Cool Hand Luke, My Hero

One time, I was placed in time out-- at 58 years old.  Someone in authority thought that if I was placed "in the box" long enough, I'd break.  No way!  She sat me in front of a window,  told me to stay there and she left.  I enjoyed my four hours of sitting in a chair.  It was a sunshiny day and I just laughed at the gall of that woman-- I was right, I had the e-mails to prove it, and I would not be bullied...I would still be sitting in that chair if she hadn't have caved in.  I kept thinking of Cool Hand Luke.  If he believed it, he wouldn't give in.  This can be a very good trait OR a very bad trait.
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Carr: Them clothes got laundry numbers on them. You remember your number and always wear the ones that has your number. Any man forgets his number spends a night in the box. These here spoons you keep with you. Any man loses his spoon spends a night in the box. There's no playing grab-ass or fighting in the building. You got a grudge against another man, you fight him Saturday afternoon. Any man playing grab-ass or fighting in the building spends a night in the box. First bell's at five minutes of eight when you will get in your bunk. Last bell is at eight. Any man not in his bunk at eight spends the night in the box. There is no smoking in the prone position in bed. To smoke you must have both legs over the side of your bunk. Any man caught smoking in the prone position in bed... spends a night in the box. You get two sheets. Every Saturday, you put the clean sheet on the top... the top sheet on the bottom... and the bottom sheet you turn in to the laundry boy. Any man turns in the wrong sheet spends a night in the box. No one'll sit in the bunks with dirty pants on. Any man with dirty pants on sitting on the bunks spends a night in the box. Any man don't bring back his empty pop bottle spends a night in the box. Any man loud talking spends a night in the box. You got questions, you come to me. I'm Carr, the floor walker. I'm responsible for order in here. Any man don't keep order spends a night in... 
Luke: ...the box. 
Carr: I hope you ain't going to be a hard case. 
Luke: [Smiles, shakes head] . 
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I am hard headed and soft hearted.  You tell me a weasel ate your chicken, I'll cry right beside you.  You try to cajole me into doing something I don't believe, I'll dig in and you'll never get me to agree.


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[Why he was cutting the heads off parking meters] 
Luke: Small town, not much to do in the evenin'. 
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Some people just don't learn to read their e-mails or trust their employees.  Bad, bad, bad!

CYA does not mean putting a blanket on your donkey.

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Learn to enjoy the box.