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The Really Important Things
By brewmaster | April 23, 2007
Spent the weekend mostly with my son, playing football and baseball. We live in a place where the sun shines a LOT, so much in fact that it’s such a normal thing you sometimes take it for granted and stay inside more than you should. Not THIS weekend, thankfully. He’s 5 and a half (the halves are important these days - so much more important than saying I’m 47 and a half) and in addition to being big for his age, somewhat athletically inclined. So, we threw the youth football around, and the baseball (he’s only got the basket catch going right now) and even went to the diamond and hit some pitches, both under and overhand. Ground balls, a couple hard enough to get out of the infield, even.
The main thing is, I don’t want him to be afraid of the ball. With all the Tee League stuff, by the time kids get old enough to have someone (usually a slightly wild 10 year old) throwing the ball at them, it’s hard enough when it hits a body part to really hurt. And that’s a bad introduction to the concept.
What really got me about this weekend, was that it was the way MOST of our days should be. A lot of outdoor activity getting him ready for those things that will make him feel special as he grows up. We don’t do enough of that, mainly because of our schedules. I’m working hard to make the guys at the top of our organization another billion (seriously) that I’m not spending the time I should with the one person I SHOULD be working harder for. My boy.
That’s the philosophy that got this blog and my side businesses started. Making money for myself and my family that someone who, because they sign my paycheck, can tell me when to come in, when to work and when to go home (only when I really, really NEED to do so).
February 8th, 2008 is the day that all changes.
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