I Tried but it’s Hard to Do!
I may be a cranky
person, but I am not mean. However,
sometimes a person needs a kick in the pants and I’m willing to do it.
My friend
Frog recently bought his wife a ukulele.
It was a “Congratulations for getting a new job with a boss who is
not an asshole” gift. From what I’ve
heard, the gift was well deserved.
Now, Mrs.
Frog does not play any musical instrument, nor has she thought of trying. I guess if your husband and two sons play the
bag pipes, you lose a bit of love for music.
Not to knock the bag pipes. They
are great for weddings and funerals. But they will clear a house of varmints
better than a cat, and it is a little-known fact that a piper’s house has never
been burglarized. It can be a scary
instrument.
Frog has
hopes that the wife will learn the uke.
He is learning and having fun with a tenor guitar, and a couple that
strums together…anyway, I think Frog also just wanted to learn the uke as well.
Mrs. Frog
likes the uke, “It’s very pretty!” but she is not sure she can learn to
play it.
She can
strum the strings, and play all the one finger fretted chords, but balked when
shown how to play the “G” chord.
“It requires
using three fingers! I tried, but it’s
hard!”
This is
where Mrs. Frog needs the kick in the pants.
HARD!
Are you
kidding me?
Mrs. Frog
has birthed and successfully raised two human beings. That is hard! Mrs. Frog graduated from Duke University, one
of the top colleges in the country. That
is hard! Mrs. Frog worked for many
years running a TV news room ala Mary Tyler Moore. That is hard! Mrs. Frog has worked for administrations of
several top universities. That is
hard! Mrs. Frog is an accomplished
fly-fisher. That ain’t easy! Mrs.
Frog has played competitive tennis. That
is hard! Mrs. Frog has put up with a fly-fishing, deer hunting, dog loving,
motorcycle riding, grumpier than me husband.
That is hard!
Learning to fret three strings on a
ukulele is not that hard!
There is
your kick in the pants Mrs. Frog, now go pick up that uke, learn the “G” chord
and stop whining!
Maybe you
can also get Mrs. Cranky to start playing the drum set I got for her.
That's the funniest thing I've read today! Thanks for cheering me up!
ReplyDeleteThe gauntlet has been thrown! You can do it, Mrs. Frog.
ReplyDeleteThats what I say when I have no interest, but you give a nice motivational speech, Joe!
ReplyDeleteYour humor knows no bounds, Joe. I'm still laughing and taking it in to read to SWMBO, as she tries to fight off a cold.
ReplyDeleteIt might be hard because she has soft fingers, not yet calloused and used to pressing three strings at once, also if she has arthritis in any of her knuckles as I have. Perhaps she prefers to have someone play for her and serenade her by moonlight. I actually hope she perseveres and learns to play even if only a little. I like bagpipes too.
ReplyDeleteThere you go, kicking pants and giving names! If that motivational speech doesn't amp her up, I'd say she's content to rest on her laurels, after accomplishing all that hard stuff.
ReplyDeleteWith all of Mrs. Frog's accomplishments I say she needs a nice piece of jewelry and not a ukelele.
ReplyDeleteMrs Frog sounds the sort of person who can adapt to anything, so watch out - she'll beat you all in no time.
ReplyDeleteKind of agree with Bijoux. I've been known to use that excuse also. HOWEVER, that was one impressive pep talk you gave Joe and I'm curious if she might consider running for office?
ReplyDeleteEverybody has their own hard. That's my story and i'm sticking to it.
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