Offside Memories – Team USA is playing today in the soccer World Cup in Brazil. Do you have any funny/harrowing/interesting memories from a sporting event you attended, participated in, or watched? One weekend, shortly after Garry and I began living together, he had read… Read More ›
Sports
THE AGONY OF SPORTS – GARRY ARMSTRONG
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat! That mantra, coined by ABC’s Wide World of Sports, has been part of our lexicon for almost half a century. It has seeped from sports into everyday life. These are the days that… Read More ›
GO SOX! UP THREE TO TWO AND BACK TO FENWAY!
WAY TO GO! Back to Fenway on Wednesday! Big Papi was okay on first … surprise! What a great series this is turning out to be. Who really thought we’d take two out of three in St. Louis? Wonders never… Read More ›
“Moe” Berg: Sportsman, Scholar, Spy — Central Intelligence Agency
See also on Scoop.it – Forty Two: Life and Other Important Things “Moe” Berg: Sportsman, Scholar, Spy Morris “Moe” Berg, a professional baseball player who also served his country as an intelligence officer, lived a life many can only dream of…. Read More ›
AN ISRAELI QUARTERBACK AT THE SUPERBOWL
The coach had put together the perfect team for the Chicago Bears. The only thing missing was a great quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges — even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he couldn’t anyone with an arm who… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting – Cartwheels
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Getting the Good Shot: Down and Dirty
It was hard figuring the best candidate for this one because I do this kind of shooting all the time. Some of my favorites are taken from above my head or way down near the ground. I picked this one… Read More ›
Lots of Snow
I could not go very far. To be exact, I could go as far as the snowblower had gone before and could take pictures only until my fingers froze. I had wanted to go back towards the woods, but the… Read More ›
My world in white — Happy New Year!
It started snowing yesterday afternoon. I first knew because the dogs came in covered with snow. It had looked like snow would be coming … white snow sky … but it seemed too warm for it to really stick. But,… Read More ›
Summer lives on though snow is falling
The true joy of photography is its ability to preserve moments in time … and time itself. The seasons pass quickly and the flowers of spring fade into summer then autumn and before you have a chance to catch your… Read More ›