I have a close family member who’s suffering from a very aggressive tumor. It’s another fresh reminder of how much work we have left to do to defeat this disease. People from my father’s generation assume that cancer is a likely cause of death…
A bit late on this one, but I had an interesting sports day back in May while on a business trip to Chicago. Saturday, May 21st started at the National Restaurant Association show for me. I spent the morning and part of the afternoon…
Not many people know his name. But, Tom Boonen is one of the best sprinters in cycling. He’s very big for a cyclist (6’4″ compared to Lance’s 5’9″), and he’s the best rider on the Quick Step team. A problem with his patellar tendon…
As an avid Stephen King follower, I was dismayed when my work schedule got in the way of completing Under the Dome, one of his recent novels. It’s been out for a while, but it’s tough taking an 1100+ page tome onto airplanes. Before…
Cancer claimed too many friends and family last year. While we’ve always been Lance Armstrong (and Livestrong) supporters, last year’s events caused Michelle and I to take a renewed interest in fundraising for Livestrong. We raised over $1,000 last year from friends and family,…
Really, no other title for this post. Background. Armando Galarraga was a relatively unknown pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Until he pitched a perfect game that wasn’t. Armando retired the first 26 batters he faced. Then, to get the last out of the game,…
I’ve been pleased with the Yankees performance thus far this season, but we’re starting to run into injury issues. See ESPN.com article here. Andy Pettitte is going to miss his next start, which is pretty concerning, considering our lack of depth in pitching. And,…
Can you tell I’m running a bit behind on my blog posts? 🙂 Our most recent cruise departed out of Fort Lauderdale on Independence of the Seas. We hadn’t cruised on a ship this big before. As of last year, this was the biggest…
In my first blog post, back in September, 2008, I listed all the professional sports arenas I had visited/teams I’d seen play. Since then, I’ve scratched a few more off the list, but have never taken the time to update my progress. The original…
Or North Korea for that matter. South Korea keeps inching closer to confirming that North Korea sunk one of their warships, as indicated in this article. I don’t understand why South Korea doesn’t state the obvious. They’ve already said that a torpedo sunk the…