The Wheelchair Marathon
There is something fascinating about wheelchair athletes. Perhaps it’s because I don’t know anybody who is disabled — wheelchairs are associated with the opposite of athleticism. Broken bones, broken...
View ArticleThe Pole Vault
I have always been fascinated by pole vaulting as a sport. I almost decided to try it once in high school, but decided that I would most certainly land on my head. Now I regret that decision — my head...
View ArticleSpectator sports
Yesterday, I broke the hotel/office/hotel cycle, took advantage of the weekend and journeyed into the heart of Sofia. While I was there, a football game broke out — that’s soccer-football, not...
View ArticleThe morning coffee upgrades rock, paper, scissors
Tired of rock-paper-scissors? Is it too simplistic? Is it time to upgrade? If so, the Morning Coffee presents to you Monkey-Pirate-Robot-Ninja-Zombie. Enjoy! (Because we apparently cannot get enough of...
View ArticleThe morning coffee, cats and dinosaurs
Ladies and gentlemen, it appears that a new world champion cat lady has been crowned. (By the waving cat, found at nomnomnom.de) A most excellent review of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Guess which sport is...
View ArticleWhy I’m not watching baseball
A large number of the people who know me probably don’t know that I’m a sports fan. It is understandable. They don’t come over and find sports on the television. They don’t see me walking around...
View ArticleBig Bad Blog to NHL: You’re suspended.
Dear Mr. Bettman, The Big Bad Blog regrets to inform you that we have decided to suspend the NHL indefinitely in the wake of Zdeno Chara’s hit on Max Pacioretti. Please note that it is not the brutal...
View ArticleMy Olympic ticket application
We are a mere seventeen months away from the Olympics being in London, and you know what that means? No? It’s time for the people living near the Olympics to apply for the ability to buy tickets to the...
View ArticlePing Pong Baby
Prior to getting knocked up and having a baby pulled forcibly from her uterus, my dear, sweet Karen was an avid runner. It began with a decision to run a half-marathon, and turned into an actual love...
View ArticleThe Olympic Dream
I love sports. I have always loved sports, of pretty much every variety. I’ve been participating in them, in both an organised an informal capacity, since before I formed my first memory. I cannot...
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