Slack

My darling wife is sweet and loving, a caring person who is quick to make friends, but she is not one who is likely to cut you any slack.  

She once had the director of labs at Hermann Hospital tell her that she was the best manager she ever had, but that she thanked God that she never had to work for her.

Actually, her rules were pretty simple:

• Never call in sick.
• If you're not 10 minutes early, you're late.
• Lab tests can mean life or death - never report results you're not sure are right.
• Never make excuses - own your mistakes, find them and fix them.

This attitude carries over into hour daily lives in a multitude of ways.  For example, we have a 30 year old magnolia tree that has never bloomed, and Honey has been after me for years to cut it down.  I'm actually surprised that she hasn't done it herself.

It even extends to baseball.

It doesn't matter that Dallas Keuchel's current ERA at 3.39 is better than his career average of 3.63, or that he would top the starting pitching lineup on almost any other team in the majors - when he gave up two runs to the Indians last night, Honey was ready to send him down to Triple-A.