Decision Points

I went out and listened to some live music last night.   I have a friend who plays in a group called The Bottleneck Blues Band.   I’ve been to see them play a few times and it’s always a good time.   I nearly didn’t make it last night.   I had gone to a birthday happy hour for several friends with birthdays in April right after work.   After that, I headed home to have dinner.   Once I’m home, particularly after a drink or two, it’s very hard to get me to go out again.

The blues show started at 8:00 and as that time rolled around I was sitting at my dining room table having just finished a homemade burrito.   There were a few dishes that needed doing.   There was an open bottle of wine to my left and an empty wine glass to my right.  It was an interesting decision point.  I knew that if I poured that wine into the glass that I would not be leaving the house again.   I could have easily decided not to go.   After all, Bottleneck is playing again tonight and I can go see them then. 

I decided to get up and head down to the show for a pretty simple reason.   I really wanted to.   I know this sounds like a ridiculous subject for a blog entry, but I assure that for me very few things are ever this simple.   It’s rare that a decision point is so clear cut.   I spend most of my time wanting to do multiple things.   I have to decide which one to do which leaves some part of me disappointed.     I love it when my decisions are clear.