When I moved my father, who had dementia, from Illinois to California, one of the things he really wanted to do was see Dodger Stadium. Not see a game- he didn’t have the attention span to sit through one inning, and he didn’t like the Dodgers anyway, but just see the stadium. So I took him to see the empty stadium. He loved it.
I’m with this nameless kid; I always had to climb up to the highest point available, too. Probably why I learned to fly at twelve.
I played tackle football as a kid until I was physically outclassed by the early-puberty boys. What I see on TV these days can only charitably be called a “sport”, differing from car racing only in the amount of insulation necessary to prevent serious injury to the participants. The only time I have ever been in a fist-fight was as a 10-year-old at a local college football game. Some adolescent bully demanded my jacket, and I refused to give it to him. I got a busted lip and bled all over it (and some innocent attendee’s white car) but my mom got the blood out of the jacket, and I learned several valuable lessons.
So no, I’m not into a “sport” whose primary theme is two weapon-less gangs pummeling each other for hours. These days, it not even a half-way decent metaphor (much less disincentive) for war.
Bilan about 1 year ago
And everybody else was wondering why he cheered during the first injury.
sandpiper about 1 year ago
Kid has his eye on the ball. Games go on for months. Fall colors fade too fast.
jessegooddoggy about 1 year ago
Love this kid.
crookedwolf Premium Member about 1 year ago
Love the background! The colors here have passed, sadly..
DaBump Premium Member about 1 year ago
Kid sounds a lot like me.
Tetonbil about 1 year ago
That would be me!
rasputin's horoscope about 1 year ago
When I moved my father, who had dementia, from Illinois to California, one of the things he really wanted to do was see Dodger Stadium. Not see a game- he didn’t have the attention span to sit through one inning, and he didn’t like the Dodgers anyway, but just see the stadium. So I took him to see the empty stadium. He loved it.
Mike Baldwin creator about 1 year ago
HA! This kid is going places!
ilovecomics*infinity about 1 year ago
I totally identify with this kid! What a great way to leaf peep!
wellis1947 Premium Member about 1 year ago
Frazz, do not disabuse the boy, he’s one of the few with the right idea about the use of college stadiums…
Stephen Gilberg about 1 year ago
And he found stationary colors interesting enough to keep him occupied for the length of a game?
Aviatrexx Premium Member about 1 year ago
I’m with this nameless kid; I always had to climb up to the highest point available, too. Probably why I learned to fly at twelve.
I played tackle football as a kid until I was physically outclassed by the early-puberty boys. What I see on TV these days can only charitably be called a “sport”, differing from car racing only in the amount of insulation necessary to prevent serious injury to the participants. The only time I have ever been in a fist-fight was as a 10-year-old at a local college football game. Some adolescent bully demanded my jacket, and I refused to give it to him. I got a busted lip and bled all over it (and some innocent attendee’s white car) but my mom got the blood out of the jacket, and I learned several valuable lessons.
So no, I’m not into a “sport” whose primary theme is two weapon-less gangs pummeling each other for hours. These days, it not even a half-way decent metaphor (much less disincentive) for war.
eced52 about 1 year ago
Priorities are in order.
amatulic about 1 year ago
That kid is me when I was younger. I was never interested in football, more interested in fall colors.
David Rickard Premium Member about 1 year ago
The boy didn’t notice all the men in funny shirts, trampling back and forth across a cattle field?
JudyAz about 1 year ago
I used to watch Canadian football. Just different enough to be interesting.
Aussie rules football on the other hand…
EXCALABUR about 1 year ago
Spend money on a ticket and only look at something you can see for free.
kgornick Premium Member about 1 year ago
That kid is me! :)