Variation on a Theme: The Saturdayman's Creed

This is my Saturday. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My Saturday is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

My Saturday, without me, is useless. Without my Saturday, I am useless. I must fire my Saturday true. I must shoot straighter than my work week who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will...

My Saturday and myself know that what counts in this life is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit...

My Saturday is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my Saturday clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...

Before God, I swear this creed. My Saturday and myself are the defenders of my sanity. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until retirement is Mine and there is no enemy, but peace!