Basketball and Driving.
Learning to play basketball and driving.31 total reviews
Comment from Michael Ludwinder
This is such a fun story! Your adventurous spirit really shines through. I love how you included humor with those heartfelt memories. The way you described sneaking in some parking lot driving while your sisters tattled on you was hilarious! The basketball memories were also great. Especially how you captured the passion for the game in Indiana. It felt like I was right there watching you grab rebounds. What an enjoyable read!
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2025
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This is such a fun story! Your adventurous spirit really shines through. I love how you included humor with those heartfelt memories. The way you described sneaking in some parking lot driving while your sisters tattled on you was hilarious! The basketball memories were also great. Especially how you captured the passion for the game in Indiana. It felt like I was right there watching you grab rebounds. What an enjoyable read!
Comment Written 29-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2025
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Lol! Well, thank you so much Michael. I truly appreciate the kind words and the great review too!
Comment from Julie Helms
This is a great look back at a totally different time. I've lived in Indiana (as an adult though, in Goshen, up north) and I loved the state, but not the tornadoes. So it was fun to hear a story about it.
I'm sure most of your reviewers were saying...oh my gosh....driving at 10-years-old. Not me, I was stuck on....5'9" at 10-years-old! I have a very specific memory of 5th grade when I was 10. The gym teacher had our class line up from tallest to shortest. Yours truly was the tallest of the 30+ kids. And I was 5'0". You were really super tall for your age! I wonder if that was difficult in that people assumed you were older, but you acted like a 10-year-old.
This was a very engaging story. I just have one punctuation comment. You did this throughout the story. Whenever you connect two independent clauses (complete sentences) with a conjunction like 'and', there needs to be a comma before the conjunction.
For example:
My parents were good teachers when it came to driving and they both were safe drivers too.
(Should be-- ....driving, and they were both...)
I greatly enjoyed your reminiscing.
Thanks for sharing!
Julie
:-)
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2025
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This is a great look back at a totally different time. I've lived in Indiana (as an adult though, in Goshen, up north) and I loved the state, but not the tornadoes. So it was fun to hear a story about it.
I'm sure most of your reviewers were saying...oh my gosh....driving at 10-years-old. Not me, I was stuck on....5'9" at 10-years-old! I have a very specific memory of 5th grade when I was 10. The gym teacher had our class line up from tallest to shortest. Yours truly was the tallest of the 30+ kids. And I was 5'0". You were really super tall for your age! I wonder if that was difficult in that people assumed you were older, but you acted like a 10-year-old.
This was a very engaging story. I just have one punctuation comment. You did this throughout the story. Whenever you connect two independent clauses (complete sentences) with a conjunction like 'and', there needs to be a comma before the conjunction.
For example:
My parents were good teachers when it came to driving and they both were safe drivers too.
(Should be-- ....driving, and they were both...)
I greatly enjoyed your reminiscing.
Thanks for sharing!
Julie
:-)
Comment Written 29-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2025
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Thank you so much Julie for your kind words and great review. And thanks for catching my oops. And yes, people always thought I was older than I was and partly because I didn't play with G.I. Joes, I wanted to drive a car lol!!!
Comment from DonandVicki
Yes, this would have worked years ago, not today. I was 12 years old with my dad in a bar and he got too drunk to drive home and had me drive, I had little experience, but we got home, If the police would have stopped us... I shudder to think.
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2025
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Yes, this would have worked years ago, not today. I was 12 years old with my dad in a bar and he got too drunk to drive home and had me drive, I had little experience, but we got home, If the police would have stopped us... I shudder to think.
Comment Written 28-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2025
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Oh boy! Yes, you could do that back then, but today it would be a different story! Thank you so much for your review. I truly appreciate that!
Comment from Anthony Crosbie
That was a real fun read and it made me smile and chuckle throughout. The images were clear and the writing was unpretentious and had a nice beat to it. Lovely to travel back to simpler times when life was easier and less pressured. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2025
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That was a real fun read and it made me smile and chuckle throughout. The images were clear and the writing was unpretentious and had a nice beat to it. Lovely to travel back to simpler times when life was easier and less pressured. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 28-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2025
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Thank you so much Anthony. I truly appreciate the kind words and the review!
Comment from rspoet
Hello Harry,
Are you sure Indiana is on planet earth. I figure Indiana Jones might have done something like driving at ten. The streets and highways are too crowded around here. I'll bet mom's with ten year olds won't let them read this story. All they'll hear from their sons is, "But Harry did it."
Baseball was the big sport when I was young, and with bowling, though I did play some basketball too. Like you, I was tall early, but not in high school.
Well written story that keeps the reader interested. It's also nice there wasn't a bad ending with a crash and a policeman.
Best wishes.
Robert
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2025
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Hello Harry,
Are you sure Indiana is on planet earth. I figure Indiana Jones might have done something like driving at ten. The streets and highways are too crowded around here. I'll bet mom's with ten year olds won't let them read this story. All they'll hear from their sons is, "But Harry did it."
Baseball was the big sport when I was young, and with bowling, though I did play some basketball too. Like you, I was tall early, but not in high school.
