TUG OF WAR

I’m watching Nokona and Piper play tug of war with a toy.  What is it about dogs that they always want the possessions of others? These two knuckleheads (photo below) are the worst about it.  Piper (the spotted one) doesn’t much like toys but she does like stealing the toys that Nokona is playing with because she knows it irritates him. 

It seems humans are not much different sometimes.  They play tug of war sans the toy.  Instead of fighting over toys, they fight over issues, opinions or getting what they want.  This seems especially true when it comes to politics.

What’s up with all this fighting?  - Conservatives versus liberals, republicans versus democrats.  Seriously, don’t the yahoos in D.C. all work for the same boss: Americans? 

So, here’s my lesson of the day… Tug of war is for kids who want to fight over toys not for humans that want to argue over issues.  My advice to politicians (and humans):

1.  Leave the tug-of-war rope at home.

2.  Whatever it is your tugging back and forth about... Write a shared goal down on the

     outside of a large coffee can so both sides can see it.  

3.  Place the can in the center of a table between you and the other guy your tugging 

     against.

4.  Focus on the goal written on the can instead of each other.  

5.  Remember you are there to serve US not you.

6.  Try a little compromise and get something achieved for your country.

 

Okay, the question of the day is from Mollie who asked:  My mom watches a human show called Blue Bloods.  Do these humans really have blue blood?

Dear Mollie:

I’m familiar with the show.  My mom often watches it too because it’s on Friday nights when she’s says her brain is toast and she’s too tired to go out.  The ‘blue’ referred to is not literally running through the veins of the humans but soaring in the spirit of the humans because they are police humans. It’s the blue spirit reflective of their blue uniform. - Strictly a figure-of-speech.  God bless these men and women because they wear the blue (in their heart and on their sleeve) but when they get injured, they bleed red just like the rest of us.  Next time you see a police officer, give them a good sloppy lick of thanks on the face.