Random Thoughts from the Weekend

• Changing to Daylight Savings Time sucks, particularly when you are already spending your weekend one time zone to the east of home.



• It is not particularly pleasant to drive more than 150 miles facing head winds upwards of 40 mph



• Having a particularly nasty headache that prevents you from sleeping much the night before can make both of the above items even less pleasant.



• Flipping the bird to a jackass in a big ass truck blocking traffic by insisting on backing into a space into which his truck barely fit in the crowded parking lot of the basketball tournament and knowing he saw both the gesture and the nasty look on your face can be exceedingly satisfying, at least for a moment.



• Having your son tell you “I wish I never had to spend time with you ever again” does not make you feel better about spending your weekend taking him to a (final of the season thankfully) basketball tournament 150 miles from home.



• Dumping your son on your ex as soon as you return home so that you can take a nice long nap can make you feel better, at least a little.



• Blogging about it so that the whole world knows just how shitty your weekend was can also make you feel better.



• Now that basketball season is over, spring soccer is here. I think I now understand why my parents never encouraged us to play sports when we were kids. Well, lack of coordination and athletic skills may also have had something to do with it, but the travel and time commitment must have been at least a factor in it.