Yesterday’s Winston-Salem Journal carried the sad story about a bicyclist in our community who was hit and killed by a car yesterday morning. We seem to have 2-3 fatalities a year from similar accidents. Some of the not so constructive people who blog on the Journal’s comment section immediately crawled out from under the rocks where [...]
Great evening at the new downtown Winston-Salem ballpark last night, officially known as BB&T Field. This was my first time at the new stadium, and it was impressive. Give credit to developer Billy Prim. Despite all of the negative publicity and uproar that seems to accompany any new stadium construction in this country, Billy hung [...]
I know I said I wasn’t going to post until May 1st, but I came across this story and had to comment on it. I am not a golfer, or a golf fan, but I am a fan of integrity and honesty, qualities sorely lacking in politics and in life these days. The Charlotte Observer reports [...]
When Tony Bennett became the new basketball coach at the University of Virginia last year, a lot of the Cavalier faithful, who were hoping for a big name coach, responded with a resounding, “who?” Never mind that Bennett had been the NCAA’s National Coach of the Year in 2007 while coaching Washington State University. Fans [...]
I saw in the news this morning that my favorite baseball team, the San Francisco Giants, won their first exhibition game of the preseason, 8-7 over the Seattle Mariners in 10 innings. One of the sure signs of spring is when major league baseball cranks up its preseason. I love Spring Training. It is a [...]
Curling. Has anybody figured out why this is an Olympic Sport? It’s a cross between shuffleboard and Molly’s Maids. One man pushes a large polished stone on the ice while two to three sweepers brush the ice to help influence the path of the stone. The opposing side can also sweep the ice to make [...]
Bekah sent this picture of herself during her tour of the wineries in the Napa Valley in California. She is out in California for a reading of one of her plays in San Francisco, followed by a series of meetings with television folks in Los Angeles. I grew up not far from the Napa Valley. [...]
Total Disarray: Cavaliers rip Heels 75-60; Williams accepts blame Go Hoos!
I can’t believe it! The New Orleans Saints are in the Super Bowl! I still remember going to Saints games, first at the old Tulane Stadium (aka, the Sugar Bowl) and then, at that time, the brand new Superdome, watching the Saints attempt to compete in the NFL in the mid-70s. I even commanded the Color [...]
It may not last long, but it will be fun while it does! Go Hoos!