6/11/2025
Talent contests. Love them? Or hate them?
What is a word that you would say helps define you childhood?
One of mine is shy. And it probably goes beyond childhood. Some would say reserved. I would say very very self-conscious. I’m much better than I was but in no way am I completely over it.
I did ok in team sports probably because I was competitive and was able to lose myself in the game. But individual things, like horse shows and stuff like that made me want to find a hole and crawl into it. Singing solos. No chance.
My mom sent an old photo from back in the 3rd or 4th grade of me with a couple of friends in some kind of school play or talent show or something like that twirling ropes.
Friends don’t just fall off of every tree. That’s Monica on the left and Blu on the right. I’ve lost track of both of them over the years. We moved to Granbury not but a year or two after this picture was taken and I made new friends. Lost track of most of those too. That’s not surprising. But I do regret it some.
Friends are important. They push us to do things we should do but might not do alone. They believe in us. They tell it to us like it is.
But maybe most importantly, friends know us. And we know them.
I doubt Monica, Blu, and I won any awards twirling ropes because I think I would remember that. But I do remember what it felt like climbing out onto that stage with friends. We were in it together. And that’s the kind of thing worth remembering.