So a couple months back, I wrote a post about the replacement officials in the National Football League who had a hard time figuring out who caught a pass. The event caused millions of people across the country - and even the world - to talk about replacement officials and their inability to find a particular body part even if they used both hands, a flashlight, and got three guesses.
Recently my lovely and talented wife Kristin ran into one of these officials at a most unlikely place - his day job is apparently working as a pharmacist in our town.
Kristin had gone to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription for a NuvaRing. Now, a lot of young guys read this blog to help them become Men, so I don't want to get too specific on what the NuvaRing does or how it's used. Let's just say that Kristin and I don't want to overpopulate the world with Men, so once a month she puts the NuvaRing in a special place that women have and Men don't. (And no, I don't mean in her brain.)
Anyway, she was in the drive-through lane at the pharmacy, and the pharmacist gave her the bag containing her prescription. And this is when he showed how clueless he actually was, and why I think he was a former NFL replacement official. Without really paying any attention to her, he said, "Do you need any instructions on how to use this prescription?"
Kristin was bemused. I personally think she should have said something sarcastic, like, "No, I'll just gargle with it like I always do." Or maybe, "I've been wearing it like a bracelet for the past five years, but we've had four kids during that time. I don't think these things really work." But she's a nicer person than I am, so she just said, "I think I've got it figured out, thanks."
Something in her tone made the pharmacist do a double-take, and he looked again at the prescription and realized how stupid he was being. He stammered "Oh, yes, I suppose you do," and quickly closed the little drive-through window.
So Men, whatever you do, do it to the very best of your ability, and don't let your mind wander or your concentration lapse while you do it. Whether you're a replacement NFL official, or a pharmacist, or a world-famous blogger with upwards of 15 people reading your work any given week, FOCUS. Don't make silly mistakes. It just makes you look stupid.
So Men, whatever you do, do it to the very best of your ability, and don't let your mind wander or your concentration lapse while you do it. Whether you're a replacement NFL official, or a pharmacist, or a world-famous blogger with upwards of 15 people reading your work any given week, FOCUS. Don't make silly mistakes. It just makes you look stupid.
So Men, whatever you do, do it to the very best of your ability, and don't let your mind wander or your concentration lapse while you do it. Whether you're a replacement NFL official, or a pharmacist, or a world-famous blogger with upwards of 15 people reading your work any given week, FOCUS. Don't make silly mistakes. It just makes you look stupid.
(c) 2013 John Puckett
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