It’s interesting the things you find out that you know as you find yourself in different circumstances. For instance, one of the kids got hurt at practice the other day. Now when I say “hurt,” I don’t mean really injured, I mean that he felt pain upon impact. He stayed in the drills for a while, but I could see that he was playing through tears. So eventually I made him sit down for the rest of practice. At the time, I wasn’t sure how injured he was, but I was pretty sure about how injured he wasn’t; he was making his best, most solid tackles of the day. I sat him because I didn’t want to risk it. But while I was sitting him and talking to him, I was straight-up with him: I told him that a big part of the pain he felt was psychosomatic. Most of his pain was him being afraid of how hurt he might be. Of course, given that he was the one who was actually hurting, I don’t think he believed me; he acted like he was at death’s door every time I asked him to wiggle his toes or to move his foot back and forth. Today, he came into my class walking with a little limp; it was noticeably worse when he knew I was watching, though.
It kinda tripped me out that I knew that. I mean, technically speaking, I didn’t know-know, but I knew. It was written all over his face. I mean, know what a serious injury is like. I’ve torn my ACL, and I hardly reacted when I did it. It was mostly like, ‘Ow. Ow. OW!” My coach knew what was up, though.
Coaching football has given me a whole new appreciation for Tony Dungy’s non-cussingness. I don’t know how he does it. Especially when I at these bammas. I do manage to stay calm, even when the situation is crazy, but I be lettin em fly.
This right brain/left brain test is quite perplexing to me. By all counts, I’m pretty much right-brained, or at 60/40, but I cannot see this chick as moving any direction but clockwise. But I’m thinking that my understanding of artwork and anatomy defeats the potential for seeing this any other way.
No words. Just no words.
Still on that right-left brain thing, here are the results of one of them quick-n-dirty blog tests:
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You Are 45% Left Brained, 55% Right Brained |
 The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you’re left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. |
No words again. Actually, I do have a couple. I can’t imagine something like this happening without the internet.
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