Newz Blob

While setting up our computer network, my husband decided to do things his own way. He ignored the one thing that I asked him to pay particular attention to. When labeling the cat 5 cable wiring, that he had to install through the walls, he thought he could keep the wires straight, without labeling them. When the network was not operating properly, following the installation, he had to troubleshoot. This process took longer than the original installation. When he figured out the problem, he was afraid to tell me what had been causing the network trouble… for fear I would say, “I told you so.” He hadn’t labeled the cables, so he hooked them up in the wrong places. I didn’t say a word. Instead, I chose to teach him a lesson. I made homemade strawberry-rhubarb jam. He doesn’t like rhubarb, so I always make some plain strawberry, and I label it so he is able to tell the difference. This time, I chose not to use the labels. When he asked which was which, I told him to guess, like he did with the computer cables. He opened four jars before finding one that was plain strawberry. Afterwards, I expected him to be upset. Instead, he told me that he got the point.