T-Bone Funk vs. Eddie from William Beem on Vimeo. Forest Gump was right. Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. I was out today exploring Seminole Harley-Davidson for Bike Week activities and I ran across a wrestling match. I’m not sure what the correlation is between bikers…
I had to visit Clermont today. That’s something I’ve never said before, because most people never “have” to go to Clermont. It’s not on the way to anywhere else, really. There are normally only two reasons to visit this patch of suburban sprawl. 1: You are training for or participating in a bicycle or triathlon…
Forget the Orlando Magic and the playoffs. Those guys are just professional entertainers. If you want real sports, you have to watch real athletes who compete because it’s in their soul. That’s what I did this weekend at Disney’s Wide World of Sports and the Magic Kingdom. It reminded me of my childhood youth, before…
Orlando Magic fans are up in arms at the start of the NBA season this year. Why? Due to a string of actions, they can’t watch 35 Magic games on the local cable provider – Bright House Networks. Local fans with Dish Network & DirecTV subscriptions aren’t affected, so they’re gloating – at least on…
Mike Thomas had an interesting column in the Orlando Sentinel. Kids playing in sports have it relatively easy compared to the time that he (and I) grew up. When our generation played, it was the best of the bunch who took the field. Those of us who didn’t measure up stayed on the bench. Today,…
