The Penalty Box

I am not a hockey player. I would go so far as to say I am not a skater. I did receive hockey skates for Mother's Day one year. This was after I almost knocked myself out when attempting to skate I caught my toe pick and landed flat on my back.

I have however, taken in more then my share of hockey games. I have often thought the penalty box would be a good thing to have at home. No, not for the kids, but a chance for me to take a breather and contemplate life - an enforced time out. When you think about it, the time spent in a penalty box is time well spent. A chance to catch your breath and think about what happened. It is also a chance to think of your future. Or in the case of a young hockey player, the best way to get get back at the person who put you there in the first place.

What other sport allows you to take a breather and contemplate your next move, in the middle of a fast paced game. A chance to re-group and think things over. The player comes out of the box, ready to go, refreshed and refocused.

Wouldn't it be great to have a penalty box during the Presidential debates? Bush evased the question, two minutes for hooking. Kerry makes a nasty comment about Cheney's daughter 5 minute misconduct. Wouldn't that make a game!