So, as luck would have it, Aidan's nuts wouldn't go down without a fight. As the good doctor informed me, "one of the little guys was hiding pretty good."

Sounds funny . . . then you see the bill and realize that the case of the less-than-fully-descended testicle cost me $140 extra.

AWESOME.

See, when people talk about how much money dogs cost you . . . they list food, and shots. Toys too. Perhaps they're kind enough to remind you how much your coffee table or DVD collection is worth prior to FIDO getting ahold of that (sad that I actually typed FICO instead of FIDO at first . . . if you don't get it, don't worry, it's hardly important). What they seem to conveniently neglect is the fact that not every dog is the picture of perfect health. Some dogs are prone to ear infections. Some have skin allergies. Some have balls that just refuse to drop all the way. Fuck.

Anyways, on to the meat and potatoes (aw, poor dog, if he could read he might interpret that as a horribly cruel euphemism) . . .

Have you ever had someone give you credit for something you didn't do? Now, I'll obviously not get into any great detail regarding this story, as it may or may not yield positive results for my professional career if read by the wrong people . . . but seriously. I'm not talking about some thing where someone thinks that maybe you were involved in something that you weren't involved in, and they're giving you credit to cover their bases . . . no, I'm more referring to when someone so far above you that he doesn't even know your name thanks you for doing something that you in your role are so far removed from that you don't even understand what
you're being thanked for until said person walks away . . . yeah.

What do you say?

I mean, "thanks" seems to be a staple, right? But do you say "thanks" when someone's that far off?

Do you stare blankly until they realize they're maybe incorrect, or spare their feelings and let them work that part out on their own?

Rest assured, if it was any one of you I'd just have called you out on it and moved on with my life. Instead I'm stuck thinking "does this guy actually think I did something worthwhile?"

Of course I've done many things worthwhile . . . he's just completely unaware of them.

That, of course, raises a new question: Is it wrong to accept credit for something you've clearly not done when all the things you do that are worth noticing go, well, unnoticed?