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06/22/14

The World Cup & My System for Choosing Favorites

Yeah, I feel sure you weren’t expecting that title on this blog or in your feed, but I have shared my love of the World Cup here before. Reality is I do have a passion for the World Cup. I can remember watching various World Cups for years…. Finally four years ago, I decided I simply must go to a… Read More

02/15/14

Did you know Old McDonald was a really bad speller?

On my lazy Saturday I finally got up and turned on the Olympics. I know, I missed Team USA playing hockey and I can live with that. But I get to catch more skeleton so I’m ok. I just saw this Geico commercial…. In this Geico Insurance ad, the guy asks his colleague “Did you know that Old McDonald was… Read More

big & small sumo wrestlers face each other

10/30/13

How I Went From Sumo Wrestling Virgin to Fan in a Day VIDEO

I know. Sumo wrestling is something very few Americans think the idea is something they really want to see. The image we have doesn’t really lend itself to understanding the sport. Hell, we have bars that have sumo suits where we play like we know what we are doing in a blow up suit. But this spring as I began… Read More

ceremonial opening of sumo rounds

08/19/13

Sumo Wrestling Tournaments are Big on Ceremonies VIDEO

Sumo wrestling is something that lots of us have wondered about. Well, my nephew and I had a chance to go to a sumo tournament while we were in Japan. In fact, the first part of our trip was built around the idea that we go to a tournament — there are six annually in four different cities. So Nagoya… Read More

11/05/12

Bowling Is A Family Tradition I Never Quite Got, But Maybe I Could (Day 4)

I’m not sure how I became one of the unbowlers of the universe, but it happened. And in some ways, it makes me a bit of a black sheep of the family. I grew up in a bowling family. My granddad was especially tied to the sport. This photo of his bowling team is one of my favorite family photos…. Read More

10/05/10

Sports Mascots with Farm Connections

There are a surprisingly high number of sports mascots with agriculture-related themes to them. These are a few of the ones that have grabbed my attention.

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