Life

Yes, it is time for you to think along with me. It has been far too long since my last entry of the “Why Are We Here?” theory. Why is that you may ask, well the answer is LIFE!!!!

So, why is it that life is so time consuming? Why is it that we get weighted down with responsibility that we just don’t do the things that we used to or would like to? The reason I am asking this is to get you thinking as well as myself to find the answers to questions that really have no answers.

I believe I spoke about this before, but I want to share it again. When I was a child, time seemed to last forever. What do I mean by that, well, it seemed forever until Christmas, it seemed forever until my birthday, etc? Now that I am older, time flies and there is just not enough time in a year to get done all of the things we need to do.

I think life is one big joke for all of us to live with. Think about it, when we have the most energy and are at our best is when we are young. That is the time to enjoy life, but we are too young to do so, When we are old, then we just want to slow down and aren’t able to do the things we used to do. Now, I find myself full of responsibilities that I just can’t do what I would like to do. There is always one more item on that list of things to do, or another meeting, or some silly thing that takes you away from the here and now.

What if we could change things around? Wouldn’t it be nice to have all of the energy, drive, will that you had as a child, now? I will admit, I am about to hit middle age and I find myself losing ground due to injuries, lack of energy and just the fact that I can’t do all of the things I could do just ten years ago. Most of you know, I have wrecked my back and have had two surgeries. Well, I got the wonderful news that I may have to have a third surgery. On top of all of that, I finally qualify for one of those nice blue signs with a white wheelchair in it. Yes, I recently applied for a handicap parking permit.

It is sad that life leaves all of these scars on us, but yet without those scars, we never really grow do we? I think it is one of the things that make us who we are. You may not react to a situation the same way that I would. It is interesting to see how people do react, adjust and survive their scars. Why does one person break down and commit suicide in a situation, where another fights through it? What makes a person commit a crime and another walk away from it?

The thing that amazes me the most about life is that I have chosen most of my life to live it to the highest standard of morals and to follow what God has set down as law. Okay, yes, I may not always have the cleanest vocabulary, but for the most part I have been what I consider a very moral person, but yet, sometimes it seems as if I get punished for living that way. I look around and see all of the people who live life as if it were an amusement park ride or a week in Vegas and wonder why life is so good for them, yet, others suffer. Don’t get me wrong, I am not looking to change my life so that I get the rewards now. I do believe that in the end, I will be rewarded for the choices I have made. The question is, though, will you? How do you live your life? What choices have you made that you regret?

Yes, I think about these things, especially more so now that I see my finish line closer than it was ten years ago. Time is my companion that doesn’t always play fair. But, time is what it is, a mark in which we all must live with. So, think about it and tell me what you think. How has life treated you? One of my most favorite sayings was from Norm on “Cheers”. They would always ask him something as he came in and he always had a clever answer. One time he was asked, “How is life treating you?” His reply was, “Like a baby treats a diaper”. Let me know.

Life is Okay



Yes, I know it has been a long time since I wrote. I will try to do better this time. It would be nice if I actually sat down and set aside some time to do this every week.

Well, my step-daughter’s soccer team turned out okay. I don’t remember our record off the top of my head, but we did really well. Granted her and I had a few moments where we had to see whose will was stronger. She decided that since I was coach that she wouldn’t have to do all the things the others did, well, that wasn’t the case.

As for soccer at school, this year I have decided to do something about it. We are running a summer camp this year so that we will be able to compete with the other schools that do play all year round. It just isn’t fair for us, but that is the way they do it in the other schools. I would like to do it with ours, but the kids all seem to go their separate ways. Thusly, we never compete as a team.

We did go camping in North Carolina this summer, which was nice. We had several mishaps on the way, but finally got there. It was nice to get out of the hot Florida weather. We were planning on going to New York and Maine, which are the areas I grew up. But, with gas prices the way they are, we just couldn’t afford to do it with the RV. Oh, well. Maybe another time we will be able to do it. A few years ago we went to where my wife grew up, so I wanted to take the kids to see where I grew up, since they have never been.

