May 23

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5/23/2009 

Throughout the Northwest, the weather forecast for Memorial Weekend was incredible.  Three straight days of sunshine and warm temperatures.  Needless to say, I had plenty of golf lined up with a tournament over the weekend and a round with friends on Monday.

I realize that it's only Sunday, but all those golf dreams were dashed in a brief instant Friday night. 

Indoor soccer never seemed like a bad idea to me.  I play every Friday night with my wife and some friends.  No big deal.  This Friday, though, I took a shot on goal and went down to a torn hip flexor.  Believe me, it hurt, a lot.

Oddly enough, I wasn't that upset by the pain.  The first thing that went through my mind -- after I dragged myself off the field --  was that I had just wasted three days of golf.  It wasn't until I was sitting in the emergency room that I was upset over potentially wasting an entire Summer of golf.

Fortunately, it looks like I'm only going to be out for a couple of weeks, provided I stick to the recommended rehabilition program.  What's this blog entry all about?  I just needed to get the frustration off my chest to people who can sympathize with me over losing golf time during a stretch of great weather.

Thanks for listening.