Forgive us, this article is written in the evening at the end of a long weekend and politics gets old, very old at times, unlike Bruce Springsteen, who feels and looks to us as young and vibrant today as when he realized that he was born to run.

Bruce has a daughter, Jessica, and she just made the U.S. Olympic team. She didn’t make it alone, she plays a team sport. Her teammate is Don Juan van de Donkhoeve. Granted, Don might be the slightly better athlete of the two, though he has an advantage. He gets to use four legs, while Jessica is confined to two. Jessica is a champion equestrian, was one of four riders named to the U.S. Olympic jumping team.

Sorry, but some of us have a very soft spot in our hearts for equestrian riders. We love the idea of a team that can read each others’ minds, understanding each others’ tactical and emotional thoughts, even though they aren’t expressed in English or any other spoken language. These partners speak a purer, more complicated language, one that comes naturally to them, subtle body language, as nuanced as the sound of each other’s breath. The partnership is one of the ultimate combinations of athleticism, poise, strategy, and badass fearlessness. People may worry about athletes injuring themselves in the high jump but it is nowhere near as dangerous as these high and long jumps.

We seriously doubt there is a team sport anywhere where there is as much love and shared respect between teammates.

So we suspect the Boss is proud, we certainly are. On a weekend in which we celebrate America, why not end on a good note, one that celebrates two great Americans, both born in the USA, and – evidently, one born to run… and jump.

So, to Jessica and Dad, we say congratulations and will just throw up something feel-good and celebratory for both of them. These are better days for girls from New Jersey, and the guys that love them, oh – and people in every other state. Especially compared to a couple of years ago.

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