HA! LOL! LMFAO! I love today’s entry from dailychallenge.com: Put three things back where they belong…
Instantly a vision of my overbearing strict commanding Dad begins to play inside the brains movie theater called Memory; a man that held only one rule within his tattered and torn clinched WW II American veteran fist, “When you use something…put it away!”
It’s become his legacy.
I never heard him ask, “Where did I lay the hammer?”
Nor did he lose car keys, single socks, his kids in a mall or a shiny penny picked up on a rocky path somewhere in the middle of those tall snow capped peaks called Montana mountains.
It seems like an easy task; grab a plate, eat off it, put it in the dishwasher then slide it back into the cupboard.
I wish I could say it’s easy! I’d jump on the bike, ride it beyond parental limits, jump off at the park and misplace it somewhere between the Little League Field and the Craft House. If you lose enough things eventually the bank account begins to reflect your faults.
Why is it so important to put things back where they belong?
Being the lowest of the low on the totem pole of radio disc jockey requires a pair of earphones; big, small, expensive or Wal-Mart cheap…it doesn’t matter; they’re the most important tool of the trade. The day you don’t have them is like standing on the corner of walk and don’t walk; what are you going to do? Without them you have no radio show! Everybody knows where the morning people hide their earphones; do you shatter the rules of respect and latch onto it or figure out a way to sway an assumed friend to bail you out?
Call me a freak but I know when someone’s stinky ears have been in contact with what connects me to the music headed straight for a listener’s day.
Why is it so important to put things back where they belong?
One word: organization. When you’re organized you’re in control. Being in control relieves stress. Less stress leads to productivity.
I can’t tell you how many interns have walked into my radio station studio with no earphones expecting to locate success in a business where there’s 3,000 people applying for a single opening. Thank God Taco Bell provides their window order takers with sound devices!
Can you imagine watching an NFL Carolina Panther’s game and Cam Newton forgot his jersey?
“Today, you’re going to be number zero! No wait! Let’s see if the opposing team has an extra jersey with your number on it?”
Lost somewhere in the 80’s was the discipline required to hold people accountable for their lack of respecting tools. Could it be the first step of memory loss? Might it be just a test? I constantly blame my dog Harold for playing Patrick Swayze Ghost tricks on me, “Harold! I’m serious…I really do need to find that hook that’ll hang this painting straight and not lean like everything else in my life!”
If elected into the North Carolina State House of Representatives the first bill I’ll put into motion is the introduction of A bright bold and beautiful tag that clearly states: WARNING: Not putting this away when finished will lead to cussing, accusing and no ice cream before bed!
My luck an elected official from Gaston County will challenge it claiming how unfair the label would be to video Gamer’s that lose stuff all the time, “How dare you attack their lack of commitment!”
I’ve often believed Lowes and Home Depot sprinkle metal devouring salts on their tools that over time dissolve screw drivers, drill bits and carpet nails.
Why is it so important to put things back where they belong?
It saves time. Time you don’t know you have until you get there. When you’ve got extra time you want to spend it! If lost then its back to cussing, accusing and using other items that have nothing in common with the task but by God you’re going to try it and in doing so more damage is done.
Only one time have I forgotten where the car was parked; Laurel, Montana 1979 during a major out of this century celebration without Disco where the cups were tossed and the line to Keg Dive was a great place to meet new people. It was social media the old fashioned face to face way!
By the time I’m 60 the picture taking device in the Droid will take on a new mission: never stop taking snap shots of every destination.
Why is it so important to put things back where they belong?
There is a positive to this blogging message: if you don’t put things back…America might get back to working. The more you lose the bigger the demand for light brown pants worn while working at the Petco. Losing those gloves is a good thing; they’re making more in Spokane, Washington!
Is this why we lose the need to feed our bodies with common sense? Up until the recession, before multitasking and micro-managing; making sense made you a pocket protecting computer nerd; today, if you break enough dishes you won’t be asked to them anymore. Compliments to Kris Stevens from 969 The Kat for that line. At least he brings his own earphones. That makes him an on-air hero!
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