To Yell at a Guru?

 Posted by at 11:03  rants
Feb 232015
 
Coots on a tire

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Well for better or for worse, I have been looking at some nuts and bolts around here at the Coots site.  I have discovered in the course of events that Ralph has been writing much more than anyone else here.  Maybe he is just more dedicated or maybe he just has nothing better to do than to be an instigator.

Instigator in the dictionary of the coots should read: 1.  Ralph Carlson, see ralphcarlson.com 2.  The guy who has nothing better to do than come up with ideas for others to implement, see #1.  3.  A guy with too much time on his hands, see #1.  4.  Retired and needing to do something to stay away from his murderous-minded wife, see #1.

You have all read the origin story of the coots, from humble comment to site, comment made by, you guessed it, Ralph.  And as we grow and go forward he keeps coming up with stuff for us to do.  Maybe he has all the time he wants to sit and write for 2 blogs, his kids are grown and he doesn’t have medical issues that need major narcotics to deal with.  Or maybe he is just the Coots Guru that we need.  (see picture: Coots on a tire! which one is Ralph?)

I used to be able to keep up with him pretty good on postings and our numbers were fairly even.  Bob is so far behind that he is never going to catch up.  But now, I find myself 33 posts behind Ralph!  I know I was off for a while but good freaking grief in a kettle.  I know that numbers like that shouldn’t mean anything, my posts are far superior, well some of them at least, but just by sheer numbers I have to dub Ralph the Coots Guru.

And now, I have to decide to yell at him or not.  He is the patron saint of Cantankerousness here.  I think I will not yell today.  But I always have that option.  And now here is a real life question for you.  Is it permissible to yell at your Guru’s?  By that I certainly mean yell, but also disagree.  If you pick up a new program (much like my new stay at home dad program that will be launching soon) and you don’t agree with something in there, I would like the feedback for someone to leave me a profanity laden email cursing out generations of my family and telling me what I did wrong.

I will probably make fun of that person on Twitter but I am not opposed to the criticism.  We have the right to our own thoughts and the speech that comes from us protected under the Constitution and the First Amendment.  We also have the right, no the obligation to disagree with someone who we truly feel is wrong, see Declaration of Independence.  These are not new concepts.  These are not wild ideas that I have created.

We need to strive for the fortitude and the Cantankerousness to put out there what our minds conjure.  We need to read and understand others, to look at their ideas and programs, and then decide if they are for us or not.  And you don’t have to be mean about it, but sarcasm helps.

Have a great Thursday.

-Justin

Justin

Justin is the young Coot with a Cantankerous Soul who continues to be educated by older, more cootish Ralph and Bob. His Cantankerosity is his own.

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  8 Responses to “To Yell at a Guru?”

  1. You and Bob gotta get on the ball. Coots is too heavy a burden for just one man.

  2. Justin,
    You have to admit that Bob has three excuses and you, last time I checked had four. I’m just plain out of excuses. If that makes me a guru, so be it.

  3. Hansi, you are probably right, we could use some guest help from people like….YOU! I am still waiting for your article!

    Ralph, excuses are like (insert singular body part here) everybody has one. You can still be the Guru of Cantankerousness, I will get that page up sometime. You have to admit though, you are the biggest influence here. Maybe we should drop guru and go with something like Grand High Poobah of the Cantankerosity…..

  4. Justin, Re that picture of two coots. It’s pretty clear that the two coots on the tire are Justin and Bob who have nothing better to do than sit on an old tire. The working coot is otherwise occupied.

  5. Bah.

  6. Justin,
    As you know if there is a guru around here, it would be our inspirational mentor Doctor Dave Doolin over at Website in a Weekend. He has all the qualities that you require in a guru- cryptic inscrutability, recommendations for elaborate programs geared to improve our meager talents and occasional insightful comments. His comment above tells you all you need to know. Unfortunately he feels that guru is an inadequate term to describe him.
    I am certainly unworthy to wear that hat around here even as a cast off from a more worthy individual. There is probably something wrong with a guru of cantankerosity anyway.

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