Keller couple rocks the Brand X authentic look at Dogfish Dash
Brand X - I covered the Dogfish Dash social extravaganza five and dime Sept. 28 and like a good Catholic boy called it Mass so God wouldn’t debit my three- toed sloth account in the next dimension of existence. I went searching for candid shots of runners costumed up for the festive event. John and Joleen Keller of Hershey, Pa., were rocking a working class non-craft beer brew crew look that included electronic cigarettes. "These costumes are so authentic, people think it's who we are and stay away from us," John Keller said. I asked, “So what is your favorite beer?" and he said, “Dogfish, man." I told him “Get out of town - no way,” but that was his story and he was sticking to it.
Unintelligible utterances - Introduce me before a game like an NFL player and I’ll say “Fredman, The Double U.” I was sitting on the bright blue metallic Cape bench Sept. 27 waiting for the 11 a.m. junior varsity field hockey game to start (my life is out of control). Yellowjackets were all around breaking the golden rule of stinging insects: “Don’t bother them and they won’t bother you.“ I told myself, “Be careful, you’re around high school girls,” but I got stung on the inside of my upper right arm. I went off briefly, blabbering bee obscenities. It only lasted a millisecond. I think maybe one JV girl asked my granddaughter Katie, who always speaks in complete sentences, ”What’s wrong with your grandfather?" and Katie said, ”Honestly, I really don’t know.”
Art appreciation - I took an art appreciation class about 10 years ago from University of Delaware professor and Lewes resident Dr. Sylvia Lahvis. I was levels beneath “no clue” and should have been mopping the room if allowed in there at all. My analysis of any painting: “That’s cool.” Last Saturday morning I took a photo of runner Enos Benbow from a distance striding through a sea of soybeans. The running crew really liked it and said I should submit it to Runners World. “Grandmom Rose: "Good art is accidental, jut like us.”
Three’s company - Cape’s undefeated soccer, football and field hockey teams all delivered on consecutive nights begin ning with a 2-1 Thursday home soccer win against Indian River followed by a Friday night 35-20 football victory at Caesar Rodney and closing out with a Cape hockey 3-0 Saturday shutout of Severna Park. Life is good when life is good. The true test of sports is handling your business when things aren’t so good. “People get ready, there’s a train a-coming.”
Stupid Guy Tricks - I was honestly reading the back of a CrossFit training shirt thinking "a local connection" when smiling Michele Gretano turned around. She was a pleasant young person; the shirt was from Mission Gorge CrossFit in San Diego. The script on the shirt read that she trained for Ted Hoyt, and I almost said, “Well, he’s a lucky guy,” but didn’t. Then she told me Hoyt was a person from her gym in San Diego who died from a brain tumor. Michele was with her friend Kris Vavala, a former student of mine, so I got to hang around and ask questions. Grand Mom Rose: “When in doubt, shut up then back up.” Michele now works in Manhattan, lives in Brooklyn and trains at CrossFit Great Neck. Ted Hoyt's legacy: “Life is worth competing for.”
Snippets - Football games slip away several times every weekend. The Eagles never should have lost to the 49ers, who are not a good team, and Delaware shouldn’t have been in overtime against James Madison but salvaged a win. Cape was slip-sliding away against Caesar Rodney Friday night; the game seemed destined to blow up in Cape’s face until sophomore Jerry Harden picked up an onside kick with 1:44 left and Cape ahead 28-20 and ran it back to the 1-yard line. Bill Gibbs slammed over for the clincher. Football seems to be the sport where outcomes can turn on a single play. Go on now, git!
