my beak is out of whack

i got x-rayed today and it turns out that my cheekbone is bruised and my nose is broken. just what i needed 9 days before the marathon.

oh bloody hell

some guys from my tuesday soccer league needed a keeper for the wednesday night league down in schaumburg. they asked me to play so i gladly agreed and last night, i met up with them at the new facility for something that was supposed to resemble fun.

first, the positive side: the new place is awesome. it has the same turf as
Soldier Field and the fields are huge. not quite full size goals but much larger than normal indoor goals.

now the negative side: i ended up with an elbow in my left cheek which has left a pretty mark, a ringing in my right ear from a teammates knee, a bloody nose that turned a good size patch of the field a funny color, and a concussion that is still making me feel nauseous. oh yea, and we lost 10-1.

i knew we were in trouble when the other team had sponsored matching uniforms that were well over $100 each. next time, i'll save myself the $10 and run full speed into a brick wall.

a dilemma

i have a good employee who is fairly new to the job. he's in high school and is one of those people who seems bright but has no motivation. he's all but dropped out of school and it drives me crazy that someone with his potential could choose to make his life that much more difficult. half of me wants to require him to go to school in order to keep his job. the other half says that it's none of my business. he's a good kid and i want him to do well but i'm not sure it's possible without even a high school degree.