I'm Old School

Aug 14

I love old school.

Last night, at the “Field of Dreams” in Dyersville IA, baseball was old school. I used to want things to change. I wanted the kiddos to learn to walk, I wanted them to start school, I wanted them to finish school…

But, now I want to slow down time… and “Old School” does that for me. I almost cried when Kevin Costner walked thru the corn rows (and I’m not talking about a hairstyle) and shook the hands of the current White Sox and Yankees.

I did cry when Maddie Poppe sang the National Anthem. And I cried again as a pitcher who was 16 when “Field of Dreams” burst onto the baseball movie scene, spoke of playing catch with his dad.

I love old school. I’m tempted to pay for the whole family to go to Disney World during the 50th anniversary and reenact our photo in front of Cinderella’s Birthday Castle. I want to ride the old school rides, “It’s A Small World, Carousel of Progress, Country Bear Jamboree, Peter Pan’s Flight, Wedway People mover. I want to climb the Swiss Family Robinson Tree House and take the raft to Tom Sawyer’s Island.

I loved everything about that MLB game last night. Loved it.

I loved everything about Disney World in 1996. Loved it.

It’s Friday August 13, 2021. May have to watch me some “Old School Movies”

I hope they make this MLB game a yearly thing.

I hope we can all come to realize what that movie was all about.

Is this heaven?

No, it’s _______________! (fill in your own blank)