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Tag Archives: Father Hoodlum
Junito: Reunion & Reflections on Experience & Exuberance
Is there any sadder image in sport than the face of an older striker after scoring a goal? After scoring, young men sprint to the corner flag, their eyes ablaze, their mouths agape, and feverish plans to dance & shout … Continue reading
Junito: the Epilogue & a Tribute to the Morenita behind the Man
No, Junito has not announced a reversal on his all too premature retirement. He is still blissfully playing hurling, impervious to medium sized balls and nets draped over sticks. But this series ended without paying tribute to the olive-skinned and … Continue reading
Junito: Adios to the Land of Real Madrid and Futbol
I write this post with a heavy heart and trembling hands. The dream is not dead. The dream is not deferred. But young men are prone to distraction. Focus comes from experience. At only four years of age, Junito has … Continue reading
Junito: Dignity in Defeat, Honesty in Appraisal, Cute in a Hat
Children have superpowers. They have the capacity to unflinchingly tell the truth. And no, their tongue does not match the hurtful loose lips of sarcastic & insecure adolescents. Rather, unblinkingly, they can cut through the smoke of “fluff” to get … Continue reading
Junito: Paternal Persistence and the Pastorcito Mentiroso
Junito, I’m sad to say, was born a politician. Or a Manuel Pellegrini. But definitely not a decisive and partisan political talk show host. Conspiracy theorists be damned, Junito is no Glenn Beck. Why am I so sure? Well, in … Continue reading
Junito: Breaking Away from Bad Examples
This may shock you, but not all celebrities are great role models. Especially not celebrity athletes. Yet our judgment of these players deserves equal scrutiny. While I may do my best to defend the indefensible Balotelli and use Sergio Ramos‘ … Continue reading
Junito: A Hurt Ankle & Some Very Hurt Feelings
Junito’s ankle is on the mend. While my little bebe saltamontes did not need crutches, he does have to wear a cast. He also had to miss a week of la escuela, confined to couches and camitas before he could … Continue reading
Junito: The Test of Mental Endurance vs. Physical Injury
Life is like American baseball pitching ace Tim Lincecum – just after a change up comes your way, a nasty curve ball twists your head in circles. And by that, I mean, Junito’s transition to goalkeeper has been anything but … Continue reading
Junito: Changing His Position, Losing My Religion
We would like to believe that in an open and democratic society, with an abundance of resources, that clannish tribes would cease to exist. Yet sports fuel the local association, the desire to exclude the other and thereby improve self-worth. … Continue reading
Where Have All the Good Men Gone? Right Here.
A border-line comical WSJ op-ed lamented the scarcity of good men in these here United States of America. The author remarked that men in their 20′s live in a state of extended adolescence, never coherently explaining why a) adolescence was … Continue reading