{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Curiosity Chronicle","title":"It Was Just a Game of Catch","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":421,"description":"Last weekend, my family and I made our annual pilgrimage to a small community in northwest Connecticut.\nWhen I was 18 months old, my parents had rented a house there for the summer, seeking an escape from the New York City heat.\nThe next year, we went back. The following, we went again.\nSoon, the tiny enclave became like a second home. I met my two best friends there. I caught my first fish there. I had my first crush there.\nBut perhaps most importantly, I played my first game of catch there.\nAs I remember it, I was probably about five years old. My dad had a softball and a couple of old baseball gloves. And there, in the tall, overgrown grass, we threw the ball back and forth.\nWe played catch damn near every single day when I was a kid.\nBut then, as I got older, my baseball career ended. And with it, our game of catch.\nTime goes unnoticed, until it's the only thing you notice.\nIn this piece, I shared what happened last Sunday when I unlocked one of the old cabinets, pulled out two gloves, and asked my dad if he wanted to have a catch...\nIt was just a game of catch. But it was so much more...\n•••\nThis episode brought to you by:\nDeleteMe - DeleteMe makes it quick, easy, and safe to remove your personal data online. \nOrigin Financial - Your personal AI Financial Advisor. Track your spending, investments, and net worth—all in one place.\nInnerbody Labs - A Higher Standard. After reviewing thousands of health products, we built formulas we wished existed.\nLemon - The Al agent that turns your voice instructions into finished tasks.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nO1oo__jWE5MpZsRfwEO_6q4py16kwv8WwJybce4FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}