Up for Grabs; When a balloon is loose, you either charge after it or you don't From: The Washington Post | Date: April 7, 2002| Author: Jeanne Marie Laskas | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A father, a daughter, a balloon. They are just now heading toward the car, hand in hand, toddling down the driveway. It is the same way every week. They're going to the grocery store. They'll get a free sample of cheese, they'll get a free cookie, she'll ride in the cart awhile, then get down and push. He'll say, "Whose little girl are you?" She'll say, "Daddy's!"

It is the same way every single week. Except there isn't always a balloon.

He's an older dad, well into his fifties. ...

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