Thank God! it's FOOTBALL season...

Well folks, like I tell my wife(Football Widow) in September," Love you sexy and I'll see you in December." My team looks good but we're very young, I'll have to work my butt off to teach them.
We have 4 goals this season:

1. Get better each week.
2. Win League.
3. Kick the BEARS ass. ( Rival )
4. Earn the right to WIN.......

Please before you go to bed each night pray for my team. May I suggest my prayer," God, if you can't help us, PLEASE don't help them."

In case you don't know what a Football widow is.....

A football widow is a term for those who have a relationship with a Football Coach who pays more attention to the game than to their partner during the sport's season of play. Football widows are usually, but not always, women. Usually the "widow" has little interest in the sport themselves.

Although it is widely tolerated and not considered a serious disruption by many, dedication to following the sport (such as watching game broadcasts on television) can disrupt home life and the relationship between the couple in question.

Dear Son,

When I was a teenager I wished, just as you do now, that my dad could be my best friend. However, it wasn’t until my time to be a father came up that I understood why my wish would never come true.

There is the big difference between a friend’s role and father’s role.

A father must provide his son constant love, economic subsistence, and an education. He must also protect and guide him, set a good example, and instill in him ethical and moral values so he may become a more responsible, self-sufficient, and compassionate human being.

A father who tries to be a best friend can’t be a real father. To be a friend is voluntary. It’s an option. To be a father is a privilege, but above all it’s a moral obligation.

My duty as a father is to give you what you need, not necessarily what you want.

When you were born, God gave me a blessing that has brought me great happiness. At the same time, he gave me a difficult mission – to be responsible for your moral development and well-being.

Some day you’ll understand the meaning of this letter. It will be one of the happiest days of your life -- when you hold your first child in your arms. From that moment on, you’ll understand that being a real father is much more important than being a friend.

The norms of business

Roy, a service rep, is told one of the salesmen forgot to send an order for window blinds to the factory and, as a result, they won’t be available for another ten days. Roy is asked to call Jenny, the customer, and tell her the blinds won’t be delivered on the date promised.

Roy has a decision to make: What should he tell the customer?

Telling Jenny the real reason will likely infuriate her and cause her to demand a refund or deep discount. This isn’t a good result, so he devises a plausible but false excuse that shifts the blame onto Jenny’s credit-card company. He even makes himself a hero by convincing her he did everything possible to solve the problem and, though his company wasn’t at fault, he convinced his manager to give Jenny a 10 percent discount for her inconvenience.

Jenny is angry at the credit-card company and upset about not getting her blinds, but she’s impressed with the professional way Roy handled the situation. Her loyalty to the company is actually strengthened.

Should Roy be praised or penalized?

The case for praise is that he took a lemon and made lemonade. He turned a bad situation into a good one, and no one was hurt (except, maybe, the credit-card company – and who cares about them?). His little white lie yielded great dividends and was well within the norms of business.

The case for reprimanding or firing Roy is that a good decision must be ethical as well as effective. He was dishonest and, whether his solution worked or not, a company that values trust should not permit dishonesty to be used as a problem-solving tactic.

If you were Roy’s boss, what would you do?

The Pond makeover

The before photo.

I love sitting by the pond listening to the sound of water, especially after work with my favorite distiled water and a nice cigar.

I laid all the brick and even built the picnic table, with my own 9 fingers.











Another before photo. I haven't remodeled the pond for about 6 years.









The after photo. I took out one pump and replaced one. It uses WAY less electricity. Don't really like how the blue hose shows but it will have to-do for now.






Added a new waterfall with UV light, should help keep the algae under control.














Gave the fisherman a new beer can and lifted the old waterfall.

This is my buddy "turdy" He spent the first 12 years of his life in a High School science class room. The science teacher, Mr. Ed knew I had a pond and asked if I would take him. He adds a lot fun to the pond and I never allow pencils in the back yard, I figure he has had enough for one turtles life.