The scoring, the mechanics, the bouts of frustration. On our last hole I stop to watch him, this brightest of all things. Will is becoming a golfer, and so strides steadily, Sunday bag on his back and plenty of bounce left in his step. Golf is a child's game at its best. Pros teach us our swings, but we should watch our children if we really wish to learn about the heart of the attraction.
Golf is really about unexpected ecstasies.
I had no hole in one today, but Will is bursting. A perfect moment for him, and for me, the feeling that today I was lucky too, lucky enough to chance upon my child aglitter with pleasure in his world. Tom Mendoza has been having a lot of fun lately. His company, Network Appliance, is one of the fastest growing in Silicon Valley. Tell us how that came about.