Monthly Archives: January 2011
The Steeler Way
The Pttsburgh Steelers, with another team of virtual nobody’s, are in the Super Bowl again. I heard something astounding about the Steelers the other day on ESPN Radio. Since 1975, the Steelers have had only seven sub .500 (losing) seasons. … Continue reading
Did You Just Call Me a Wuss?
Rest Day Read (SR-72) Are Americans Wusses or Just Fond of Trash Talk? by Jeffrey Zaslow in Wall Street Journal [Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell belittled the NFL for postponing an Eagles-Vikings football game because of a snowstorm. “We’ve become a … Continue reading
Pancakes, Well Done.
We decided to have breakfast for dinner. Frick and Frack had things to do so we needed to get it on the table quickly. Frick made potato pancakes, Frack sausage and scrambled eggs, the Mom pancakes. All was good in … Continue reading
We must remember, so that we may never forget.
Rest Day Read (SR-70) “I have a dream” speech by Martin Luther King, Jr “I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a … Continue reading
Coach Lane’s Ball-On-A-Stick
Coach Lane’s Creations: Ball-On-A-Stick Back when I was coaching football, if we coaches needed something, Coach Paul Lane would always find a way to take care of us. Always. The admins gave us a budget and support that could generously … Continue reading
Josh Hamiliton’s ESPN the Mag List
Rest Day Read (SR-68) Josh Hamilton’s The List Cover from ESPN the Magazine The List Issue, September 20, 2010 As we start the new year and re-evaluate ourselves, I thought the photo of Josh Hamilton’s arm tatoo, modified with his … Continue reading
TIME
Time I don’t know if it was the winding down of another year or the Doctor Who marathon or the accumalation of 46 and a half years or some other reminder of the constancy of continuum, but as we rip … Continue reading
Official WordPress 2010 in review stats report
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by … Continue reading
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