“You know what happens to the guy who sits on the sidelines, don’t you?” Gramps said, and everyone looked up because the man never had much to say. “What happens to the guy on the sidelines?” Hog asked and everyone laughed because he acted like Gramps was going to solve all of life’s problems with this answer. Gramps finished chewing and looked right at me. “He stays on the sidelines because he’s afraid of the game.”
