Do Not Read

I’ve got a crazy habit of scribbling short, 1- to 3-word messages on Post-Its and then putting them in my pockets so that I’ll discover them later and remember what they mean and act accordingly. Today I’m in the conference room getting the low-down on special Q1 projects and I’m sort of bored and decide to check my pockets to see what’s what and I pull out a little note that says “kumquat!” and decide I don’t need that message anymore, so I fold it into a tiny yellow sliver but there’s no garbage can around so I sit there for a while and wonder what to do with this thing and finally settle upon writing “DO NOT READ” on one side and “TOP SECRET” on the other and then leaving it on the conference table. I checked back a half hour after the meeting was over and it was gone! Or maybe on the floor.