Sometimes it’s hard for me to communicate with the fairer sex because like most men I use a lot of football metaphors to get my point across. Recently my youngest who suffers from panic attacks occasionally, was in the middle of a crisis at college and while trying to calm her, I made an error in judgment.
My fatal faux pas occurred when I was urging her to stay focused so we could come up with a quick solution to her dilemma. Had she been a he, I would have simply said, “We need to put the hurry-up offense in.” Knowing however that she wouldn’t understand any of that, I searched my brain for other words that meant the same.
Unfortunately, I went with the first thing that popped into my head which was not only stupid but proved the theory that ten “atta boys” can instantly be wiped out by one. “Aw shit!” What I told her was that we needed to get on top of this before it got out of hand, so she needed to get into the “panic mode.” Can you spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R?
Unfortunately, I went with the first thing that popped into my head which was not only stupid but proved the theory that ten “atta boys” can instantly be wiped out by one. “Aw shit!” What I told her was that we needed to get on top of this before it got out of hand, so she needed to get into the “panic mode.” Can you spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R?
MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT IMPORTANT AND NOT SO IMPORTANT STUFF.
When war gets loud, the music usually gets soft.
The only people who should never live for today are the young; they still have a shot at tomorrow.
When dreaming that you’re reading a book, who in the hell wrote it?
Whenever I get frightened, I get angry; and my rage kicks in which is hard to control. However, my new thinking is, why not just go with it. Hell, the worst that could happen is free room and board, not to mention clothing and medical kicks in for the rest of my life.
There is nothing sacred about the law; it’s man-made.
The best thing about falling in love again is that you get to tell your stories again.
We all understand why a guy may be “pussy-whipped” but we don’t have to respect him for it, do we?
The best motivational words for some people are, “Don’t you ever!”
When you’re a kid, you do your best to hide what’s different about you. However, eventually may want to flaunt it because it’s probably what will make you successful.
If you’re struggling with something, it most likely means you’re not very good at it. You should only do what you’re gifted at because it will be easy and everybody is gifted at something.
According to Brent Farris, the only rehearsal that radio does today is when you rehearse the words that you need to use to explain why you sucked today.
No great story ever began with, “So there I was eating this great salad…”
Romantic movies lie to women just as porn movies do to men.
What the hell happened to all those people who supported Hitler in Germany, and voted for Nixon in America, they seem to have disappeared.
Whenever your lady asks, “Who’s that woman?” The only correct response is, “I don’t know!”
Worry comes from the dark side of your imagination.
Just ’cause you don’t need glasses don’t mean you have vision.
What warning do you ever get when you’re about to leave being a “Young Turk” behind?
In football just like in life, a great defense can win you the Superbowl, but it can’t get you there.
It doesn’t matter where you stand; it’s only in what direction you’re moving that counts.
Only the media is excited about social media; most of the regular folks just use it.
Speaking of Social Media, has anybody but Zuck made a buck off of Facebook yet?
As we drown in a sea of information, we could all use a little wisdom.
The only sports teams that ever achieve greatness are the ones whose the fans stop show2ing up when they stop winning.
Have you or anyone that you know seen anybody wearing a PPM device?
I wonder why the people who have absolutely nothing to say, take so long to say it.
Opportunity always needs a little help before presenting itself.
A lot more @ GeorgeJohns.com and on Twitter @GeoOfTheRadio. #8 publishes tomorrow.