Cal.E.'s Korner

Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life End over end, neither left, nor the right Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life

Make me, oh, make me, Lord, more than I am Make a piece in your master game plan Free from the earthly temptation below I've got the will, Lord, if you've got the toe

Bring on the brothers who've gone on before And all of the sisters who've knocked at your door All the departed, dear loved ones of mine And stick 'em up front in the offensive line

Yeah, dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life End over end, neither left, nor the right

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Paul Charles Craft

Dropkick Me Jesus lyrics © Screen Gems-emi Music Inc., Black Sheep Music

C.: How’s it going, d.c.?

d.: Not so well today, Cal.E.?

C.: Why so glum, my human chum?

d.: I’m not glum. Years ago, a day like this would have frustrated me.

C.: But not now? Don’t you feel as if you’ve been drop kicked through the goalposts of life?

d.: No. To paraphrase Thomas Edison, I’ve found numerous ways not to do certain things.

C.: Elaborate, please.

d.: Well, as you may or may not know, Thomas Edison is one of, if not the most successful American inventor. He invented the light bulb, after almost 2,000 tries.

C.: So, one thousand times two. That’s…a lot! Did he get frustrated or feel like giving up?

d.: No. In fact, one of his assistants was trying to console him before he came up with the solution. The assistant asked if he felt like a failure, since so many of his ideas failed.

C.: And what did Edison say?

d.: Edison said that he'd simply found 2,000 ways not to make a light bulb. In other words, he knew what not to do. My day has been a lot like that.

C.: ???

d.: Well, I started on an assignment that isn’t due until Sunday. I finished, but it didn’t feel quite right, so I reread the directions. I was right. I had elaborated on the wrong subject.

Then, I found the correct part of a file I had corrupted by trying to do something very simple, as I found out when I was trying to correct the rest of the file. I still haven’t figured out how to correct the rest of the file, and you know what’s going on at work. To top it off, I lost my noon and evening meds.

C.: That sounds like the definition of a bad day. I would have warned you about what was going on at The Kennel, but you were already asleep when I found out. By the time I would have been able to tell you when you were awake, you’d already found out, because you were at work by then. I suppose that you're feeling frustrated, to say the least.

d.: No, Cal.E., this is just a four-letter word called L-I-F-E.

C.: Liiifay…no, oh, life!

d.: Yes. Anyone who expects his or her life to be easy is delusional. When bad, or frustrating things happen, there are two ways to look at the situation. One is to become angry and sulk. This almost never brings positive results. The other way is to ask yourself what you’ve learned, what you can do differently next time, and figure out how to solve your problems.

Because I didn’t wait until the last minute to do my assignment, I’ll have time to redo it. I will be more conscientious about reading the directions from now on, though. I can’t control what’s going on at The Kennel, but I’ll be better prepared for it tomorrow. My meds can be replaced, and I always keep an emergency supply of my most necessary medications with me. I haven’t figured out how to correct what’s wrong with my file yet, but I’ve fixed this problem before. (ring)

(Oh, thanks, honey). And, Eudora just found my meds. I left them at home. Sometimes, though, it’s best to take a step back and take a breath before continuing…where are you going?

C.: I’m taking a step back away from this blog. It’s harshing my mellow.

d.: Well, I guess that’s all the time we have for today, folks. Please join us tomorrow for another episode of Cal.E.’s Korner.

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