Boss woke me up late today--not ‘til 6:00--it bein’ the first day of fall and all. I ‘preciate that because I have to admit, I’ve been celebratin’ the orange crush victory the Broncos had on Sunday perty near all week, even while workin’ on construction safety. I mean, who could forget Miller’s two sacks; Talib’s 103 yard pick-6; hearing Siemian say, “Omaha” (brings back fond memories); and Anderson’s 118 yards, glorious spin move for a gain of 28, and his touchdown. What a game! I got so excited that I almost forgot to plan our upcoming safety meeting. Of course, That Cat had to flick her long, skinny tail a time or two and ask me if I had it done yet. “I’m workin’ on it, don’t you worry; almost done, in fact.” I barked.

So. I guess I’d better get to workin’ on it; Boss likes ‘em to be perty regular-like. He really watches out for his guys on all the jobsites, and part of keepin’ them kids (that’s what Boss calls two or three of ‘em--kids--bahahaha!) safe is informin’ them about certain dangers that they might run into. As Head of Safety, I have a lot of input with Boss about that stuff. Since I’m plannin’ this meeting with the game still rollin’ around in my head, I’m realizin’ the importance of somebody havin’ your back. I mean, Anderson would have never gained 118 yards and made a touchdown without his blockers, and the interestin’ thing is, most people don’t even know who those blockers were. It reminds me of what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 10:24, “No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.” Yep, that’s what makes a team alright.

Speakin’ of teams, ours is growin’. Boss’s dad, Dennis Hughes, and his blocker Hank (another blue heeler like me), have been drafted. I sure am glad we’ve got some more guys keepin’ everybody safe. It wouldn’t work too good for me to do it all alone. That Cat would probably get to orderin’ me around even more than she does already.

Oh, speakin’ of That Cat, guess I’d better get that safety meetin’ planned out so I can enjoy the rest of the first day of fall. ‘Til next time…

By Corene Alford