Look to the Cookie

...And now, we approach Labor Day, the American symbol of the end of summer. Here at the Museum, the summer internships end about now, too. Now, summer internships not only mean fabulous young people bustling about the Museum, they also mean "leftover sandwiches and cookies from training sessions." The staff very much looks forward to that kind of anticipated but always appreciated email announcing "Sandwiches in the staff lounge!" That simple message is like the starting gun at the beginning of a 5K, and to the victor go the spoils.

So now that we no longer have an influx of delectable sandwiches, does the staff shrivel up in culinary despair? Of course not! We have the Heritage Café where we can get "The Cookie." The Cookie™ is an ultimate good. It is a healthy portion of chocolately, melty, chewy, kosher amazing-ness that can be shared between two people with no lingering feelings of animosity over who ate more. There is no fighting around The Cookie™; it incites only euphoria. The Cookie™ is used by the staff to help themselves through a rough day and helps them realize that life is sweet. It is in that spirit that we do not jealously hoard all this deliciousness for ourselves: but we are happy to leave some for Museum visitors as well.

So, this Labor Day, I encourage you all to (in the words of Jerry Seinfeld) "Look to the cookie."