A potato is a wondrous thing, isn’t it? I mean, yeah, it’s just a potato. There’s nothing fancy about it, and it’s not trying to trick you into believing it’s anything more than what it is. More than perhaps any other food on the planet, a potato is at peace with itself, confident in what it is, neither seeking to rise above its station nor bowing to anyone.  

Every year, just before the first game of the season but a couple of weeks after the start of practice, the Oakley High School girls’ basketball team holds an annual potato fundraiser. As one of the coaches of the junior varsity part of said team, I am privileged to take part in the dreaded festivities.

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