Dressed for Pop Warner Football Success? Well, Sort of...
Sounds of late summer bring back Pop Warner memories,
At night I hear crickets outside the window of my office. They blend in with the sounds of the ball game on the radio. Outside my window, it is still summer, but a different sound means that is about to change. Whistles blow. Players cheer as they get ready for another Pop Warner football season. On Sundays in the fall, I hear the same sounds with the additions of the crowd cheering and the voice of the PA announcer telling everyone what is going on. Outside my window, that means it is fall. I never have to get out of my chair or even look out. The sounds tell me what is happening. I can also close my eyes and remember a different time in my life. I was 11. My dad was trapped in traffic leaving work in Boston for our home in the suburbs. …
