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Kids know a good joke. So, when the word, "balls," became humorous during dinnertime conversation, I took the opportunity to introduce my 10-year-old to, "Big Balls," as covered by AC/DC. It's nice when streaming the audio of a song made famous by a Rock band 46 years ago, can be used as a (valuable) learning opportunity today... https://youtu.be/xPlqLHcphyw

Let's face it. Ball deflation is a serious (and sometimes embarrassing) topic! When I heard that the New England Patriots won their championship game with under-inflated balls I was astounded! "Were all of their balls under-inflated?" I asked. "11 out of 12" I was told. Hmmmm... There are 11 men on the field from each team; so that means only one of them had properly inflated balls? And they still won the game? While I was thinking about my own balls and how upset I would be if one of them deflated, I began to marvel that the Patriots had won the game so decisively! I mean if someone was going to cheat, I would think poorly inflated balls would be a difficult thing to pull off! Would you have some reverse-inflation gadget in the protective cup? Now I could see if it was the Patriots who were trying to deflate the balls of the Indianapolis Colts , because after living briefly in New England I developed the impression that the Mafia was involved in al...