For most, Thursday is Thanksgiving. Here in the Valley, it’s Thanksgiving and State Finals Eve. On Friday we play our worthy opponent, Illini West, led by speed merchant Ser “the blur” Whitaker (see the Quincy Whig and the Burlington Hawkeye). …
A little trickery for your football weekend
“Press on”: What excited me most about the Stillman Valley Cardinals soccer win to go “down state”
Tuesday night we drove south and east across the windy Illinois cornfields to watch our high school win in overtime to go “down state.” I like winning, and I am so excited about our kids enjoying the honor of playing…
One of the best touchdowns of the year
Football is a big deal in Stillman Valley, and I’ve already seen quite a few touchdowns in person. I would have liked to see the one below in person. Per Yahoo sports, this: Ike Ditzenberger is like a lot of…
Greatest catch ever?
I don’t know if it’s the greatest. But, it’s pretty good.
Once again Baptists learn that Presbyterians cannot be trusted
Twinkie-Fingered Gloves and other World Cup Matters that annoy Rick Reilly
Again, I am in Europe. I am doing my best with soccer. But, as did a previous post to which I linked, Rick Reilly’s list of things that bug him about the World Cup does strike a chord. Included in…
Ross Douthat: “For Want of a Goal”
Where I grew up we didn’t play much soccer. Indeed, we suspected that soccer wasn’t too far from good old fashioned communism. Still, we are in Europe for a few weeks and my family is getting into the World Cup…
Lebron: A Jump Shot from Half-Court
Watch the Implosion of Texas Stadium from a camera inside the stadium
Okay – -this has no redemptive value . . . but if you’re a Cowboy fan, it may be as painful to watch this as it was to watch Dwight Clark’s catch in the end zone. http://www.dallascowboys.com/farewell/Texas_Stadium_Implosion.cfm Or – –…