January 6-8

Had lunch on Wednesday morning with Jenny and her mother in Quarryville, that was the last good thing that happened until late Friday afternoon. I'm not going to go into specifics but let's just say that the last few days have been an absolute nightmare. I was forced against my will and through no fault of my own into a situation that made me very uncomfortable. I wanted no part of it whatsoever, all I wanted was for it to be over and believe me when I say that I will never EVER forget it. It did not involve any physical illness, injury or loss of life, it is merely something that caused me severe mental anguish and I HATED every last second of it. When I was five years old I had a broken arm, my right knee has been dislocated four times and in September of 2014 I underwent a heart procedure. All of that rolled into one would be a holiday compared to what took place over the last few days and under no circumstances do I wish to endure it ever again. They say that nobody can take advantage of you without your permission, as far as I am concerned this experience proves that statement to be a lie. The ordeal finally ended at 4:45 on Friday afternoon, I immediately jumped into my car and highballed it north on 222. The Royals were at home for the opener of a two-game set with the Toledo Walleye, I arrived around 5:40 for the 7:00 start. By the time I went on-air I was as prepared as I could be under the circumstances, I managed to muddle through despite the mental frame of mind I was in (although I must admit that the further I got from downtown Lancaster the better I felt). Robbie Czarnik scored the Royals' lone goal in a 3-1 loss, Martin Ouellette was the goalie of record. When I got home I had a decent meal for the first time in two days and settled in to write this blog post. Saw on the Internet where McCaskey lost to Hempfield 67-57, that is the club's first league loss and drops the overall mark to 9-3. I guess you could say that result wrote the perfect end to a very imperfect day. I hope to have a good night's sleep, I sure as hell didn't get any on Wednesday or Thursday. Take care, thanks for reading.