They became little signals of affection, a way for Gibson to communicate that he was surviving.
As players, fans and even the staff of both Juve and Atalanta threw tokens of affection his way, some shed tears.
"It's just so easy to show affection that way," said my friend Leanne.
We lobbed our affection his way.
Miracle of miracles, the affection gave way to love.
She's sure to drown by your affection this way.
There's really no room for Elizabeth Bennet to be anything other than a feminist heroine, having such a pert wit and lovely eyes, commanding our affections the way she does.
Never, ever feel like you need to express your physical affection in ways that make you uncomfortable.
Now that all of us--gay, straight, queer, and questioning--are in the world on equal footing, let's make changes to how we organize our families and our affections in ways that recognize all of our varied needs and desires.
History will be made by the Lakers and especially by me, possibly by next week in that cheesy arena-by-the-turnpike, which houses a team for which I must admit much affection, in the way you feel for the old mutt who once faithfully brought you your slippers.
And that's where the bad part of "throwback" comes in: Witcover is painfully nostalgic for a bygone era of politics; his affection for the way elections used to be -- pre-consultant, pre-instant attack ad -- blinds him, I think, to what's still good about presidential politics.
