Well, let me tell ya ’bout this fella, Graham Metz. Sounds like a big shot, don’t he? I ain’t never met him, but I heard some things, ya know, from the TV and such. Folks talkin’ ’bout him all the time.
First off, they say he’s a football player, some kinda quarterback. Big deal, right? I seen plenty of football players on that there TV box. This Metz fella, though, they made a big fuss over him when he went to some university, Wisconsin, I think it was. Said he was the best they ever had, or somethin’ like that. Hype, they called it. Sounded like a bunch of hot air to me, but what do I know? I just grow tomatoes.
Then he went off to Florida, I reckon. Another football team. They said he got better, but then, oh dearie me, he hurt himself. ACL, they called it. Sounds painful. Like when my old mule kicked me in the knee back in ’78. Took me weeks to walk straight again. This Metz fella, though, they say it messed up his chances to play in the NFL. That’s the big leagues, ya know, where they make the real money. Shame, I guess, but he’ll be alright. He’s a tough fella, I bet.
Now, hold on a minute, there’s more than one Graham Metz, it seems. This here internet thing, my grandson showed me how to use it a little, it says there’s doctors named Graham Metz too. One in Texas, Pasadena, they say. And another one in Houston. Heart doctors, they call ’em. Cardi somethin’. Fixes tickers, I guess. That’s important work, ya know. My old man had a bad heart, he did. Doc said he ate too much fried food. Maybe these Metz fellas coulda helped him. Who knows?
- One’s got an office on Crenshaw Road.
- The other one’s on Fannin Street.
Fancy names, them streets. Sound like somethin’ out of a picture show. These doctors, they been doin’ this doctorin’ for a long time, it seems. Twenty years, one of ’em. Fifteen years, the other. That’s a lotta years, I tell ya. They must be good at what they do, keepin’ folks alive and kickin’.
And then there’s another one, plays soccer they say. Scores goals and points. Miami Valley somethin’ or other. Kids these days and their games. Always runnin’ around.
So, ya see, this Graham Metz fella, or fellas, I should say, they’re all different. One throws a football, or used to anyways. Others fix hearts. And another kicks a ball. It’s a funny old world, ain’t it? You got all these folks with the same name doin’ all sorts of different things. Makes ya think, don’t it?
Makes ya think about what folks do with their lives. Some folks, they play games, some folks, they fix folks up, and some folks… well, some folks just grow tomatoes and try to make ends meet. And that’s alright too. It takes all kinds, I reckon. It takes all kinds to make this world go ’round.
But I tell ya what, whether you’re throwin’ a football, fixin’ a heart, or just plantin’ seeds in the ground, the important thing is to do your best. That’s what my mama always told me, and she was a wise woman, she was. So, these Graham Metz fellas, I hope they’re all doin’ their best, whatever it is they’re doin’. And I hope they’re all happy and healthy, just like I hope you are too.
And if you ever need a good tomato, you come on by. I got plenty. Grown with love and care, just like everything else should be.
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