and they were waiting for me to give my acceptance speech.
"Wow, ah, I am overwhelmed and humbled by this award, but I must admit, I am not a Chemical Engineer, and I know nothing about being a Chemical Engineer, I don't even know what you do, and I can't imagine how or why you got my name for this award. It really must be some sort of a mistake."
"We appreciate your honesty, Mr. Dooley, and to be honest with you, we just had no one else to give it to this year. So the Board of Directors sat around in the Board Room, and, well, to be honest, we just started going through telephone books, we got down to the last one, Newark, Ohio. We thumb tacked it to the wall, and our Chairman, threw a dart at the book, and it landed on your name. We had heard that was how decisions were made by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, so we followed their lead."
"The award is for one million dollars."
"OK, WOW, Ladies and Gentlemen of the chemical world, I am honored ................................."
