It finally happened

I was playing CoD3 after work last night before I took the dog to agility.  I'm working on Chapter 3 and in the process of blowing up the 3 guns and had one down and was on the way through the trenches to #2 and the GAME FROZE.  I know this is nothing new to most 360 owners, but it pissed me off.  I have been working on that particular objective for days and for one reason or another I haven't been able to finish it and now this.  Now I'm growly and don't have time to start over just to get to that point and have to quit again to make supper.

So, I take the dog on a walk to use up some of her energy before we go to class since she gets sooo excited at these things.  She loves agility and it's good for her to do the obstacles to keep the range of motion the hip that was operated on.  At first, she was unsure how to do the weave poles or the dog walk but after a few attempts you could see the light bulb go off above her head, it was funny.  Especially the dog walk.  It consists of a ramp going up about three feet a long board of 10 feet and a ramp down.  At first she wouldn't actually put all four feet on the ramp and would just walk herself up the ramp with her front feet, keeping her back feet on the ground.  It was really funny.  Then the light bulb went off and she was cruising.  Of course after each completion she gets a treat and she knows it.  So, she starts rushing through the obstacles.  Unfortunately, we don't have the room for a 70+ pound dog to rush around a room 16 X 12(?) with 7 other dogs who don't have the same experience.  Patience is not one of her virtues and needs work.  She knows what she is doing and everyone needs to get out of her way.  It was pretty cool.  She was a very happy dog when we got home.  If she could talk she would have told Dastard allllll about it and then some.

The article I referenced yesterday about how children are becoming more vain than previous generations is being discussed on the radio this morning.  The DJs are focusing on the whole telling your children they are special part of the story.  I think they are missing the bigger picture.  It isn't that we shouldn't tell our children they are special it is that it isn't the only thing they need to hear.  Compassion for others is important, they need to learn to fail.  If a homework assignment is wrong, it is wrong and that child needs to understand why.  Otherwise, is right and wrong getting blurred?  I'm not saying children shouldn't be encouraged, but we all need to feel the sting of defeat to learn how to handle it and learn to move on.

Sorry, the rant was yesterday.  I'll get off my soapbox now.  I'm still bummed about my game freezing.GRRRRR. Ok, I'm better now.