Al

I just listened to Generic Blues by Weird Al, and it cheered me right up.  Here I am dealing with what feels like my life falling into little itty bitty pieces around me, like my DH acting all weird for no reason, my body doing the weird a$$ pregnancy thing, and countless other stuff, and along shuffles the Generic Blues on my iPod.  And I sing along, and it feels great to belt out lyrics like "I'm just sniveling, groveling, worthless hunk of slime" and "My brothers and sisters all hated me, 'cause I was an only child! Got the blues so bad, kinda wish I was dead." and just let it all go.

Thank you Al. Because of you the rest of my day won't be spent insanely, but in sanity. 

The power of "So?"

My sister-in-law is a genius.  She has found the most powerful word in the english language: So? 

What is this power?  How does it work?  How can it work for you at home and on the job? Here's how she used it:

She came home from a bad day at work, asked her husband (my dear brother) if he would make dinner.  He pointed out he had a bad day.

"So?" says she.

The power is to stop a ridiculous conversation from getting even more ridiculous.  Let's face it, who wants to put up with nonsense! 

It works by stopping a person cold in their verbal tracks and question the validity of what they are saying.  They now have to give a reason why you should listen to them.  If they can't, or just aren't quick at thinking on their feet, the conversation is over. Also let's not forget the added implication of "what does that have to do with me?" But you don't have to say all that, you just have to say "So?"

Here is how it can be used in every day life.  I'll talk you through a situation or two.

At the mall:

"I can get you a great deal on this thing."

"So?"

At the office:

"We're out of toner."

"So?"

At home:

Well, I already gave you my Sister's-in-law example of this. 

Use this power wisely. But if you don't, so?