Joanne led us out of our house in Golden Valley, perhaps you were in it, just as she had led us into it. The split foyer entrance meant climbing steps every time we returned home and she was tired of that. Those steps may be the reason I assumed laundry duties many years ago with the washer and dryer on the lower level. Once we settled into our 15th floor condo in downtown Minneapolis we both became fans of the Minnesota Lynx (women's basketball) of the WNBA. Their home floor is Target Center only a few blocks from where we live. Restricted by her mobility issues in later years Joanne did not attend many games but always watched them on TV. When I would attend without her I'd be home, via Nice Ride Bike, ten minutes after the game finished. It was interesting to campare what the announcers said on TV with what I saw in person. The LYNX have won four national championships and Maya Moore has been one of the stars until she decided to take off this year. The local press reported that she wanted to rest and spend more time with her church. Why did they not report the rest of the story?
"NEW CALLING: Professional basketball player Maya Moore took a year of from the sport to help Jonathan Irons, an inmate she's convinced is innocent pf the crime for which he is serving 50 years. She considers her mission to free Irons a call from God. Irons, an African American, was 16 when he was tried as an adult for armed robbery and convicted by an all-white jury with no evidence linking him to the crime. Moore thinks his conviction is the consequence of a racist criminal justice system." (New York Times, June 30, quoted in the July 31, 2109 Christian Century p. 8)
If any readers of this blog have any local media connections this story should be reported in Minnesota.
So, I still follow the LYNX, while missing sharing the experience with Joanne.
Takk for alt,
Al
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