01/02/2026
Some things show character, this is one of them!
"On a quiet Saturday in March 2019, George W. Bush did something wonderfully ordinary that captured his post-presidency joy—he was spotted at a Texas Rangers game eating nachos, high-fiving strangers, and keeping score in a battered notebook he's used since the 1990s when he was the team's managing partner. A dad sitting nearby said Bush noticed his son's Rangers jersey and spent three innings teaching the 8-year-old how to properly score a game, explaining every notation with the patience of a grandfather. But here's the part that gets me: the boy's father later shared that his son has autism and rarely engages with strangers, but something about Bush's gentle, unhurried presence made him light up. Bush gave the kid his pencil at the end of the game and said, 'Keep scoring. Life's better when you pay attention to the details.' A former staffer revealed that Bush still goes to dozens of games every season, always buys his own ticket, insists on waiting in the regular concession lines, and genuinely loves just being a fan again. He told one reporter, 'I spent years making huge decisions. Now I get to make small ones, like whether to get a hot dog or nachos. That's freedom.' What touches me is how he found peace in simplicity—no entourage, no agenda, just a man who loves baseball, connecting with a kid who needed kindness. Sometimes the most Presidential thing you can do is just be human. "
