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Article: BEHIND THE BUOY.
- Article from:
- BOAT/U.S. Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
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Between us, my wife and I have 14 grandchildren, which makes for very large -- and sometimes loud -- holiday dinners. I wouldn't have it any other way. Having a lot of kids around always brings out the kid in me. I've had a great time teaching them about the whys and wherefores of boating, but I bet I've learned just as much from them.
Kids live for the moment, somehow flourishing without a five-year plan to run their lives. They are spontaneous, imaginative and creative -- able, with the addition of a couple of plastic airplanes and some folded paper hats, to turn a small dinghy into a U.S. aircraft carrier.
Fortunately for us older folks, kids still ...