I wrote an article about why you should not ride your motorcycle to the hospital when you are about to be a new Father or Grandpa. It is amazing how emotions can take over judgement. You can find the article here: http://www.bikerlawblog.com/index.php?blog=5&title=i_do_not_recommend_riding_your_motorcycl&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

I recommend caging it if you are ever in this situation. Frankly, my only concern was getting to the hospital as quickly as possible and nothing more.

You put a little humor into a not funny situation.  Congrats on the new Grandson, by the way!

I have to agree with you though.  Emotion really makes a difference in the way that I ride.  I think my biggest problem is that I tend to get annoyed at the slow cagers and when I can get around them I might juice it a little more than I should. 

Riding is, for me, a great way to chill after a hard day, but you can't let your emotions get the best of you.