The Old Man Still Has It (at least for today)

Those odd one or two of you who have actually been reading this blog for some time might remember that I had ankle surgery last April to repair a torn tendon. Well, I have finally started playing indoor soccer again and today scored my first goal of the season. That's right, the old man still has a little something left.

Actually, it was a rather lucky goal. The player with probably the best shot on our team fired a hard one to the goalies right. The keeper barely got a hand on it. He reached out for the ball but was only able to knock it back toward the post where it sat spinning. I had smartly stayed around for a rebound and stepped in and fired the ball home for what turned out to be the winning margin in a 3-2 victory! This is the type of thing that makes the sore muscles and labored breathing worth it.

Funnily enough, my ankle feels fine but I still have a ways to go before I am in shape. Upward and onward . . .