THE BLAHS!
I'm in a funk. You know, those times when everything just seems to be going down hill. I have discovered in my 56 years that life really is a roller coaster ride. You have those times when you wouldn't care if it snowed oats, and then you have those times when a lottery win would seem just o.k.
I had a ball (no that's not a play on words) during the 15th region tournament. I came out of that thing on Saturday March 10 with a little bounce in my step. I was glad that the 2 best teams in the region would represent us. Everything went very well from my perspective as the public address announcer. John Biery is a heck of a tournament manager and the Expo Center staff is 1st class all the way.
On Sunday the 11th I found out that a buddy, whom I knew had cancer, was critical. Dadgummit! 60 years old, full of life, and a good and decent man. (If you teach your children that life is fair, then you are doing them a disservice). He passed Wednesday. 60 years old! That ain't right! Our youngest son, Austin, was a friend of the step son since high school and got to know him well. Austin is crushed. The whole situation; his family, my son, his work mates who couldn't say enough good about him...the whole deal sucks.
Another friend of 35 years retired and went back to his hometown. I had known 5 months that it was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier.
Yet another friend, not for so many years, but someone very close to me has told me they are leaving about mid year to go back home. STOP IT!
WAAAAHHHH, WAAAAHHHH!
I told you not to teach your children that life is fair. Children, life is NOT fair. Never has been...Never will be. Anyone who says it is is a misguided soul. So I CHOOSE to get over it.
One of the smartest people I know, as far as human relations, describes life, jobs and relationsips by comparing them to a Ferris Wheel. You rise to the top and then you'd better expect a down trend. Enjoy the view from the top and when you cycle back down, hang on and give it a big kick, you're going back to the top again.
I feel better already.
Stay tuned
Randy
I had a ball (no that's not a play on words) during the 15th region tournament. I came out of that thing on Saturday March 10 with a little bounce in my step. I was glad that the 2 best teams in the region would represent us. Everything went very well from my perspective as the public address announcer. John Biery is a heck of a tournament manager and the Expo Center staff is 1st class all the way.
On Sunday the 11th I found out that a buddy, whom I knew had cancer, was critical. Dadgummit! 60 years old, full of life, and a good and decent man. (If you teach your children that life is fair, then you are doing them a disservice). He passed Wednesday. 60 years old! That ain't right! Our youngest son, Austin, was a friend of the step son since high school and got to know him well. Austin is crushed. The whole situation; his family, my son, his work mates who couldn't say enough good about him...the whole deal sucks.
Another friend of 35 years retired and went back to his hometown. I had known 5 months that it was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier.
Yet another friend, not for so many years, but someone very close to me has told me they are leaving about mid year to go back home. STOP IT!
WAAAAHHHH, WAAAAHHHH!
I told you not to teach your children that life is fair. Children, life is NOT fair. Never has been...Never will be. Anyone who says it is is a misguided soul. So I CHOOSE to get over it.
One of the smartest people I know, as far as human relations, describes life, jobs and relationsips by comparing them to a Ferris Wheel. You rise to the top and then you'd better expect a down trend. Enjoy the view from the top and when you cycle back down, hang on and give it a big kick, you're going back to the top again.
I feel better already.
Stay tuned
Randy
