Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Little Things

After an aggravating loss to the Utah Jazz where a no call decided the end of the game, and then the subsequent articles that make it seem as if it was a clean block, I had to calm myself down. My usual path to a better state of mind is deep breathing and thinking of the little things in life that are wonderful and/or amusing. Thankfully I have had two rather amusing situations over the last couple of days.

The first was on Monday when I driving home from work and I passed a bicycle cop with a radar gun. The mere image, in my head, of him pedaling after a speeding car was quite amusing. I could just picture the scenario over and over in my head where he clocks a car going 15 over the speed limit, straps his radar gun down, turns on a light and siren and pedals after the vehicle. I would have really like to have seen that; so much, in fact, that I was really tempted to be the speeding car just for a good laugh.

Yesterday, I was amused by a sign that was posted outside business. The sign read: Open: We apologize for the inconvenience. This sign was not alone; it had several copies strewn across all entrances for this corner lot. The idea of a store apologizing that it open for business is hilarious. I could not come up with a good pitch to make it seem less bizarre. It seems someone put them out hoping that no one read below the open portion of the sign. I am okay with that, as it gave me many a giggle yesterday afternoon.

I still find myself a little aggravated this morning, large in part to my reading of several more articles that play it off as fair. I am left with one calming notion to manage my passing rage. The players and coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder played one heck of a game and should have won. The foul/no foul at the end of the game only makes them hungrier to win. And most of all, the team and coach have responded well to questions about the call. They have taken the higher road and let it not be what decided their future. I look forward to seeing their response in the next game.

Until tomorrow, may you find peace and joy in the little things in life.
Skate

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