Tap Out Ten; September 24, 2020

For me, one of the biggest challenges is not knowing what it is that I want to do at any given moment.

As in, doing what will make me the most happy.

I've stated many times that I lead a pretty quiet life.

It is sleep, shower, work, eat, workout, read, go to a movie and that's about it.

I'm tired of most sporting events right now because of all of the limitations on the attendance at said events due to COVID-19.

I just don't have the freedom that I used to.

I've always liked not having restrictions placed on me.  That is, to be able to do mostly what I wish.

And a lot of times, I can't find what it is that I want to fit the bill.

About the only slam dunk right now in 2020 are movies.

There's a finite number of movies being released and making it into a theatre in our area so I figure out where the different ones are going to be and go.

I was asked by somebody if I go alone and the answer is, "Yes!"  All 67 this year in a theater have been by myself.

It's OK, as I see most movies late in the evening.  In fact, I just got back from one at the Star Cinema Grill in Springwoods Village which is closest to me.

Tonight's feature was a little pricey.  So much so that I should have gotten a meal with it instead of having a menu to choose from - and pay for.

I'm thankful that I have the monies and the time.

Earlier in the evening I got in a little more than a half hour workout on the Air Assault bike and knocked out a few chapters in the latest book that I'm reading called, "In The Blink of an Eye:  Forgiveness in Black and White."

It was the basis of the recent movie "My Brothers' Crossing", which was really, really good.

The interesting thing is that because of a comment I made on the movie's Facebook page I have actually communicated with one of the main individuals who was portrayed in the movie.

It is about a husband and wife who were involved in a Christian ministry that were killed in a motorcycle accident in late August 2015 in southwestern Virginia.

But the story is about how their family forgave the driver of the vehicle that caused the accident and how God used all of those situations to see many come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

And what's really neat - that I didn't learn until reading Chapter 1 of the book that the movie is based on - is that that man's daughter was a Resident Adviser the same year that my daughter was.

My daughter said that she recognized the young ladies' name and knows what she looks like, but never had the opportunity to meet her while at Liberty University.

Truly is that the world is indeed small.

Not much else going on.  I did get mentioned to announce a particular cross country meet, but it might be a bit too late.

The person that was putting me up for it might have ended up getting my name in a little late as the organization has already made a verbal commitment to somebody else, but that party hasn't returned a quote back in.

I like to think because of my preparation that I would be a natural fit (and because the organization likes for the announcer to use the information they have available), but it is in God's hands at this point.  

If He wants to make a way for me to be able to do so, He will.

If I don't get the opportunity, I'll be thankful that I was mentioned in the conversation.

Yet if it does occur, you can't get much bigger in the state of Texas.