Holiday Weekend II...

So, a couple of the guys at the house here are from more northern climes and are pretty rabid hockey fans. Growing up in Kentucky hockey has been a pretty non-existent sport to me (save the ill-fated "Louisville River Frogs" minor league hockey team that lasted all of three or so years back in the 90's). It was something akin to soccer, only played on ice. So, I went to a hockey game this afternoon with a couple of the guys (Fr. John and Br. Jim). Must say that it was a good time. The Capitals ended up winning three to one, scoring three goals in an exciting third period. Hockey fans, it seems to me, are a pretty enthusiastic bunch. They hardly stop cheering, are nearly all clad in a hockey jersey, and seem to be really in to the sport; all things which I can dig. It's fast-paced and I can appreciate the skill involved to stay erect on ice skates without breaking bones. But alas, should there be a budding hockey fan here, I will soon be returning to the land where hockey is but an obscurity on the sports spectrum. I hate to say it, but after this afternoon, that might be a bad thing...