New stick starts but fails to score

Having bought a new stick before Christmas, I was finally able to use it yesterday away to Leighton Buzzard late in the day.  Of course getting used to the new stick was the reason why my passes went astray, I was unable to position myself correctly, mishit my shot at goal, and is understandably the reason my fitness was affected, causing wilting late in the second half.  Fortunately I think some of the opposition had also been affected by the winter holidays, so despite my showing, we had a competitive 2-2 draw.  It has been really good to see how well some of the boys new to adult hockey at the start of the season have adapted.  The Leighton Buzzard clubhouse was conveniently on the way home, so even though it was late, we stopped briefly to be sociable, (and for a bowl of chilli while watching some of Spurs-Leeds on the big screen), before making our way back south.

When I got home I found that my eldest had gone out to a party at Frankie and Benny's in Wycombe, and that I had been volunteered to take a turn at picking him and a couple of his mates up at half-past-nine.  On the way back, I commented on my aches and tiredness, and thus prompted, my son did take the hint and asked me how we had got on.  Looking across at me, and at 16 enviably fit, he then suggested that I should go out for a run more often; I thanked him for his recommendation.  He is right though, so I suppose I will have to try and make an effort; maybe I can make it a late New Year's resolution.  In fact, I reckon many, possibly most, of us could do worse than following his advice.  It just goes to show that maybe there's wisdom in youth as well as in the old men.