Friday, March 24, 2017

Good morning crew,

Black belt promotion testing again this weekend. That is always a long and tiring day, but it is worth it to see the kids finally make their first degree. My job is to help make sure they earn it.

A big part of earning that degree is the endurance testing. Three hours of calisthenics, strength training and kicking drills. The kids always try to dog the exercises after the first ten or fifteen minutes and I am there to encourage, cajole, persuade and sometimes threaten them in order to keep them from quitting. This almost always gets at least one of them crying. Frequently several.

To tell you the truth, I really don't feel like I have done my job if I don't have at least one little kid crying within a half hour.

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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My ten-month-old was sitting in her high chair, twisting and moving all over the place. My wife who was trying to feed her said to me, "Straighten her up."

I looked at my daughter and said, "What are you doing with your life? Do you want to be this way forever? It's time to grow up and take some responsibility."

My wife hasn't asked me to help with her since.