by mike | Mar 28, 2023 | Basketball, Sports, Uncategorized |
I can’t let this week go by without a giant WOW for our two basketball teams. The San Diego State Aztecs men’s team is headed to the Final Four in Houston after dispatching the #1 seed Alabama, then eking out a victory against old rival Creighton. And the Lady...
by mike | Mar 23, 2023 | Basketball, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
In keeping with the season—that’s the Madness of March season—this post, which I first presented in 2020, is about a remarkable team—and its coach—that changed the face of college basketball forever. I believe it is significant that I’m writing this post on April...
by mike | Mar 20, 2023 | Basketball, Sports, Uncategorized |
When Neil Sedaka sang this song back in the day, I was a mere juvenile (but not a delinquent). Now, I’m pretty sure Neil wasn’t referring to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, but I certainly am, because—wonder of wonders—two of our teams are still dancing! Yes, the Lady...
by mike | Mar 13, 2023 | Basketball, Sports, Uncategorized |
The title of this post is a real line of dialogue—the last in the film, actually—from the much-honored classic, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1958). It is shouted by a character called Major Clipton as he observes men destroying one another during a World War II...
by mike | Mar 21, 2022 | Basketball, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
Oh man, this month promised Madness, did it not? But for my bride and I, it turned into March Sadness! Our two beloved basketball teams, the Iowa Hawkeyes and the San Diego State University Aztecs, both qualified for the Big Dance, aka the NCAA Division I Men’s...
by mike | Mar 1, 2021 | Baseball, Basketball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
Year Two-plus of the coronavirus pandemic. Well, it might be “plus” for most everyone, but for me it started for real on a day in early March almost exactly one year ago. Hard to forget: I had watched a San Diego Padres spring training game the night before and was...
