Tonight I get to attend a recertification class. You see, 6 weeks out of every summer for the past 11 years, I get up early on Saturday mornings to go to swim meets and referee.
Two of my daughters were on the team when they were younger, but for the past 3 or 4 years, I have not had a kid on the team.
So why do I do it? For the kids. The age groups range from under 6 years old to 18. I have watched the older kids grow up over the years so it makes it all the more nice.
Naturally, my inner curmudgeon surfaces during this time period and I grumble about having to wake up so early on a Saturday, but honestly? I really do love it. I guess it's just my little way of giving back to my community, heh, who says that Libertarians are heartless?
Two of my daughters were on the team when they were younger, but for the past 3 or 4 years, I have not had a kid on the team.
So why do I do it? For the kids. The age groups range from under 6 years old to 18. I have watched the older kids grow up over the years so it makes it all the more nice.
Naturally, my inner curmudgeon surfaces during this time period and I grumble about having to wake up so early on a Saturday, but honestly? I really do love it. I guess it's just my little way of giving back to my community, heh, who says that Libertarians are heartless?
Back when I was more physically able, I too, contributed to the community. I introduced shooting to many persons, usually one or two at a time. The vast majority went on to be gun owners and carriers! Anything one can do. Now, I just blog about it.
ReplyDeleteI've found that blogging is a good outlet and I was really surprised that folks are actually interested in what I have to say, whether it's about politics, guns or just a funny story.
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