I watched the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Dalls Maverics tonight. It was a good game and fun to watch. I watched while I ran on my treadmill so I got to do two things at once and the Blazer game made the jogging go faster. The Blazers started as a team shortly after Patty and I got married. I used to drive into Portland with friends from Trout Lake to watch Blazer games when ticket prices were $4 for seats less than 10 rows from the court. I remember how excited I was when the Blazers drafted Sydney Wicks from the John Wooden coached UCLA Bruins that had won another National Championship. The a Blazers won the NBA championship the year after I started pastoring at JBC, now that was a very good year. I enjoy sports and I am a faithful fan of my teams both College and professional. I am a time management nut, and I often wonder about my use of time when watching games on television. My conclusion which may be a major justification of poor use of time, is that I enjoy watching my teams play very much and that enjoyment is a significant source of renewing of emotional energy for me that my job as a pastor tends to drain out of me. Winning is more renewing than losing so I am feeling all filled up after the game tonight, and ready to go tomorrow and for the entire weekend.