Basketball Score 101
Our family loves basketball. We try to be generally informed and follow the games at all levels. During a tight playoff series involving my favorite professional team, I was disappointed to be involved in taking care of a household chore during a critical point in the game. Seeing that Nichelle, our eight- year-old daughter, was not busy, I asked if she would mind going downstairs to check the score of the game. I was pleased that she was so willing to help me out with something that was so important to me. After being gone for a while she came back up and said the score was 101 to 97. I was really proud of her for being so responsible. I waited for her to tell me who was winning, but it became obvious that she had nothing else to say. Finally I said, “Nichelle, which team is winning?” She looked at me very strangely and said, “Duh, Dad, the team with 101 points.”
