Posts tagged ‘sports’
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Medals
October 19, 2009
I’ve always been a huge fan of the Olympic Games, particularly the Winter Games. The twenty-first Winter Olympic Games will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia in February 2010. (I grew up in the Northwest United States, an area that I absolutely love; we had thought about going to Vancouver for the Games, but decided [...] Read More...
Summer Olympics
August 26, 2008
We have spent quite a lot of time over the last two weeks watching the 2008 Summer Olympics. I found it interesting that the time difference was so great — thirteen hours between Beijing and Dallas — that we could watch a lot of the events live in prime time. We stayed up much later [...] Read More...
Stanley Cup Playoffs
June 6, 2008
The Dallas Stars, our local NHL hockey team, made a pretty decent run this year in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Over the last month or so, I spent more time watching hockey than I had planned. Read More...
March Madness
April 8, 2008
I have spent considerable time over the last month watching the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, commonly known as "March Madness". The last two games were absolutely thrilling; congratulations to the Kansas Jayhawks! Read More...
Winter Olympics 2010: 3 Years Away
February 12, 2007
The Winter Olypmics in Vancouver, B.C., in 2010 are now three years away. My wife and I are hoping to attend. Press Release » Read More...
Winter Olympics 2006
March 2, 2006
I have spent much of my free time over the last couple of weeks watching the Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. Read More...
Sweet Sixteen in Austin
March 29, 2005
My wife and I went to the Austin/San Antonio area last weekend to spend Easter with her family. Some of the NCAA college basketball tournament games were being held in Austin the same weekend, and we decided to get tickets to the games on Friday night. This round is called the “Sweet Sixteen”, since sixteen [...] Read More...