Yes, as I write this column, it is Monday morning. When you are retired, every day can feel the same, so we check the calendar to make sure what day it is and what obligations we might have.

However, this column is not about the days of the week. Instead, it is about Monday morning quarterbacks or, as some might say, people who second-guess decisions made by others.Recently, our shuffleboard club held a tournament. It took place on a beautiful Saturday morning. Everything went well. We had 36 players and ended up with one happy winner.Our club has a tournament director. It is his job to organize and facilitate the tournaments we have. Most people think he does a fine job. However, some of our members feel it necessary to second- guess his decisions.That fact has led to the tournament director threatening to resign and let someone else take over the job. None of the Monday morning quarterbacks want the job. They just want the privilege of complaining.I have been a part of many different organizations. Most of them have the same problem as our shuffleboard club. There are too few people who want to do the hard jobs, but there is always an abundance of people who like to pass judgment on the workers.In my past life I was a school administrator. Much of that job required me to be politically correct. Instead of telling parents, teachers and school board members to "bug off" when they had a gripe, I was forced to listen to them and try to find solutions to their complaints.That taught me something important. Everyone has an opinion. And, in the larger scheme of things, everyone's opinion should be heard. But, that does not mean that everyone's opinion is correct.My father was a bartender all of his life. He tried hard to keep the peace in his bar. If folks got loud and spouted off their opinions, he worked to use humor to keep the arguments from escalating. But,he also kept a baseball bat behind the bar just in case.I feel sorry for our tournament director. He tries his best. When you do the best you can and people are not satisfied, your options are limited. Stay in the job and take their suggestions (which would lead to sometimes messy group decisions). Stay in the job and run it the way you want (which would lead to dictatorship). Or, the ultimate decision quit and let someone else have the job (which would lead to anarchy perhaps).Monday morning quarterbacks have a goal in mind to get their own way. They like to make suggestions and share their ideas, but their true end game revolves around being in charge. They don't want the hassles of the job, but they want to control what happens.The tournament director is probably going to quit one of these days. He is getting more and more frustrated with members who constantly find fault with his methods. He said that he just wants to play the game, have fun and forget about being in charge. His theory is that he would rather be just a plain old Indian and not the Chief.I can't blame him. I, too, have had Monday morning quarterbacks in my life. And, believe me when I tell you having a baseball bat behind my desk was not an option.If you would like to contact Dr. Smith, she can be reached at her e-mail address: jsmith1313@cfl.rr.com or in care of this newspaper.