I have learned that every round of golf has a story — or 10 — to tell. A simple question of “Hey, how’d you play?” can lead to a half-hour rambling of stretched truths and tales of pars that should have been. Unfortunately, what happens on the golf course rarely stays on the golf course…
“I’d rather have a bad day golfing than a good day at work.” – Author unknown I do not know who first coined the above phrase nor when those words were originally uttered, but if I had to guess that person did not say it after shooting a 51 on the front nine with multiple…
Years ago, while in high school – just before a girl’s volleyball game – I did something stupid in the stands which resulted in an on-the-spot ass-chewing by the principal who was standing close by. Although he took me behind closed doors in a side-hallway for said ass-chewing, he laid in to me pretty good…
It’s old news now: LA Clippers owner Donald Serling was recorded – by his mixed-race mistress, no less – saying some racist comments. Those comments became public over the weekend and some swift justice was administered by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Good for Silver, good for the NBA, good for everyone. Well. Except for Donald…
Note: If you’re not a Blackhawks fan, a hockey fan, an admirer of the Stanley Cup, or you otherwise just have good taste in what you read, please close the browser and go about your business. This is nothing more than random thoughts, images, and a short video from opening night at the United Center…
It’s been two days and already the question is being asked: “Where were you when the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup?” Thankfully two days hasn’t erased my memory, though my story surely differs than most die-hard fans. Actually, I didn’t see the game at all but loved every moment of it.
I recently finished reading Jeremy Roenick’s autobiography, “J.R.: My Life as the Most Outspoken, Fearless, and Hard-Hitting Man in Hockey”. And perhaps in honor of Roenick’s own mantra of never meeting a microphone he didn’t like, I sort of felt the need to toss out some thoughts of my own. For those who know Roenick,…