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…
The Transportation Department is on the verge of enacting new rules about flight delays. The basics: After 3 hours sitting on the tarmac, the airline will have to let you off the plane. Airlines are required to provide some sort of food and water…
My favorite time of the year for sports is March Madness. Sitting at home and watching 2 straight days worth of college basketball tournament action is still something I treasure. The NCAA had looked to expand it’s field to 96 teams this year, a…
I’ve had to be away from home for the last week or so. To make the time away easier, Michelle and Catherine joined me for a few days. We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge, which is an indoor waterpark for kids. This was…
I’ve been running very far behind on blogging. Hopefully, I can keep a good enough pace to keep 1 or 2 people interested. I’ll start by laying out my thoughts on Duke winning the NCAA championship. I owe some pictures and updates from our…