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Photo Memory of the Week
A cactus wren I saw several years ago, and failed somehow to commit to memory.Music of the Week
Poetry of the Week
Author: Sheenagh Pugh
Posted: Jan 31
Tag Archives: Sports
Throw the Bloody Rock
Those of us of a certain age remember — rightly or wrongly — a simpler time when skips called the game and everyone else pretty much did what they were told. Continue reading
Unreasonable Passion & Unexceptional Haircuts
She shoots: she scores four. Not against all reason, but certainly against any reasonable expectation. Continue reading
Time Well Wasted
Someone wins, someone loses: that’s the format, all right. What we remember is how beautifully they played the game. Continue reading
The Making of a Hockey Fan
For more than 50 years I lived happily without hockey. Now, as I wait anxiously for the Sens to secure a playoff berth and agonize for our junior team, ambushed by the Russian army, it is clear that the national … Continue reading