The agony of defeat!

I am a 33-year-old man...yet I have moments where I lack maturity. My Oregon Ducks played a first round game in the NCAA Tournament tonight and it had all the makings of a perfect night!
Jill had the kids at her parents for dinner, I stopped by Burger King on the way home for my own 'game time meal' and watched the Duck game on the computer in peace & quiet! It was great for 30 minutes of 'game time'. The last 10 minutes were sheer agony. I wanted to break things - I embarrassed to even admit it...but I couldn't control my emotion. Fortunately, I got perspective and am fine with nothing broken, but my sanity.

I am proud to say that while watching the game (at halftime) I did get to watch some of the John Adams miniseries on HBO. It is awesome! It is times like that which make me value my job...knowing things I wouldn't have caught otherwise. It also makes me realize the danger of ignorance. How many things am I missing BECAUSE I don't know about 'it'? Anyway, if you haven't seen any of John Adams, you should try to catch it. He truly is an interesting figure in American history.