Category Archives: sports

Laver Cup transcends traditional tennis

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

The finals of the US Open tennis tournament in New York City earlier this month were bittersweet matches for me. Sweet because my all-time favorite tennis player Rafael Nadal from Spain won his second major tournament in 2017 on the … Continue reading →

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game, set, match

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

For more than 20 years the burden of women’s tennis (oh for heaven’s sake go ahead and admit it men’s tennis, too) in the United States has been carried on the capable shoulders of Venus and Serena Williams. Following their … Continue reading →

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why do we need hurricanes to remind us what makes us better people?

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

The stories of bravery, compassion – heroism in the face of unimaginable adversity – have been captured by social media and more traditional TV coverage every minute of every day for the past week during Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday at WIMBLEDON Tomorrow – Feel the Magic!

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…it’s a train, it’s a plane, it’s Super Manic Monday at Wimbledon tomorrow and my head will be spinning like one of those old antique tops that we recently sold at … Continue reading →

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WONDROUS WOMAN!

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

Pretty and I went to the movies last night with our Yankee Quartet friends (2 from New York and 2 from Boston) to see Wonder Woman. Pretty was exhausted from her ongoing hard work clearing out Casa de Canterbury where … Continue reading →

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…and this is my wife Pretty…

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

Today is April 24th., and it is the 1st. year anniversary of our legal marriage. This anniversary seems like a Michael Reames icing on a cake or a Dick Hubbard pineapple fried pie which he has now managed to make … Continue reading →

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Experience the Power of a G.I.R.L.!

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Sunday afternoon, the 9th. of April, 2017 was an absolutely gorgeous spring day in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The weather was perfect with temperatures in the mid 70s and cloudless blue skies. It was a great day to be outdoors … Continue reading →

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SOUTH CAROLINA: WHERE CHAMPIONS LIVE!

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Sixty-four women’s basketball teams were invited to the NCAA Division I post-season tournament in 2017 in the annual ritual that is known as March Madness in the USA. But after two thrilling games in 16 different host cities around the … Continue reading →

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Nodding Donkey Blues

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

Cocky was in the house today at the Nodding Donkey sports bar  Gamecock fans who are in Dallas for the women’s Final Four gathered late this afternoon at a local tavern called the Nodding Donkey to watch their men play … Continue reading →

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Final Four Faces of Victory

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

Gamecock Women Win 72 – 63!! And THIS is the face of victory!! Pretty’s smile says it all Congratulations to Coach Dawn Staley and the entire Gamecock women’s basketball team for their amazing win tonight in the Final Four semi-finals! … Continue reading →

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