Just in case you haven’t noticed, the daylight hours are 20 minutes shorter.
The Green Bay Packers start training camp in 11 days.
2 months from now, the UW Badgers will have played 3 games.
Grandson Collin is headed back to San Diego. He is armed and dangerous. He bought a “Blackberry” phone system and is now capable of taking pictures, transmitting e-mail, and of course, handling phone calls. Never underestimate the power of a Marine with a phone.
I watched parts of the World Cup Soccer tournament but I have to admit soccer is not my favorite sport. ln addition the vuvuzellas were a pain in the ass. I did like the penalty card system. For the first violation of the rules, the player gets a yellow card. After commiting the second offense, a red card comes out and the player is ejected from the game.
I am implementing a yellow and red card system for my life. I will carry colored cards in my pocket and rather than confronting bad behavior, I will just hand a yellow card to the violator. I will have red cards ready for the belligerent people.
If you go to lunch with me and your cell phone rings, I will ignor it. If you answer it, you will be given a yellow card from my pocket. If you answer a cell phone call a second time, you get the red card (and pay for your own lunch). Answering a phone at lunch is rude and says that someone other than me, is more important. Emergencies are the exception.
If you make a commitment to meet me at an explicit time, be there. Missing a “date” gets you the yellow card. Do it twice and the “red” will appear. There won’t be a third time. Honor time commitments. It isn’t hard.
You get the idea. First a yellow. Then a red. It is governed by common sense. It also falls under the auspices of the Golden Rule. Treat others the way you’d like to be treated yourself.
I wrestled with different color cards (like pink, fushsia, green, and even lavender) for minor violations, repeated annoyances, or peculiar traits. That would have complicated my life. To keep things simple, yellow and red cards will rule.
Everybody will start with a clean slate. You have to earn your penalty cards
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Love,
Dad