January 1, 2019: New Beginnings
Happy New Year again. It always feels good to start fresh. I have 3 of those such moments each year. My work anniversary which is in April, my birthday in August, and of course, New Year’s Day. I try to … Continued
December 31, 2018: The Wrap Up
Last day of 2018; hopefully it was a great year for everybody. Let’s take a quick second to look back on how 2018 treated our sports teams here in Chicago. Let the wrap up begin. Where should we start? Let’s … Continued
December 29, 2018: Close to the Tree
I knew he would get up; he had fallen asleep too early. He was tired though. After spending a good 3 hours at the pool with his cousin, and going down the water slide like 15 times, he was definitely … Continued
December 27, 2018: Retired
While we’re on the subject of D Rose, let’s talk about retired numbers. I see this topic brought up from time to time, regarding the question of whether or not Rose should have his number 1 retired with the Bulls. … Continued
December 26, 2018: Enough Already
Hey, I loved Derrick Rose just as much as anybody did, OK? Key word “loved”… We had bought these tickets a long time ago. We thought it would be nice to take my son to see his favorite player, and … Continued
December 25, 2018: Christmas Day
I can’t believe I haven’t used these titles before. Maybe I haven’t wrote that much about these specific days, probably just continuing to focus on Chicago sports, which does make sense. This year I’m a bit in catch up mode. … Continued
December 24, 2018: Christmas Eve
The nice part about Christmas is that it’s a 2 day celebration. Heck, for some of us, we’ve been celebrating this season ever since that Friday after Thanksgiving. It used to all start on St. Nick’s Day for us… On … Continued
December 10, 2018: Bull Crap
It’s painful right now being a Bulls fan. There have been bad years… the year after the last title was pretty bad, when I finally got season tickets, and had to sit in an empty UC to watch the Tim … Continued
December 8, 2018: The Perfect Ending
What is the perfect ending to a basketball game? Our imperfect season came to an end this Saturday. It was the second season for my son and I in this league. If you recall, we were winless last year. This … Continued
December 4, 2018: The Boylen Era
From the looks of it, this assistant coach taking over for FredBerg is going to be around for a while, especially since we’re paying Fred for another year. His name is Jim Boylen, and Tuesday night against the Pacers was … Continued