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Category Archives: Sport
Would you encourage a kid to play football? Mike Ditka wouldn’t.
The Super Bowl today was a great game, no doubt about it. But 25 years from now, we might see this violent sport remembered as interesting but sad – an historical cultural oddity. “Mike Ditka, the head coach of the … Continue reading
Seen with the Mariner Moose today
Thanks to Tom and Jean Gibbs for arranging the Skyliner’s special outing to Safeco Field on Labor Day! The Ferrante’s root for the Astros! … Continue reading
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Blue angels over the Seattle Tennis Club
The blue angels photographed from the Seattle Tennis Club (STC). The challenge to the Washington State Open (WSO) tennis players is the startling noise as they toss the ball up to serve! The club is on the direct flight bath to … Continue reading
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At the nearby Seattle Tennis Club, the Washington State Open tennis tournament winds up this weekend. There is no charge to watch the high level tennis – or to watch the blue angels buzz overhead! But this year the conditions … Continue reading
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A new generation of boys in the boat
From the Seattle Times: Five years after rather reluctantly trying the sport, Nolan Parks hasn’t stopped rowing. He will compete at the world junior championships in August and row for Northeastern University in Boston starting this fall. (Nolan, shaking hands … Continue reading
The world’s most illegal game of volleyball was played over the US-Mexico border
Click here for a video of Walleyball – a fun game at the US/Mexican border. It’s one way to show that two sides can compete and have some fun in a pretty much militarized zone.
Could Seattle Center become cool again?
Knute Berger of Crosscut likens Seattle Center as an old rec room badly in need of updating. There are wonderful venues at the Center to be sure – such as the new KEXP studios and coffee shop, McCaw Hall, the … Continue reading
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How the yo-yo put a troubled young man on the path of playful salvation
From Aeon: “Growing up in a poor, violence-stricken section of Baltimore in Maryland, Coffin Nachtmahr was bullied for having a stutter and not fitting into ‘any specific molds’. In high school, he was angry, prone to fights, and struggling with … Continue reading
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Amazing touchdown pass!
In case you missed it – click this link to check out Russel Willson’s amazing play: http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/watch-seahawks-russell-wilson-pulls-off-incredible-touchdown-pass-against-cowboys/
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Civility, decency, fair play – is it fast fading?
Hope Solo, probably the best female goalie ever, is probably seeing the end of her professional career. Her behavior along with the swimmer’s antics and lies at the Olympics have given our country a “spoiled brat” image. Don’t we at least … Continue reading
The green problem in the Olympic pools
Something sounds fishy to me. Did someone dump green dye in the diving pool. But then I remembered from high school chemistry that copper compounds are greenish. That’s probably going on – too much copper in the water looks OK … Continue reading
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“Boys of ’36” on PBS Tuesday August 2nd at 9PM
A must view – Today on PBS at 9PM. Don’t miss it. In August 1936, just outside Berlin, Germany, crowds gathered for the marquee event of the Olympic rowing contests: the men’s eight. The host nation had won more medals than … Continue reading