Uneventful evening run. Of much more interest, it was Opening Day at Fenway! And the Red Sox won! All's well. Opening Day is truly a holiday, and should be declared such by . . . well, some authority. I remember being at a few Opening Days, always a real treat--once with my dad, another time with Pierre, Julian, and his friend Vincent, when Mo Vaughn slammed a ball into the right field seats, in a 9th inning comeback by the Sox. This year, through the miracle of modern technology, I was able to listen to the game in pristine streaming cyber-sound.
Naturally, the Red Sox bring to mind the next two guys on my Love Your Liver Litany of Honor:
my bro, Jerry, and my sort of honorary bro, Dave.
Jerry and I learned baseball from our dad. Jerry probably remembers, as I do, the actual day Dad took us out in the back yard on Gardner Ave, moved our feet into batter's position, and told us how to hold the bat. While I never progressed much in skill beyond that, Jerry went on to become a good ball player. These days, he's more of a sailor, and a motorcycle rider. Also a great dad, a godfather (to Kit) who knows how to give the best graduation presents, a friend to cats, and the kind of guy who doesn't mind if a little kid pees in his boat! For these qualities, and for supporting me and ALF, I love and appreciate him!
Dave and I have had one of the longest personal and professional associations in my life--we worked together for decades, probably, and I suffered a mini-depression when he left Emerson for other opportunities more befitting his tremendous brain, people skills, and store of practical info. From home repair to gift ideas, there is no one else whose opinion I trust more! Plus, Dave and I actually played baseball--well, softball--together in the annual Media Center vs. Broadcast Journalism games back in the day. I remember well how Dave got a bloody nose while pitching our team to victory. (We did win, I hope?) Dave, Gill, and Cate--thank you for sponsoring me, and for being wonderful friends!
So guys: Mile 9 is dedicated to Jerry (Linda and Jessica too) , and Mile 10 to Dave, and his lovely wife Gill, and awesome daughter Cate!
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