Making Monsters

It’s that time of year again…hammer time. This year has been a total flashback. First I found myself in Soelden, Austria, back at the Hotel Regina, site of my first US Ski Team trip to Europe. The food is a lot better now but the freshly spread fields smell exactly the same. It was nice not to be playing soccer in them with 20 bloodthirsty women. At the end of the trip we watched the … » read more

This Is It? I Think Not.

Michael Jackson Moments: At Our House the Beat (It) Goes On. I remember the Tuesday afternoon when Elvis died. It was “Elvis week on the Three O’clock Movie, so I had actually been watching Blue Hawaii when the 3:30 news update told of the King’s demise. Even though I was just a kid, I knew it was a big deal. So I was somewhat surprised that when Michael Jackson–our modern day Elvis–died suddenly, my kids … » read more