2 x 52 = 104 ...after today!   This will be my last blog of 2011. I’ve written 2 posts a week every week this year except on Okoboji weeke...

  I spent the week before Christmas transfixed by the song ‘The Little Drummer Boy’. My Rhapsody subscription ($15 a month for access to the...

  The Green Bay Packers lost their chance for an undefeated season when they lost 29-14 in Kansas City by the Chiefs on Sunday. The Chiefs ...

Left: I'm never too tired to pose for a picture with my fellow St. Francis chess coach Chris Hermes. Up front are Chris' nephew Ryan...

Eleven months evolution of participation buttons and medals. What will December bring?   I’m spending this week preparing for my first youth...