Since I’m now over 50 and officially an AARP member, I am eligible for all sorts of financial deals. One that really appealed to me was the AARP car insurance deal where if you took their driver safety class you’d get a five percent discount on your car insurance. I ain’t no dummy, car insurance is expensive, especially if you own more than one car or have a kid under 25 still on your insurance plan. So, I figured, I could sit still for a few hours on a hard chair in a dark basement of the Senior Center and take the class. After all, I’d had to take it every two years when I worked for the state. Piece of cake.
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I’ve flown in big jets, small planes, and helicopters. I enjoyed none of it. Today, I took my first flight in a balloon, well actually under the balloon, and I doubt it will be my last. Though the heat from the propane flames curled my hair, I lived through the experience. Ballooning has improved greatly since the French inventors began experimenting with it. At first, balloons were made out of paper and a wood fire was lit underneath to make it all rise…needless to say, the inventors were no fools and they refused to ride in it themselves, but they did force some convicts to be used for the purpose. Heck, if you’re on death row, I guess it’s not a big deal. Unfortunately, the convicts crashed and the peasants attacked and killed them thinking they were invaders. When my son was in little league, everyone got a trophy on the team. No one was given any recognition (ever) as an individual. I think there is a lot of good in complimenting the group as a whole, but individual recognition is important too. When everyone gets a trophy, it means less…and perhaps even nothing. My son doesn’t even want his trophies. When someone says to you individually that you are valued, that’s when it genuinely means something. When I served in the park service and the fire department, they always knew how to tell a person “Individually” that they mattered...at least they did for me. I don’t know if I did it as well as I should for my guys in those organizations, but I hope so. |
Greg
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