Sports

Here’s the 15th post sharing our adventures in the British Isles and Ireland from September 29 to October 17, 2025, for genealogy, business, and sightseeing. Hope you enjoy it! Thursday, October 16, 2025 Jim had to wait until the very last day of our vacation for his most-anticipated activity, the tour and museum visit of…

Although William Edward Dimorier was born in New York, he lived for more than 40 years in Erie, Pennsylvania. In August 1906, William, a graduate of Colgate University, was hired as head of the English Department at Erie High, also known as Central. He served in many capacities during his career, such as athletics advisor,…

The 2018 Oscar nominations for I, Tonya sent me to my ancient clipping file to excavate a March 1994 essay I wrote about the controversial figure skater. The piece appeared in a reader-participation series featured in our local newspaper, called “My Inspiration.” Would my attitude toward the subject would be different today? When I wrote the piece, Tonya…

Once upon a time, there was a country called, “Independence.” The citizens of Independence prided themselves on their patriotism, having an appreciation for the long-ago revolution that had liberated them from oppression. The citizens of Independence enjoyed many freedoms, including where to work, where to live, whom to marry, what to say, etc. Various sporting events often brought the…

Last year, my son invited the family to participate in a CBS Sports March Madness bracket group. I had fun clicking through the teams on the site, basing my picks on nothing but whims and emotion. You see, I know next-to-nothing about sports. Not surprisingly, I ended up placing last in our group, and for all I…

So, Shaquille O’Neal has Tweeted that he’s retiring his size 23 sneakers after 19 years in the NBA. Now, how many people can say they’ve seen those shoes close-up? I can. And Shaq was in them. It was October 1999, and I was at a Santa Barbara resort for a conference, attending as an editor…