Silent Communication

       A few months ago, I saw the quietest touch football game I 've ever seen.  While setting my pedometer before jogging at the park, I noticed the game.   It was very quiet for about 16 young men lined up in two teams, running plays, moving to catch and defend against passes.

      Then I realized they were deaf.  A very occasional call out or yell, but no words.  However, a lot of gestures, eyes sharply tuned, and from time to time American Sign Language.

       I noticed a CSUN sweatshirt, California State University Northridge, known for its deaf program; hence this number of non-hearing young men enjoying themselves athletically and communicating--quietly--was really not that extraordinary.