Three Part Rules


Some things seem to come in threes. This saying makes famous people nervous when two die in a short period of time.
There are also rules that come in threes. PG can only remember two at the moment. This would seem to violate the spirit of this rule, but PG is slack. There are few rules governing slack, and fewer people to enforce them.
Without further ado, here are PG’s three rules of having a job:
show up, stay awake, don’t kill anybody
John Madden is a football coach and television personality. He was the opposing coach when the Pittsburgh Steelers jump started their dynasty with the immaculate reception. He did win a Super Bowl of his own a couple of years later.
Mr. Madden likes to travel by railroads. He noted that the odd numbered runs go east and west. He realized that the odds go to San Francisco, and never had a problem with that again.
In midtown Atlanta, the street numbers have an odd and an even side. PG had a tough time with this, until he realized that the side with the odd numbers was closer to Piedmont Park.
Back to John Madden, and rules coming in three. When he was a coach, Mr. Madden had three rules for his players. They were:
be on time, pay attention, play like hell when it is time to.


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