We do have one more major trip planned for the summer. We are going to Fort Wilderness which is Disney’s answer to camping. LOL We love it there because it is seems more like a Resort than camping. We love going there because there is so much to do. The kids love it as well because they get to be a bit more mature and we do give them the ability to go by themselves to the playground or riding their bikes.

Anyway, hopefully I will be able to give you another update on things after we go camping. Thank you for hanging in there with me.

Bitter Ending

Yes, I am alive!!!!! I know that any of you that actually follow my wonderful blog of garbage probably were wondering if he was hit by a train, run over by a bus or just assassinated by his own team. Well, the later might have been almost true, but no, I am still alive and well.

So, you may be asking how it went. Well, it was an ugly season with an ugly ending. We ended up 6-9-2, which is really better than they deserved, but hey, the stats are what they are. As I stated in my last entry there was a lot of in fighting that I just could never get under control. So, for next year, I have put together a contract that the boys and their parents must sign which basically states that any of the garbage that happened this year, they will either sit or be kicked off the team.

We went into districts as the 6th seed which meant we would play a higher seeded team. Well, we held our own, but the center referee must have had it in for us because we were carded almost 5 to 1. That was just ridiculous. I don’t even think we had that many cards in all of our season combined. Anyway, we ended up losing 4-0 and there was almost a bench clearing fight, not to mention one of my players I had to hold back from going after the refs. Ugh!!!!

We shall see how the off season goes because I am not sure I want to go back next year. I have been offered a coaching position on the football team, which I am more familiar with anyway. I played football most of my life which I was much better at. I am not sure what position I would be coaching, I am assuming quarterback since that was my position, but we haven’t sat down to discuss it as of yet. The head football coach wanted to wait until we were done with Soccer.

So, anyway, I am back and will try to keep you posted on life and ask those pressing questions of Why are we here?

Wow

It seems as if I only wrote my last entry a few days ago, but wow, the last several weeks have flown by. So, indeed it is time for the latest update on life and my coaching.

My daughter’s team played their season finale yesterday, which was ugly, but it is over. The lost 5 – 0, but I do believe they learned a lot this season. We did end up with a winning record of 5-4-2 which truly surprised me. To be honest, I didn’t even expect that with the Motley Crew that I was given. They were a good bunch of kids who really for the most part just wanted to play soccer. They didn’t care whether they won or lost, but I did. LOL

As for my Boys team, we are 4-3-1 right now. We have had some really tough losses which we should have never lost two of those three. The sad thing is they tear themselves apart with a lot of in fighting and just silly stuff. No matter how hard you try to teach them that it is a team, they want to blame individuals for the losses. You dropped your mark, or you had a perfect shot and missed, etc. are the battle cries I do hear. It is ridiculous, but I guess it is part of the game.

We have two tough games this week and then three next. So, I will be coaching right up until Christmas break. This year I really need the break because I am ever more exhausted then I was last year. I don’t know why, but things are taking their toll on me and just wearing me out. I will survive, though.

Well, that is it for now. Wish us luck!!!! Talk to you soon.

Update on Life

Yes, I know it has been a long time, again, since I blogged. I am also sure you are curious as to where we stand in both of my teams. LOL Okay, even if you aren’t interested, I am going to update you.

Let us start with with my daughter’s team. They are now 1-3-1. We have a lot of growth still to go. The kids are very young and are working their tails off, so I am proud of them. Their record means nothing to me at this point. It is more the point of their improvement that I have watched over the weeks. We still have many things to work on, but I am truly proud of them.

As for my boys team, we have our first game tomorrow night. I feel horrible because this year I had to cut many kids and I hate to do that. They worked really hard, but just aren’t as talented as some of the other players that I am keeping. As I have said before, I have most of my core players from last year coming back. So, I do have extreme high hopes for them because we were really coming together towards the end of last season.
Our game tomorrow night is with the team that we ended our season with last year. We outplayed them that whole evening, but I am sure they will be coming out with something to prove. So, I am not letting my guard down for one moment. We are going to come out playing hard and we are going to fight to the last whistle.

