Point To Ponder

I had it all planned.

My wife was leaving with my cousins’ wife for a shopping excursion at an art fair up in Wisconsin over the weekend, and my cousin was scheduled to work Saturday. So, while I knew I needed to cover and/or get results from both the Pearl City and Scales Mound volleyball tournaments – my Saturday night, for the first time in a long time, was going to be open.

Now, my schedule typically sucks. So, I rarely have “me time” to go out and enjoy myself. As a special treat, when we find ourselves open – and with funds to lose – my wife and I enjoy going to the boat in Dubuque. And...