Tip Off eve

Once upon a time... there was a dad who would peel oranges for his daughter for her lunch.  He did this religiously throughout elementary, middle, and high school.  Out of love... out of overbearingness... out of whatever you coined it... he never had his daughter dig her nails into the nasty skin and rind.  Then on the last day of high school... he packed her lunch with an unpeeled orange with a note, "You're an adult now. It's time for the passage. =*(."

On the night before Tip Off... I find myself watching Youtube videos of Junior High basketball, wishing and hoping tomorrow goes well.