Letters from NYC

Sports Saturday

It's been kind of a quiet time for me. I've been spending a lot of time with my son and giving him more pointers on various sports while he teaches me about Nascar and car racing in general. He blew me away on Saturday, when I got delayed in the basement doing laundry and he called me up on my cell to do a play by play for me of a rally the Mets were having against the Atlanta Braves. It was both fun and touching. It reminded me how my friends used to do that with me on weekends when I was traveling on business and they wanted me to be able to share in the excitement.

This past weekend was absolutely wonderful, 'cause we watched/listened to a great Mets game, followed by a frustrating Yankee game, which was then followed by an intense Redwings game and topped off by a Nascar race. That evening, while saying his prayers, he thanked God for an incredibly fun day where he not only got to see all his favorite cartoons, but all his favorite sports too.

He's so excited about the prospect of a repeat this coming weekend, that he's already completed all his weekend homework assignments (a book report and a research paper) and started on his chores. He also offered to bribe me but not collecting his allowance but $2.00 doesn't go very far with me these days.

Now I ask you... as strict as I am about the amount of tv my son watches, how can I deny an A+ student who has wonderful manners and good behavior his one day a week of being a sports junkie? I'm torn I tell you, torn! And that folks is a welcome quandry for a change.