Mary handed him the iced tea.
George Sr. came home, collapsed on the couch, and said, “Anyone miss when the biggest problem was Sheldon correcting the weatherman?”
He stormed inside, past Georgie watching TV, and grabbed a marker and a piece of cardboard. Within ten minutes, he had constructed a fully labeled, mathematically accurate roulette wheel—but instead of numbers, the slots read: Homework, Chores, No Dessert, Sister’s Choice, and The Basement.
Meanwhile, the real chaos was happening at the high school. George Sr. discovered his star quarterback couldn’t throw a spiral unless his lucky socks were on. The socks were pink with little ducks. Assistant Coach Wilkins wanted to bench him. George Sr. said, “Son, I once coached a kid who thought a touchdown was a type of breakfast pastry. We can fix the socks.”
The Coopers’ house was already tense. George Sr. had taken the job as the high school football coach, which meant more pressure, less pay, and a lot more yelling at teenagers who weren’t his own sons.
“Family decision-making is inefficient,” Sheldon announced at dinner. “From now on, all disputes will be settled by this wheel.”