There’s Still Greatness

The other night I got home from work and Kathy and Sam were engaged in a game of backgammon.

Sam had never played and wanted to learn.

He got some late doubles and won his debut game. (I helped a little).

And I thought of my buddy, Gag.

We were roommates at Gannon back in 1983. We played at least 25 games of backgammon a night.

By the end of the year he wound up beating me by just a couple of games out of a few thousand.

That’s 60-year-old Gag in the photo - running the Disney marathon with his son, MJ - they do it every year.

To raise money for Duchenne MD research.

“He’s running again?” Kathy asked me as we talked about the donation. 

“Of course.”

“Italian men, man,” Kathy said. “You’re a stubborn, loyal lot.”

“I ain’t running no marathons,” I said. “Gag is a maniac.”

I enjoy following the posts as the run progresses - on Saturday morning I was fighting a cold or some such crap…

…and they were running in the rain in Florida.

There is a lot of negative energy in the news we see broadcasted.

But even at the fire scene…

…and certainly down at Disney…

…there’s greatness too.

There’s still greatness.
 

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