I'm rubber you're glue

Ok, so the title has nothing to do with what I am about to say other than that it rhymes with "do unto others as you would have them do unto you," which is the theme of this blog. Today children, we're practicing restraint. I know this may be a little difficult for many of you to fathom, but it's abolutely necessary to be considered a well-rounded and respectable individual. Restraint comes in many forms, but the type I'm talking about now is restraint from speaking when others are speaking. I thought it was clearly explained in kindergarten that you were to raise your hand, wait politely until called upon, and then once summoned express your opinions at that point and that point only. Because this value has been instilled in every one of us from the very beginning I am apalled that some cannot manage more than five seconds without opening our mouths only to let out sound with no particular poinancy. Dr. Musser has the theory down to the T, if someone is going to interrupt him in the middle of his sentence than obviously whatever it is they so urgently need to say MUST be tremendously more important than what he was talking about. So rather than battle this intruder, he backs down and doesn't say another word throughout the night. When he does this it's very apparent to me that he's pissed off, but it's funny that the "speaker of words with great importance," doesn't seem to realize the crime they have committed.

Anyway, enough of the overly dramatic language and sarcastic overtones. Basically, it sucks getting interrupted all the time and the people who do it most often usually don't realize they're doing it. I'm not completely innocent in this matter so I'm not pointing fingers, but if all of us would just listen more and talk less we'd be much smarter and more appreciated when we actually do speak. Look at Doug if you want an example; he stays quite most of the time but when he speaks people listen. If you enjoy speaking then you should appreciate the fact that others might enjoy speaking as well. To them, their stories are just as important as yours so give them the chance to get it out before you cut them off. Practice what you preach... "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you".