Rocky wasn’t the type to tell them, it was a kind of private joke between him and me. It was such a shame that I didn’t take a lot more heed to t...e words of that song at the time, not that Rocky or I knew what was going to happen in the future. As time went on, Rocky taught me how to hold and swing a hammer properly. Not that I was ever very good at blacksmithing. He showed me how to tell when the metal was at the correct temperature. And after he’d helped me make all the separate parts, he. “Ok. Just don’t tell my parents.” “Tom, what does your Dad punish you with?” “A Scottish tawse.” “Go and get it.” I went to my Dad’s office and returned a few minutes later with a tawse that had been in the family for multiple generations. It was made of heavy leather hide and was about 18” long including the handle , 2’ wide and ¼ inch thick. It had obviously see a lot of use. I handed it to Sandi who swished it in the air a number of times and said “This should work nicely.” “How. She had now become Rama for me, not Ma’am but Rama. That night I came much more than usual and was feeling so satisfied with myself.Next morning I went to the class and was normal self. Even during Rama’s class I was as usual teasing her, having her and this time she wasn’t getting irritated or frustrated but was smiling at my acts. All the students felt something fishy until she shouted and asked me to go out. I came out of the class and went straight to her cabin. It wasn’t locked, so I went. Lori asked, "Do you think John will be a problem for your staff? Do you think they can work with him?" As I told you this morning, Lori, it won't be a problem at all. I spoke with most of them last evening, and there won't be a problem at all. In fact, if we did replace John, not only would I lose one of our best marketing employees in Amanda, but my wife would personally kill me."Lori chuckled a little, "Why is that, Mike?" Because, after I went home last night and practically attacked my wife.