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If you live anywhere in South Carolina, chances are that it rained all day last Wednesday. This was also the day where I happened to drive across a screw somewhere in between the house and work. As a proud member of AAA, I did what any real man would do - I dialed the phone, and asked them to come change my tire. I had a suit on and it was raining. I WAS NOT CHANGING THAT TIRE!
So once I got the little donut on, I drove to the tire place to get the tire fixed up. However, I wasn’t that lucky. The tire just barely pierced the sidewall, which totally ruined the tire. So I had to pay $98 to get a new tire. I learned that if I had paid $20 when I bought the tires that I would not have been charged for the new tire replacement. Lesson learned! Thankfully this place has always taken good care of me, and fixed my alignment for free as well. It just sucks that I had to pay for a new tire, when the old one was less than 6 months old. YIPEE!!
If you’ve ever picked up a Sports Illustrated and opened to the back page, then you know Rick Reilly. Well, he doesn’t write for SI anymore as far as I know. He and Dan Patrick switched places it seems. (Patrick is with SI now and Reilly writes for ESPN).
**If you are not a sports fan, don’t stop reading, this has nothing to do with sports**
I just read Reilly’s first article with ESPN the magazine and thought it was awesome.
The article tells of the relationship between Reilly and his alcoholic father. I don’t want to spoil it for you, so please check it out. I really think that there is a lot to be learned from this article.
“Golf taught me the lessons my dad never did, including the best one: You play life where it lies. You hit it there. You play it from there. Nobody threw you a nasty curve or forgot to block the defensive end. I learned that my mistakes were mine alone…”
So my friends, play life where it lies, don’t complain…take what you’ve been given and make the best of it.