Wish us luck and I will try to keep you updated as I can.

Game I

Well, I promised you that I would keep you up to date on the soccer situation both the boys and my step-daughter’s team. Today was my step-daughter’s first game. It ended in a 2 to 2 tie, so I am quite pleased with the outcome.
The kick in the teeth, though, is that I wanted to be their head coach, but never got a phone call. So, I volunteered to be asst. coach and it is a bit difficult for me because I would have liked to run the show. All well, it was nice, though. The kids got the idea and did fairly well for their first game. I figured they would be kicking each other in the shins and grouping up. They almost stayed in their positions.
As for the boys team, we are having tryouts this up coming week. This year we are going to make some cuts because last year it wasn’t fair for me to have over 20 some odd kids and have to seat several of them for most of the game. I tried to play them all, but there were games that I couldn’t. Our first game is not going to be until November, so hopefully we will have everything in order by then. They are working their buts off, though during conditioning, so I am happy about that.
As for me, I am a bit worn out already and we haven’t even played a game as of yet. I guess it is because there are a lot of other things going on that I am frustrated with or don’t want to explain right now and here. There are some things going on at my school that I am not happy with, some things with my eldest daughter, etc. It is just taking its toll on me. Oh, well.
I will keep you up to date on life. Take care. Until Next Time.

Weird One for Me

Okay, this probably will be a weird entry for me. The reason I say that is because I don’t usually remember my dreams. Well, I had one last night that I actually remember and it was very weird.
Before I get into what this was about, I first have to ask for Me’s forgiveness because she was part of it. So, forgive me. When I was in my teens, I worked for an ice-cream place every summer for quite some time. It was a fairly easy job and I guess I was pretty good at it because the owner kept asking me to come back every year or during season, would call me to come in when he needed.
Every year as a right of passage, the owner would put the two rookies on to work the Fourth of July evening. As a veteran of this ritual, I know the joy of the on-slaught that happens that night. It is an evening of virtual quiet until the fireworks are over and then all of Albany, Delmar, Bethlehem, etc. come crushing down upon you. Once this happens, then there are lines for as far as the eye can see.
Well, my last several years that I was employed there, I was kind of the back up guy that would come in and help out the rookies by making sure all of the supplies would stay full. My dream started with the two rookies as usual, but I am not my same teen or early 20’s self. I am my current age. So, the evening starts as I have explained with most of upstate New York coming to this establishment.
All of the sudden, the two rookies disappear and it is just me trying to fill all of the orders. Luckily, a few of the people that I used to work with at this establishment come in to the picture to help me for a little while. The owner also came in to help as well for a little while. Okay, maybe that isn’t really weird, but they were all of the age when I worked there, which is basically 20 years younger.
Me and I used to work several shifts together for a year or so. In that time, she was seeing a young man, let us say Tony. ;-) Well, anyway, this is kind of an aside, but she had his class ring at the time. Tony and I conjured up this game in which we had Me very upset. I had taken Tony’s ring and gave it to Tony making Me think that she had lost it or it fell down the drain. We were and I hope even after this entry have been very good friends.
Anyway, Me stayed the longest with me during this escapade which was nice because we always worked well together, but in the end, I was alone trying to get all of these orders out. Let me tell you, when you are 20 years older then when you originally worked at this place, I had a hard time keeping up. By the end, I was so exhausted that I was ready to drop. Needless to say, I awoke extremely tired and actually felt as if I had been through what I dreamt.
So, is this dream trying to tell me that I am over extending myself in current day life? Is it trying to tell me that it is good to be in touch with all of my friends? Or was it just a coincidence that I dreamt all of this and woke up exhausted? Hmmmmm. What do you think?