This project's goal is to give each family member and myself just 10 minutes of unconditional positive regard every day. All attention is focused on the other person for those 10 minutes and only positive comments or thoughts are allowed. Just 10 minutes often becomes much more. Try it and see. You'll find the Just 10 guidelines on the right side of this blog.







Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Not As Bad As Chester Day

Who is Chester Day?  That's what I'd like to know.  His name appeared in the closed captions on the news this morning.  We turned on the closed captions when our daughter was born.  We've never turned them off.  We think they are the reason that our daughter surprised us with her ability to read on a trip to the zoo when she was four.  She knew what all the zoo signs said and could lead us to monkeys, tigers, elephants and assorted snack bars and gift shops.   The closed captions have been our friend even if they sometimes block parts of the picture or help a little girl learn how to find the food for sale.

Once in a delightful while, the captions will deviate from the spoken word.  This phenomenon most often occurs during the news.  The "caption maker"  (we're pretty sure it's a computer program of some sort) struggles to match the spoken word with what it thinks it hears.  It often misses. 

Today, "yesterday" became "Chester Day".  The title of today's entry was literally ripped from the headlines.  The weather person was discussing today's weather with reference to yesterday. 
" Today will not be as bad as Chester Day." 
Chester Day is worse.  He makes today look good.  Just why is today better than Chester Day?   

     1.) It's Tuesday and not Chester Day.
     2.) Today isn't called a "doofy" name like Chester.  (My apologies to
          any Chesters. 
          I'm sure within your family, Chester is a perfectly lovely name.)
     3.) Chester Day provides a comparison against which today always
          looks better,  acts better and generally is better.
     4.) We all need a Chester Day. 


As I struggle to renew my efforts to refocus on what I think is a scathingly brilliant idea, Just 10 (TA DA!),
Chester Day is there to remind me that things could be worse, that I could be worse.  Chester Day, I think I love you.

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