I was chasing the grandboy around the couch to get the little nerf football from him. \u00a0He had just got back from visiting with his uncle who is an American football fan, so he is in sports mode now.<\/p>\n
As we were racing around the couch he pulls out a pretend handgun and shoots me down and then does a little dance.<\/p>\n
I throw a red flag on the play. \u00a0Everyone knows grandstanding is unsportsmanlike.<\/p>\n
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