> CS> Charlotte sat down and almost cried when he pulled hard and hurt her
 > CS> wrist.  He has since been a model of good behaviour with her.
 > 
 > Yep, as I said, just wanting to play.  Schatze knows she can't play rough wi
 > mommy but can with me.

He's testing his limits.

 > CS> I havent got the trick of that yet.  Then again, I can train a cat
 > CS> what is scratchable allowed and what itns without even thinking
 > CS> about it now.  Go figure?
 > 
 > Yah, always heard they were essentially untrainable.

Nah.  Just have to see things from the Cat's angle.  If you insist on
delicate lacy curtins swaying in the window breeze, you need to have
something else equally interesting.

Alot is just common sense.

 > CS> Grin, came automatic.  I'm a bit more of a softie than Don on things
 > CS> that seem to not matter but when Cash got out the front door and *I*
 > CS> yelled at him, he froze and whined at the squirrel.  He utterly
 > CS> ignored Don in that instance.
 > 
 > Yep, the raised voice ocnnotes excitement, calm assertive gets it done.

Not sure I was calm just then but he did stop!  Gave me this back handed look
'Mom, you're no fun' but stayed put.

 > CS> wonderful at finding and fixing it.  Later when the department head
 > CS> came in to yell at my troops for letting me send the wrong words out
 > CS> in a message (knowing I was new) I yelled right back.  Told him
 > CS> point blank :no one yells at my people but me: and any mistakes made
 > CS> by my people, are MINE.
 > 
 > THere's a true leadership sign.  I've said for years good leaders own the
 > mistakes as well as the successes. Our head of emergency management at cHari
 > hospital NEw oRleans was that kind of guy.  THen when they did a survey afte
 > Katrina the lady doing the survey commented that everybody gave him high mar
 > for his leadership during the mess.

Too many forget RHIP = RHIR

 > CS> He just blinked for a moment.  Then he grinned and told me I F%^##%&
 > CS> up, and i said 'yes Sir, I did'.

 > gOod move!!!  even a problem subbordinate will fall into line better after
 > seeing something like that.

It's easy.  Just realize the boss is pissed and needs to bitch, so give him a
target and he'll leave your folks alone.  Now later, if your folks left your
ass swinging in the breeze, have a nice long one sided chat...

 
 > CS> (on the VB Sharaton)
 > 
 >  > Yep, only thing was disappointing to me was I had a beautiful balcony on 
 >  > floor overlooking the water and couldn't go out on it.  eSpecially since 
 >  > one of those evil smokers and the hotel's a no-smoking zone.  Roxy and I 
 >  > lot of walks .
 > 
 > CS> Hehe fellow evil smoker.  I've been trying to quit but so far have
 > CS> not.
 > 
 > I haven't even attempted that quit bit for years now.  FAiled enough times I
 > gave up on it. NEedless to say ROxy and I got to know all the bell hops and

One dy I will try again.  Just not now.

 > valets at the VB Sheraton WAterside.  tHey all had to come over and
pet "Miz
 > ROxy" as they called her. IN fact, when we checked out one of
the bellhops w
 > pushing Kathy in her wheelchair, another had a cart with our luggage.  I wen
 > with ROxy to the desk to check us out. ROxy went a little crazy because they
 > were pushing mommy somewhere lese, and bellhop stopped, petted her and said
 > "DOn't worry miz ROxy, we'll take care of mommy." Had to laugh.

;-)


 > CS> Good on ya!  Folks here do that sort of thing.  Big city with small
 > CS> town atmosphere.
 > 
 > Noticed that about VA. each.  WE had to be in the meeting room for this vide
 > shoot at 8:30 A.M. that MOnday morning, and due to one thing and another we
 > were quite late getting into the area. THey closed the floodgates on the
 > freeway we were taking in, and we got all turned around. A NOrfolk PD office
 > got us straightened out, and was friendly about it.  I was nervous as he was
 > checking out something in an industrial parking lot and we just rolled in an
 > asked him. MOst cops that aren't familiar with us are a bit scared when they
 > encounter a big ROtt in the van but he wasn't bothered at all.

It's also a land of big dogs.  Police here have a second sense about'em. 
Have to!

 > IN fact, ROxy was one of the reasons we were running as late as we were. NO 
 > conditioning in the van, and I hit every rest area in VIrginia I think makin
 > sure she had water and a relief break.

Ohh no fun!

Ok, next note:  Vet results
            xxcarol
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