Blackhawks

Can you believe I’ve never been to the race track? I’m kind of shocked myself. Considering the degenerative aspect of my competitive nature… yeah, never been to see the ponies, or the dogs for that matter. I guess this is … Continued

How about a DK check? Although I intertwine it throughout, haven’t dedicated a whole blog to my sports investing in a while. Am I still above water? The answer is yes. Sports investing is a grind, kind of like life; … Continued

How can the past year have been the longest and shortest of years? This is hard to understand. On one side, a good chunk of these last 365 days have been a grind; some days feeling like driving a car … Continued

Ever heard of that saying “caught in 4K”? Now my son has never said that; he’s shared many other slang sayings they have in 7th grade in 2025. I kind of figured what it meant, but double checked just to … Continued

Happy Birthday to the boy… 13 years old, and another teenager has arrived. I think back… when I was 13 years old; was I that bad? Of course, the teenage years span over the next 7 years; I was certainly … Continued

I love donuts. Next to cookies, it’s my favorite sweet; I’m dying without them. Giving up sweets for Lent isn’t easy for me; giving up pop isn’t as hard. Sweets though? I have them every single day. After dinner, with … Continued

I already used “Fool on the Hill”… On this April Fools Day 2025, to play on the word “fool”, we head to another song, this time by the Rolling Stones. Maybe you know the song… “ooh, daddy you’re a fool … Continued

Let the big week begin… March 31st was the first big day: our 14th wedding anniversary. Of course I waited until the last minute to line things up, but I thought it worked out OK. Ivory was the traditional 14th … Continued

It feels good. I’m sitting here on Sunday night writing my Sunday blog entry; it’s been a while. For tonight, once I hit publish, I will be currently current. Like I said, it feels good. I’ve debated calling it quits, … Continued

We were all set for the start of March Madness. I took the day off work. I was going to head over to my dad’s to watch the first few hours of the tourney. I had plans before then too, … Continued