My father had an unusual capability to recognize events that he could use to teach a lesson. This happened frequently with me. For instance, on one occasion back before we left for Europe and when we lived at 625 S. 7th East, we were in the basement. I was watching him work on the plumbing. A pipe broke loose and he was inundated by a very disgusting flood of two stories worth of sewer water. If that had happened to me I’m afraid I would have used some unpublishable language, but he simply stood in the flood and laughed. When he saw the horrified look on my face, my dear dad reached for me and pulled me into the flood with him. I was shocked and demanded to know why he took such a terrible action. He explained that he wanted to teach me a lesson that when something unpleasant happens, it does not help to express anger or frustration. Later on we can laugh about it, so why not laugh about it at the time.
About Me
- George Richards Cannon
- My early postings were intended to be in sequence, starting with “Why This Blog” posted on December 3, 2011. After reading this profile, you might want to start your reading with those early entries. I am a 93 year old husband, dad, grandpa and great grandpa. I've seen a lot of changes in the world. When I was young, vegetables were still delivered by horse and wagon. As a radio operator during World War II, I communicated via morse code. Now I use my voice-activated cell phone to stay in touch. My career as a university professor of computer science spanned the time when a single computer took up several rooms of in a computer center and was less powerful than today's $2 calculators to the present time where computers are an ever-present part of our daily life. I am now legally blind, but even there technology has come to the rescue. My computer monitor is a big flat screen T.V. with large print magnification. I type by touch with very limited ability to see and edit what I write, so either someone else will have to edit my writing or you will have to endure all the typos. I look forward to sharing my thoughts, perspectives, and memories on life.
Grandpa, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed this story. Mom forwarded it to me a few days ago. I used it to finish off a parenting presention that I had to do for Relief Society. It fit in perfectly with what I was trying to teach.
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