Hockey Night In Canada
Last night was the start of our little hockey league. Well to call it a "league" is a huge stretch. Actualy it is about 24 guys, sometimes more, and we get together on friday night to play hockey. It is a great set up. We have one guy who is our full time goalie, and another who will do it about half the time. The other time we pick a name out of a hat to see who fills in. As for the teams, it's whites versus coloureds. Jerseys that is. I told that to a person once and they thought I was a racist. Maybe I should say white versus dark, that would be better. Anyways, we mix the teams up every game, so that everyone has a chance to play with everyone else. This is the only fair way because we have a range of talents. Some guys are so good they could be pro, others well it's their first time playing.
At any rate, it is the highlight of my week. I love going out and playing with the guys. You leave all your worries behind, and go out and play. And it also means that I get to see some of my friends that have moved on. A lot of the guys have gotten married, some have kids already, and so there is little time left to hang out with me.
Yes I do kind of resent the fact that they have moved on and have a new life, where as I am stuck on the side of the road on the highway of life. But i do wish them all the best, and I know that it is just a part of growing up. At least they still make the time to come out and play. And after the game we still keep the same traditions, and by that we mean going to Burger King and drinking beer in the parking lot. Juvinile I know, but that is living. It's those time that we get to catch up, andI wouldn't miss it for the world.
I guess what I love about the game, is that it takes us all back. We go out there and play like when we were kids. After we hang out like before. The changes in our lives disapear even if just for a few hours. For a short period of time life is the way it was before, the way it should be. It's sad that things have to go back to the way they are, but next friday, and for every friday until the end of the season, things will be good again.
At any rate, it is the highlight of my week. I love going out and playing with the guys. You leave all your worries behind, and go out and play. And it also means that I get to see some of my friends that have moved on. A lot of the guys have gotten married, some have kids already, and so there is little time left to hang out with me.
Yes I do kind of resent the fact that they have moved on and have a new life, where as I am stuck on the side of the road on the highway of life. But i do wish them all the best, and I know that it is just a part of growing up. At least they still make the time to come out and play. And after the game we still keep the same traditions, and by that we mean going to Burger King and drinking beer in the parking lot. Juvinile I know, but that is living. It's those time that we get to catch up, andI wouldn't miss it for the world.
I guess what I love about the game, is that it takes us all back. We go out there and play like when we were kids. After we hang out like before. The changes in our lives disapear even if just for a few hours. For a short period of time life is the way it was before, the way it should be. It's sad that things have to go back to the way they are, but next friday, and for every friday until the end of the season, things will be good again.
posted by The Cube at 9:27 AM
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