On Saturday (11/9/13) I arrived to see my grandson Gannon, 5 years old, and his teammates on The Eye of The Tiger play the Silver Ninjas. This is peewee soccer played on a field only about 50 feet long, with no goalie, and no score kept.
The kids run in every which direction kicking the soccer ball and everyone has a good time, including the families that cheer them on. When I arrived it was half-time and Gannon raced over and gave me a big hug.
Soon into the second half, I took Gannon's big brother Brody, 8 years old, on a walk through the surrounding neighborhood, as he enthusiastically talked about the cars and houses we saw.
His favorite was a nearly new white retro Chrysler muscle car, a modern day imitation of their 1970's muscle cars.
As we talked I asked Brody about his desire to race a Bugatti when he grows up. With a smile and a humble tone of voice he said he wanted to race a red one because red is his favorite color and also his dad's favorite color. But if not red, he wanted to race a gray Bugatti.
Our time to walk and talk ended too soon for Brody had plenty to say, but Gannon's game was ending and we needed to rejoin everyone. But what a pleasure it was to walk with Brody on this warm sunny day listening to his ideas and feeling his joy as he expressed those ideas.
Dick
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