Catch

Some trace the degradation of society to when moms had to leave the house to supplement dad's income. I say it's when we stopped playing catch. My dad and I would have a catch virtually every night after supper. Baseball. He had played professionally and I went on to pitch in college. We'd discuss life's difficulties, successes, challenges, and defeats during those catches. He had a great knuckleball. That dipsy-doodler was fodder for more laughter than I can calculate. I'd go to catch it at chest high and it would hit me in the foot. I'd give anything to hear him giggle after delivering one of those again.

Playing catch, be it baseball, football, or frisbee, has a way of bonding folks. It opens up communication channels between people, and gets you some exercise. Play catch people.