SOMETIMES, IT'S THE WATCHING WHAT DOES YOU IN
Ken-Dogger: Chauncey, we got get up bro...
Chauncey: Yeah, I'm on it...
KD: Dude, it doesn't look like you're on it
C: You threw me off today, you never sleep till 6 am
KD: I know right, what happened?
C: You must have needed it Dude
KD: I must have, guess loading 90 bags of mulch will do that to ya
C: Dude, I'm hip, I got exhausted just watchin'...
CONTINUING YOUR FITNESS JOURNEY
Ken-Dogger: Well, HELLO Brutus…You’re looking motivated
Brutus: I gotta catch up…I saw you cranking out those pushups
KD: I DO like screwing with the young bucks, but your form?
B: I admit I need some refinement, that’s why I’m catching up.
KD: I’ll tell you a secret, you never catch up to someone else. You only continue your own journey.
B: Then what am I doing?
KD: Pushing to new limits for yourself, it’s what we all do.
MARCH...THE MONTH OF MADNESS
Ken-Dogger: Some games huh Mr. Happy?
Mr. Happy: Sheesh, second one was a nail-biter.
KD: And last second shot, Coach said he knew…
MH: It’s March, it’s Madness…No wait, it’s April
KD: Women’s game today, then Men’s tomorrow…
MH: And this AZ Coach is rather saucy…
KD: You don’t get to this level taking a back seat.
MH: Just a shame there are losers here, they’ve won so much.
KD: That’s why it’s Madness Mr. Happy…
WHEN WE LIVE TOGETHER, IT'S UP TO ALL OF US...
Ken-Dogger: Morning Chas, what’s going on?
Chas: Dude, sheltering-in-place…We’re all doing it.
KD: No…we ARE NOT, that’s part of the problem.
Chas: Okay, I’m doing my part, up to authority to police the rest.
KD: It is, and they’re up to the task to maintain order. So why the extra gear?
C: Just in case they’re not up to the challenge.
KD: It’s not up to just them, it’s up to all of us.
STRIVING TO THRIVE
Ken-Dogger: Morning Max, smelling flowers?
Max: Spring you know, they’re blooming…it’s pretty cool
KD: I see that, blooming and growing
M: Hopefully, they thrive…I mean flourish
KD: Yes, let’s see how they do it, seems we’re all learning new ways to thrive
M: Hey, we should all be about striving to thrive.
KD: We are Max, we’re just still figuring it out right now…We’ll get there.
M: Dogger, I know we will.
WHY WE HAVE UMPIRES
Morning Ballers,
Ken-Dogger: Hey Gaylord what you doing?
Gaylord: Dude, I’m doctoring the ball
KD: That’s right, baseball’s back, and you already need help?
G: Dude, doctoring gives me my good stuff
KD: But, that’s not playing by the rules.
G: Everyone cheats, where do you think I learned this?
KD: Wow, do I need to revisit the jumping off the bridge story?
G: Naw…I’ll stop, but what about them?
KD: Why we have umpires bro.
CONSTANTS AND VARIABLES
Ken-Dogger: Et tu, Brutus?
Brutus: Shite just got real and you’re throwing Latin on me?
KD: IKR, seems like a lot of peeps calculating now.
B: Yep, I’m so over the excuses…
Bro, it’s time for action.
KD: It is, and calculating risk.
B: I’m cool with my risk assessment, it’s those others aren’t doing that concerns.
KD: That’s the problem with containment, there are too few constants
B: Well, I’m constant on no risk.
KD: Me too Brutus, me too…
YOU KEEP ON LIVING
Ken-Dogger: Hey Fritz, you got your ball?
Fritz: Bro, perspective…Does this look like my ball?
KD: No, no it doesn’t, let’s get yours.
F: I wanna play, we haven’t played for a while.
KD: There’s been a lot going on.
F: Dude, I get it, but don’t we keep living?
KD: Yes, yes we do, I’m gonna wail on this ball.
F: Give it your all Dogger, give it your all.
MUSCLES SHOULDN'T HURT
Ken-Dogger: Hey Felix, why the look?
Felix: Practicing
KD: What?
F: Well, you know how so many peeps wake up aggrieved these days, just checkin’ it out.
KD: What do you think?
F: Bro, it’s a lot of work, just the muscles in my head alone hurt somethin’ awful.
KD: Maybe those muscles are being used for the wrong stuff.
F: I can tell you, I’m not using mine for that, got too much love in me.
KD: Well, let’s get it out, world needs it.
Retired educator / military officer(Army Colonel) - Current Ops Div Chief (G333), HQDA / married / political progressive / ED.D. and Army War College Grad. 3277