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Reading is FUN-damental. That’s what the poster at school said. If you are a book reader, you know that this old school hobby can be a fundamental basis for both happiness and learning. But that doesn’t do it justice. Really, what we are talking about is that feeling we can achieve with the right book: when one’s emotions or inner thoughts intertwine with the words on the page to achieve a kind of Zen state.
It is Day Two of tryouts for the Wichita Wings. Veteran Wings defender Kevin Ten Eyck squares up to a young player on the sideline and delivers his message succinctly:
“You cannot play. If you do not mark your man, you cannot play. Do you understand?”
The man nods and responds affirmatively. He better.
It’s hot in Wichita. Glen Frey wasn’t kidding when he sang, “The heat is on.” Can we turn it off? It’s like a steam bath on Tatooine. But no Jedi mind trick is strong enough to beat this heat. You start sweating the millisecond you leave the house.
