Joey Graziano

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

So proud of my girl!

[Greg Garris @mrgreggarris]

Congratulations to our 1st Quarter Soaring Cardinal Award winners! Adeline, Alex, and Mae were recognized for their academic and behavioral excellence. Way to go!

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@Aportzline Any chance Jackets hold onto Z through next season and there is a change of heart from him?

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

The Lessons I Learned from My Dad

I am not the man my father is.
I am trying. Some days closer. Some days farther.
He never sat me down and explained these lessons. He lived them. I’m still learning them.

Show up.
The kitchen table. The hospital room. The funeral. The picket line. The call from the son who won’t answer.
Show up.
Most days that’s the whole job.
My whole life I watched him do it. Not for cameras. Not for headlines. Not because there was something in it for him. He showed up because someone needed him.

I learned that grief doesn’t make you special.
My father buried a wife and daughter. He buried a son. Yet he never treated grief as a claim on other people’s sympathy. Instead, it made him notice theirs.
A mother who lost a child. A father sitting beside a hospital bed. A kid scared about what comes next. A son who lost his mother, his sister, his brother.
He always noticed.

I learned that power is not the point.
The people who chase power eventually confuse the office with themselves.
My father never did.
Whether he was a county councilman, a senator, vice president, or president, he was the same man.
The title changed.
He didn’t.

I learned that family comes first.
The train from Wilmington wasn’t symbolism.
It was every night.
He read to us. Showed up to games. Sat through hospital rooms. Waited up for children who were lost.
And when the day came that the country and the family could not both have him at full strength, he chose family. He relinquished the last chapter of how he wanted to be remembered. And he never complained about it.

Most of all, I learned that love is not soft.
Love is discipline.
Love is showing up at one in the morning when nobody is watching.
Love is answering the phone.
Love is staying.
Love is getting back up after life knocks you down and doing it all again tomorrow.
That love saved my life.
I’ve failed at many of these lessons, sometimes in very public ways.
He loved me anyway.

That’s the last lesson.
I am not trying to become my father.
I am trying to carry what he gave me.
And if I can do that, even imperfectly, that will be enough.

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I love you.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@PuckReportNHL @reporterchris @TSNHockey As a color blind person this is a nightmare

[Ohio State Football @OhioStateFB]

OHIO AGAINST THE WORLD 🌰

#GoBucks

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@geargeekhockey ReAkt helmet and Bauer gloves? Can’t see stick

[Detroit Red Wings @DetroitRedWings]

The beautiful game

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@Aportzline When I was at student at OSU I was hired as a Junior Jackets instructor. I was highly unprepared to handle a dozen 8 to 10 year olds. Mr. Wright showed me how to connect with the kids through kindness and fun - lessons that have stayed with me ever since.

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@geargeekhockey @NJDevils Helmet upgrade as well?

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@TheFourthPeriod @SamAMcKee this is your nightmare

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@ps87342 @geargeekhockey I thought they looked like the real deal as well. Skate looks composite (especially compared to his old model)

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@geargeekhockey What in the Connor McDavid is happening here...new stick and wheels!?

[NHL @NHL]

This view 🙌 #StadiumSeries

🇺🇸: @espn ➡️ https://t.co/S5tPrXCygm
🇨🇦: FX & @TVASports

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@FriedgeHNIC I will not stand for this Browns slander @sportsnetkyle

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

9x

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@geargeekhockey @BlueJacketsNHL P92?

[Columbus Blue Jackets @BlueJacketsNHL]

Tonight we honor the lasting impact that Johnny Gaudreau has made on the game of hockey, the city of Columbus, his family, friends and teammates, and all those who will continue to be inspired by his play ❤️

[Joey Graziano @JGraz19]

@brandonov22 @freshtendri1s Best game of our generation!