March 19, 2025: Only 160 To Go
OK, round two in Tokyo… it wasn’t as bad as the 10th round for Tyson 35 years ago. Yeah, I didn’t realize it was in this same location that Tyson fought Buster Douglas back on February 11, 1990. Where were … Continued
March 18, 2025: Oh Tokyo Oh Tokyo
The Cubs and Dodgers kicked off the MLB season in style, in the Tokyo Dome, on Monday morning at about 5:10am CST. Not quite the same as Wrigley, but it’ll do. You know I got up early to watch. I’m … Continued
March 17, 2025: St. Patty’s Day
On a Monday?!?! Most celebrated this weekend from what I could see. Funny, we went to the Bulls game on Thursday night; the giveaway was a green “St Patrick’s Day” Bulls vest. Saw a lot of those in the streets … Continued
March 16, 2025: State Two
On the road again… this time we slept in a bit. Warmups were still technically at 7am, but with my son not scheduled to swim until almost 11am, no reason to be there 4 hours early. We arrived about 9am, … Continued
March 15, 2025: State One
Saturday was the first day of the Illinois YMCA State Swim Meet. My son would be swimming in 4 events on day one. Actually, day one was Friday afternoon; he was supposed to be swimming in 1 event then. However, … Continued
March 14, 2025: Alma Mater
How about showing a little love for my alma mater? Where the hell does that term come from anyways? It’s a latin phrase meaning “nourishing mother”; we use it to describe a school we attended and/or graduated from. For me, … Continued
March 13, 2025: Last Round
As part of the festivities for that 312 girl, we would be attending quite possibly our last Bulls game of the year. On this evening, the Chicago Bulls would host the Brooklyn Nets. For our last round, it was a … Continued
March 12, 2025: 312 Girl
It was only appropriate for me to end up with a 312 girl. 312 of course is the original area code for all Chicago based phone numbers; it still remains, but others have been added. Did I ever tell you … Continued
March 11, 2025: High School
Let this day go down in history. This is the first day we dropped our son off at high school. Yes, he still has about a year and a half before he officially starts those next four years, but being … Continued
March 10, 2025: The District
I love how all these cities have their “nicknames”. Chicago is known by some as “Chi-Town”, although others will say they literally have never said or heard that. How about “Cream City”? Did you know that was a nickname for … Continued