Symbolism

Let the new football season begin! I took this picture last winter aboard a ferry pulling into downtown Seattle. If you can't tell, it was pouring down rain, and I was sitting in my car. But see how that '12' stands out on that tall building on the Seattle skyline? The 12's are the Seahawks fans---12 is our symbol. The fan support for the Seahawks is understandable. They are, after all, winners! But it really borders on something akin to patriotism. I get a lump in my throat when I see the American flag, and I get a lump in my throat when I see a '12' like this. I also get a lump in my throat when I see BVG in print, or when I come across a random picture like the one below, taken at my son's second birthday party. Sitting next to him is Cool's son who was three at the time. Such precious little boys they were, and now they are both in the second half of their 30's! Pictures are symbols of another time, a time gone by. Our toddler boys have matured in to wonderful, productive grown men, one on the East Coast (my son), the other on the West Coast (Cool's son). The joy on their faces in this photo is a true symbol of these men today. And it's a symbol of how it feels to be a BVG, to be part of something so special. Go Hawks! Go BVGs!