Tag Archives: Family
THE “CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS” BIT
I love the Olympics! Always have. And when my travels take me to a city that’s played host, I can’t help stopping to breathe the same air and snap a picture where the sporting youth of the world once assembled! I’m thrilled we’re on the eve of the Olympic fortnight – but as the torch has been making its […]
THE WHOLE DAM BIT
You know, it surprised me, but tracking the path of this summer’s devastating Rim Fire made me feel like my childhood playground was going up in smoke. I’m trusting that Nature will quickly get about the business of restoring what it can after the blaze. And I’m also surprised to discover that, after many years, I still have this desire to click my […]
THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET BIT
Well, I think it shows amazing restraint that I waited until my fourth post to address my passion for ice hockey. After my L.A. Kings gave a great account of themselves in their post Stanley Cup Champion year, and my second favorite team, the Chicago Blackhawks, just engineered an amazingly quick change of fortune to take the Cup […]
THE BIT ABOUT VIKING SCOREBOARD
So are Vikings trending right now? They’ve long been part of American culture as namesakes and mascots for everything from grade schools to an NFL team. There are even North American cities named “Viking.” But these days, you can also take a DNA test just to determine if you can claim a deeper Viking connection than the old alma mater. And they have their own […]
THE VERY FIRST BIT!
To blog or not to blog? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself for a while now. Whether ’tis nobler to suffer what readers there may be to peruse posts by yours truly? (Well, mostly truly.) Or to zap another bag of popcorn and get my nerd on with a STAR TREK Blu-ray marathon? Tough […]
TESSEROLOGY 