I had lunch today with an old friend (not that she's old, but we've known each other since college days). My sisters and I have proclaimed her to be an honorary Mimi Sister. She lives about ten minutes drive from me, and yet we only see each other once every couple of months. We always manage to pick up right where we left off. So, we went and had breakfast at lunch time.
She's recenlty been hired by the federal government, subject to a background check and security clearance. She put me down as a reference. So about a week ago I got a letter from the US Personnel Office, or something like that. It contained a very official looking questionnaire.
Do you know the above named person? (a. yes I know this person, b. I used to know this person, and c. I have no idea who this person is)
How long have you known the above named person? (Number of years and months you have known this person)
How often do you see the above named person?
Does this person live at the above named address?
And my personal favorite,
Do you have any personal knowledge about this person that would lead you to believe this person would not be a good employee of the US Government?
Hmmm. Good thing I am a nice person, and I was in a good mood that day. A wrong answer here could really cause a lot of grief.
I guess I shouldn't have mentioned our drunken sprees in our misspent youth, huh? ;)
