In Which I Became the Greatest Person in the World Because of ..... Basketball!!!!

Written by Dominic Buschelman
Edited by His Mother

Last Fall, our family bought season passes to Six Flags which just reopened for the
2019 season.  We went a few times last year before it closed for the winter and I had
been begging Mom to let me play one of the basketball games there.  When she mentioned
she would like to go to Six Flags one day in April, I realized I was about to have another
chance. Dad requested a day off for a family outing and my plans started to take form.

Tuesday, April 16th, started off with a delicious pancake and waffle breakfast. I think
anyway. Then I got into my lucky Kansas Sweatshirt, grabbed $10 and I was ready to
go. But, Mom was more than a bit annoyed.

“Dom,” she said, “that is a waste of money.”

“Who cares,” I said as we got in the car to drive to Six Flags.

Saw this car in the parking lot of Six Flags.  Took it as a good omen.

As soon as we got into the park we headed on over to bumper cars. Luckily the line
was really short. After I roasted* everybody in bumper cars, everyone headed over
to Mind Eraser (a nearby roller coaster) except John and me. Then we, as in John and
me, went back to bumper cars. Once again I proved my awesomeness.Then we headed
over to ROAR, a favorite roller coaster of Molly and Will. Everyone except Dad, John,and
I, got on the rollercoaster. I spotted my chance and told Dad I wanted to try the basketball
game. I headed on over to the basketball “Make One Shot and Get a Prize" Challenge. There
were four kids already there that did not do that well. I ignored Mom’s voice warning me it was
a waste of money and  I paid the man $5 for two shots. The first one was a little too high. The
second one clanged off the rim.

“Rats! $5 down the drain….let’s do it again!”

I handed over my last $5. My third shot was such a No-Brainer-Yessiree-I’ll-See-You-
Later-Pal** swish that I became WORLD FAMOUS! Okay maybe I exaggerate, but I felt
pretty good about myself. I chose a Washington Wizards basketball that is pretty sweet if
you ask me. Then  I headed on back to ROAR. However, before I got there, I saw everyone
headed to me. I raised the ball over my head and flashed a triumphant smile.

I just proved to everybody that I could win any carnival game that is basketball related
(Fact Check: False). Our trip was practically over then (as far as I was concerned), and it
wasn’t even 1:00 p.m.

When I got home I took a few shots with the ball and it was glorious.

Now I play with it everyday, and it is my new favorite basketball. Mom says, “Great job,I’m
really proud of you, never do it again”. “I don’t know Mom”, I say, “ I just don’t know” as the
ball makes a beatiful arc towards the basket:

 “SWISH”

*Roasted is a word the Dom uses to express his ability to defeat others in competition.  He uses it liberally and not always
truthfully. In this particular case, it is less truthful than in other cases.  

**A unique to Dom phrase that loosely translates into “Nailed IT!”

*** I copied and pasted this into the blog, not sure why that caused the formatting issues, but it did.  My apologies.