Cal.E.'s Korner

d.: Why do you have your calming blanket on, Cal.E.?

C.: Because my life stinks and I'm trying to deal with it.

d.: Why do you say that your life stinks Cal.E.?

C.: Because I couldn’t get the correct nail care lady this morning when I went to the nail salon. The one that I got cut my nails .0000001 micrometer too short. Then, T took me out to lunch, but the restaurant didn’t have my favorite kind of Sushi. I only eat Mahi Mahi tuna sushi, not some knock-off brand. The caviar was decent, but the ambience at this high-dollar restaurant needed improvement. It just wasn’t dark enough! Why do cats need to see what we’re eating?

To top it off, when I got home, my favorite soap opera, “Nine Lives to Give,” was already on. I missed the recap from yesterday.

d.: Don’t you watch that show every day, and record it?

C.: What’s your point, d.c.?

d.: Just that you’d already seen that part of the show, and you also have it on your VCR. Cal.E., do you know why Sir Winston Churchill is quoted  so much?

C.: No, why?

d.: Because he led his country through a very difficult time and survived, along w3ith his country. England was the first country that the Nazis attacked during World War II, and England didn’t have a strong military. However, England did have allies, one of which was the United States, the most powerful military force in the world at the time. Germany still held their own against the allies, though, until the Allied forces implemented Operation Overlord…

C.: The what now?

d.: Operation Overlord was the code name for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Unfortunately, the Allied forces had to postpose this strategic event when it was first scheduled because of bad weather. That gave the Nazis a chance, because they had a spy that warned them of the all-out, land, sea and air attack that was planned. As expected, there was a large amount of casualties on both sides, but the Allied forces prevailed, breaking Germany’s control of northern Europe in half. That strategy has been employed by most of the great military generals in history. If it succeeds, it is the quickest way to end a war.

C.: So, Sir Winston Churchill was a general in the British army?

d.: No, he was Great Britain's prime minister at the time, but his speeches gave people hope. That’s important during a difficult time. Before some laws were passed against this technique, it was used in the medical field.

C.:???

d.: Well, as an example, Lance Armstrong was told that he had a 50/50 chance of surviving his cancer. When he saw a different doctor after  his cancer went into remission, that doctor told him that his chance of survival was around ten percent, at best. However, one’s brain is so powerful it can make someone believe that s/he can survive something that most people cannot.

Unfortunately, laws have been passed that keep medical personnel from doing this anymore. We must tell our patients the truth, no matter how discouraging it is.

C.: So, hope’s important and Churchill gave his country hope with his brilliant speeches. The allied forces won World War II, and Churchill‘s speeches helped.

d.: It was more than his speeches Cal.E. Churchill was a brilliant strategist and a master negotiator. He was much more than the greatest orator of the twentieth century. And…he had a great sense of humor!

C.: Do tell.

d.: I would, but we’re out of time for today, so that will need to wait for another day. Please join us tomorrow for another episode of Cal.E’s Korner.,.