Thursday, January 10

Stealing a Plant

I'm here at Inman News's Real Estate Connect NYC conference. And I have a dilemma. In the bathroom are three plants. I don't know what they're called, by my mom sent me one last valentine's day and it's still alive (a testament to it's inner strength & drought capabilities).

Yesterday, they were all droopy, very depressing. I felt the soil and obviously, it was dry. So I watered them, and did a bit of trimming, chopping off dead buds. Today, the flowers are up and they look quite happy.

But I'm worried about their future. Wouldn't at least one lucky plant be better off if I took it home with me today? I mean, it won't get watered here, or pruned, and I make sure my greenery is always happy at home. Such choices. To steal or not to steal?

A bit like those French NGO workers in the Congo (or wherever), who tried to remove 100 or so African "orphans" without documentation. They just got sentenced to like 10 years hard labor or something. And it was found out the kids weren't orphans either! I doubt the Marriot Marque will prosecute me though. After all, I'm just trying to get them a better home.

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