Well written story that keeps the reader interested. It's also nice there wasn't a bad ending with a crash and a policeman.
Best wishes.
Robert
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2025
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Lol! Well, thank you so much Robert for the kind words and the good review! I really appreciate that!
Comment from Ulla
Yeah, it was different times back then. It would certainly not have worked in today's world, but you did mention that. What a shame that you were too small or not tall enough to play centre. But nature has a way of taking over. Lol. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Yeah, it was different times back then. It would certainly not have worked in today's world, but you did mention that. What a shame that you were too small or not tall enough to play centre. But nature has a way of taking over. Lol. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Lol! Yes, Ulla nature does that. Yes, I could not have done that in todays world. Thank you for your kind words and review!
Comment from Dr. Jason Gorbel
I really enjoyed this nostalgic tale of growing up. The events were well illustrated, and I found the story a particularly interesting read, especially having such a different background. I would suggest to you to make this two separate stories, one centering around driving as a child and the other being about your basketball history. Either that or find a way to connect basketball and driving, i.e. your early experiences driving to games. Though your writing style is excellent, I noticed a tendency for you to write unnecessarily long sentences. For example, "However, when I got to be a junior, I was 6' 1" and had to play power forward and I did not care too much for that position, but I was not tall enough to play center" could be easily broken up into two sentences by putting a period after "forward."
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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I really enjoyed this nostalgic tale of growing up. The events were well illustrated, and I found the story a particularly interesting read, especially having such a different background. I would suggest to you to make this two separate stories, one centering around driving as a child and the other being about your basketball history. Either that or find a way to connect basketball and driving, i.e. your early experiences driving to games. Though your writing style is excellent, I noticed a tendency for you to write unnecessarily long sentences. For example, "However, when I got to be a junior, I was 6' 1" and had to play power forward and I did not care too much for that position, but I was not tall enough to play center" could be easily broken up into two sentences by putting a period after "forward."
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Thank you so much Jason. You are right. I get to wordy at times. Thank you for the great review. I truly appreciate that!
Comment from Alexandra Trovato
This is a very interesting story with some humor too. My dad grew up on a Greek island and left home on a boat at 14, to work and travel. I understand your parents letting you drive but gee I'm glad it went well. With all the freedom my dad had, he didn't let me get my license young. I didn't drive until I was 19 and engages to be married. I always an interested in stories about kids being allowed to do things. Ha.
With basketball, I just watched a CNN story about khobe Bryant. Otherwise, I have no connection. I'm less than 5 ft tall. Ha. I do, however, see a connection between driving and moving a basketball up and down a court. I think the sane skills apply, with avoiding obstacles and traveling along in some way. I think you illustrate this connection th t ough your writing. I enjoyed reading this.
Best wishes,
Alex
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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This is a very interesting story with some humor too. My dad grew up on a Greek island and left home on a boat at 14, to work and travel. I understand your parents letting you drive but gee I'm glad it went well. With all the freedom my dad had, he didn't let me get my license young. I didn't drive until I was 19 and engages to be married. I always an interested in stories about kids being allowed to do things. Ha.
With basketball, I just watched a CNN story about khobe Bryant. Otherwise, I have no connection. I'm less than 5 ft tall. Ha. I do, however, see a connection between driving and moving a basketball up and down a court. I think the sane skills apply, with avoiding obstacles and traveling along in some way. I think you illustrate this connection th t ough your writing. I enjoyed reading this.
Best wishes,
Alex
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Lol! Well, thank you so much Alex. I truly appreciate your kind words and your review as well!
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Hi Harry. You're welcome. Chris my husband is 6 ft. I'm the short one.lol
Have a good day,
Alex
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LOL! Thank you!
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You're welcome. :)
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Roger that!
Comment from Sanku
It was interesting to read about your two boyhood ambitions, both you successfully achieved..I enjoyed reading about the shopping trip and your adventures with the car on the sly...
I wonder Barron TRump is a basket ball player!(I dont think with all the security he wouldnt be able to even if he wanted)
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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It was interesting to read about your two boyhood ambitions, both you successfully achieved..I enjoyed reading about the shopping trip and your adventures with the car on the sly...
I wonder Barron TRump is a basket ball player!(I dont think with all the security he wouldnt be able to even if he wanted)
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Lol! I think you are right Sanku about Baron Trump. I don't think they would let him do that...
Comment from Mary Vigasin
As soon as your said your folks taught you to drive young, I knew it had to be in farm country. My cousins drove the pickup around the farm and the tractor on the backroads. It was common as soon as they could reach the pedals.
Your story was fun and entertaining. I bet back then being a boy, you got away with other stuff since your mom believed you over your sisters.
Good read.
Best wishes,
Mary
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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As soon as your said your folks taught you to drive young, I knew it had to be in farm country. My cousins drove the pickup around the farm and the tractor on the backroads. It was common as soon as they could reach the pedals.
Your story was fun and entertaining. I bet back then being a boy, you got away with other stuff since your mom believed you over your sisters.
Good read.
Best wishes,
Mary
Comment Written 26-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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LOL! Yes ma'am. I sure did. Thank you so much for your review. I truly appreciate it!
