Editor’s note: During production of this week’s edition of the Oneida Press, I found out that my grandfather Calvin Janes, a lifelong resident of Durhamville had passed away.

I don’t know how old I was, but too young to climb the ladder to the hayloft by myself. It’s one of the memories that’s only a few seconds long, but clear for that moment. It’s like a photograph- I’m not sure the context of the event but I remember the image.

My grandfather and I were wearing matching blue flannel shirts. He had his rubber boots and I had mine- they were red and when I stepped in mud they made a smiley face where my foot had been.

We walked through the barn past the cows and he bent down in front of the ladder to the hayloft...

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One of the NFL’s commitment to kids is its “PLAY 60” initiative, which encourages kids to be active for at least 60 minutes per day.

I know I’m only 24, but my how things have changed.
Maybe its because I grew up in the country in a safe area where my parents didn’t have to supervise my siblings and me while we were outside, but I don’t think I sat down for 60 minutes per day when I was a kid—definitely not in the summer.

I remember during the school year waiting for my cousin’s bus to drive by (he lived only a few houses down but was in a different school district). His bus arrived about a half an hour after mine and it seemed like forever...

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TAGS: football, NFL, play, video game, obesity

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