priorities are relative

after the game we went to dinner and had yummy (but more expensive than i remember) fish at boston fish market... and i check my phone to find a text message from precious who needs to talk, but since she didn't call i waited until after dinner when i had time to relax and listen rather than calling from the restaurant... she is in a bind, can't make rent, it's been going on a while and she's way behind and likely will have to move out... lack of money sucks... bailing her out is not an option this time, but luckily she has another place to stay and we talked about how she can earn more money, how to explore the job market more than she has, how to present her skills and get more skills, school and lots of other stuff... her dad, who long time readers of the blog you are reading right now may remember as rasputin, sent me $100 for his phone line this month (he's still on my phone line, as is she, and i've been covering their phones for a few years now) and i thought great i really need him to start covering his own phone line but then i thought... and so i'll give precious the $100 tomorrow even though it is not nearly enough to pay her back rent, it's the best i can do right now...

life without money sucks...

but this sure does remind me that softball frustrations are meaningless and priorities... the game is for fun, even if there's misplaced blame and lack of appreciation for an excellent pitching performance, it's just a game... life and survival is what matters...

where's the chocolate?