Summer 08: A Season With Shades of Content

Filtering out of the stadium after the men’s 10,000 meter final that night I bump into Jordan and her mother.

“Congratulations. You had all of us out of our seats. That was quite the performance.”

“Oh, thanks.” Just beaming. Radiating positive vibes. I’m reminded of a thought Kerouac transcribed in On The Road. That night, all possibilities were out there, the world turned a giant oyster. “And the pearl was there. The pearl was there.”