I ought to title this one Life Without Sports. Seriously, when we were involved in constant sports there was not a Saturday that was not teeming with games and running around the state trying to deliver or collect various kids. Watching a friend at the front end of that drama (his one kid is playing three sports right now) reminds me that I need to temper that sports love with a bit of common sense.
In lieu of sports we are watching the last of Full Metal Alchemist as part of our second straight ‘sleepover’. We gathered a ton of mattresses on the living room floor and just binged. Last night’s binge was on Minecraft and tonight its more watching than playing.
As the battery for the laptop ticks down to zero I’m watching the tiniest Talislegger pout and mope and drag his feet around looking for something significantly exciting to keep him conscious. He doesn’t want to crash and I don’t want him to either. I’m enjoying these moments of just being a dad and soaking up the joy and crazy of childhood. Truth be told, I had maybe a dozen of really great nights like this with friends. Without brothers and sisters I didn’t get to enjoy things in this fashion. I had my words and my toys and those were great. This is different. This is family.
Some Thoughts:
- The Shadow Children series might be closer to real life than originally suspected.
- Paolo Bacigalupi will be at ASU’s Desert Nights, Rising Stars conference. Dope.