DISAPPOINTMENT

This is the American way and it starts early in my view. I ran into a  7 year old who missed his Karate "green belt;"  probably not up there with most of life's disappointments but still...it will make it sweeter when it comes: reminds me a little of the Giants' Madison Bumgardner missing a no-hitter. Opposing player hit a single off him in the eight inning. 40,000 fans were much more disappointed than Bumgartner showed. (He is from NC). Anyway, he got right up and pitched the rest of the game. The moral of the story: disappointments are a part of our American way of life, (this not quite up there with world refugee issue) whether you are 7 and miss your karate "green belt" or, a baseball pitcher missing your "no-hitter."