Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Humans of Downey - Darrell

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"This story is about when my oldest daughter was 8, my son was 7, and my youngest was 6. We liked basketball and we were at the park just fooling around with the basketball. There was just us on the court, just the four of us. We were going through some made-up drills. You know kids, they loved to do stuff and we were always making stuff up. I called a time out and I brought them into a circle around me.

"I was going through our upcoming formations we were going to do next and it astonished me that they were paying attention to me. They were really, really paying attention, like it was important to them. Then my son, who happened to be on the opposite side of the circle, for whatever reason, he stopped, walked across the huddle and kissed me. Then he walked back. I don't know how it influenced him, I don't know if it did influence him. I don't know what it did but I was moved. I thought it was important and to this day I remember it, I'll never forget it."
~ Darrell

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Private suite

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This past Wednesday we bought tickets for the Clippers (from Costco!). True to form, the value was amazing. We shared a private suite with ten others. What a fun night. The game was exciting with a final score of 102 - 100.

20141217_203844 as Smart Object-1An indulgent side was the desert cart that came right to your suite door, offering dangerously tempting treats.  Yes, I had to have a lemon bar. And, it was delish!