Posts Tagged ‘basketball’
Some Days, I Should Have Just Stayed In Bed
It was a Sunday morning, and my niece Kristen was playing basketball for Queens College at Madison Square Garden. It was a big deal, and the whole family was going. Jim had worked at the firehouse the day before so we decided I would take the train into the city and meet everyone there. I woke…
Read MoreMy Mom’s Obsession with Basketball (and Jeremy Lin)
Saturday night. Madison Square Garden, Knicks vs. 76ers. Mother Daughter bonding time over basketball. Daughter Not a basketball fan. Has a vague idea how basketball is played. Knows there are 5 players on a team at a time, it’s played in quarters not periods (she thinks), a basket is 2 points, a 3-point shot is worth, well,…
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