Is Martin Mallow in trouble again? It certainly looks like it as he sits purple-faced with shame in front of his hiring manager. He’s tried so hard and did so many jobs! How could this happen to him? Is the world really that unfair? Can’t a super-caffeinated marshmallow get an even break in this world?

Or maybe his boss got wind of his behavior at the bar or his other politically incorrect shenanigans.

But the twists and turns of fate are on his side after all. It turns out that he has been doing too much. You know those books and calendars for Women Who Do Too Much? Well, maybe someone should create some items for Marshmallows Who Do Too Much. His boss wants to fire him from half the jobs he has been doing, because his endless expenditures of energy make the company look like a sweatshop.

What a relief when Mr. Mallow finds out he is not really fired. He can get all his jobs back, one at a time when the boss feels he is ready. And his payment? Who needs money when you are a marshmallow? Martin Mallow goes bonkers when he finds out he will be paid in coffee-infused marshmallows instead.

He is drooling and in another time zone as he imagines the endless supply of marshmallows that will super-fuel his obsession with getting things done. He is too stunned and amazed to answer as vision of JavaMallows dance in his head and eyes.

This boss is a crafty fellow! He claims he doesn’t want Martin Mallow to be such a whirlwind on the job, but he is actually enabling him to be twice as speedy with this new form of payment. This reminds me of the soldier in ancient Rome, who used to be paid in salt. The word salary comes from the root word “salarium,” which means salt in Latin. Maybe Mr. Mallow will usher in a new economy, based on the marshmallow standard.