Basektball, Traveling, and thoughts

So it's been some time since my last post so here I am back again. There has been quite a lot going on since my last post, nothing too significant but for the most part just keeping busy. The season is rolling along nicely and at the present time we are 3-0. Although I haven't been really satisfied with our team performance nor with my performance I guess I can't argue with wins. It's a long season and there is much improvement to be had but the reality stands that just as easily as we could get better, we can very well go the opposite way. It's really frustrating at times playing with some of the guys on my team because it just seems that some guys never learn! It always baffles me as to how someone could make the same mistake over and over and over! Driving the lane then jumping in the air to make a pass. Trying to throw a pass through 3 people. Throwing terrible passes overall! I guess it wouldn't be so bad if you knew that some of them were learning from their mistakes! More than likely I will have to deal with it but continue to try and help.

On to other things....I'm in the process of trying to plan some trips and do a little traveling. I don't have much time to make trips for days at a time but I do maybe once a week have time for maybe day trips somewhere. Last night on Wednesday I went to a punk rock/Heavy metal concert with some of my friends from here. That's not necessarily my cup of tea but I'm always up for new experiences. I went last year as well so I knew what to expect. The concert was held in Trier, Germany which is the oldest city in Germany and is about 45 minutes from Luxembourg. I'm always amazed at how much energy some of those guys have when the bands are playing and how it seems like they lose their minds!! I saw it all from the mosh pits, head banging, pushing, stage dives, and all the other stuff you would expect to see at a concert like that. My friend Micah was in his element there and he was able to unleash all his energy that builds up while he works in the office all day. Other trips that are being planned are a day trip next Wednesday to Bruges, Belgium. We will probably leave early in the morning, catch a train which will be about 3 and a half hours, then spend the day touring and head back that night. I was supposed to be going to Heidelberg, Germany with my friend Carole and maybe some others that could make it but she decided there were more important things to do. I'm kidding, she has family business to take care of and I understand. Lucky for me my trip is still in the works with a couple of my other friends. So I'm trying to make the best of my time here in Europe and see things while I'm here. Europe has so much history here so it's always cool to think about the places you've been and the things that happened in the past.

Some other things that have been on my mind lately are just the way people look at life differently. Although it may sound cliché, some people really do look at the glass as half empty while others look at it as half full. It's usually pretty easy to tell them apart just by observing their general attitudes. Some people find a way to see the bad in everything that happens even if things really aren't that bad. I've always tried to look at life from the perspective of the less fortunate. That doesn't mean that there's never a time to get sad or disappointed. When I think of what God has blessed me with and how my life really is good, there is really nothing to be angry about. I have a great family that loves me, I play basketball for a living, I'm fully healthy and have for the most part I can do what I want. When I complain about having to run or workout or other things of that nature I always think about the people who are handicapped or for whatever other reason can not do what I can and I suck it up and try to enjoy it. Some people would do anything to be able to do simple things that we take for granted everyday. I thank God constantly for bestowing his blessings upon me. I wish more people could take that stance on life because I truly believe it would make this world just a little bit better. Well that's all for now from the times and thoughts of MK. Until next time.................