Category Archives: Sports

You Might Want to Buy a Sleeping Bag with Integrated Pad

We can put a man on the moon, but we can’t buy a sleeping pad with a built in pad? This can be said No More! But it ain’t cheap folks, and it’s a lot harder if you live in the United States. Memorial day is here, which typically is the opening weekend for campingContinue reading “You Might Want to Buy a Sleeping Bag with Integrated Pad”

Only Buy One of These Snorkels, and the Kids Will Fight Over It. So Better Buy None or Enough for All Them.

When you go to the “About Us” section of our web page, you’ll see Sam wearing a Subea Snorkel. We bought it at Decathlon in Nanning, China. I also bought 18 pairs of underwear at that store for $2.50/ea, but that’s a different story for a different time. These Snorkels are fantastic. Really easy toContinue reading “Only Buy One of These Snorkels, and the Kids Will Fight Over It. So Better Buy None or Enough for All Them.”

Summer Read Series: A Cyclist They Called “The Cannibal.”

In the annals of Professional Cycling, no one dominated the sport like Eddy Merckx. Before the controversies surrounding PED’s, Eddy was crushing opponents, and doing it consistently, every week…until of course his insatiable appetite for success became his undoing. In professional baseball, Cy Young has what is considered an unbreakable record 511 career wins. WalterContinue reading “Summer Read Series: A Cyclist They Called “The Cannibal.””

This Book About a Horse Deserved a Trilogy of Movies, Not Just a Single Feature.

Is it really possible that a book about a horse should warrant a Hollywood movie? Absolutely Yes! And not only that, Laura Hillenbrand’s blockbuster book deserves a trilogy. Seabiscuit, An American Legend, by Laura Hillenbrand is a #1 New York Times Bestseller about the most popular race horse in American history. Yeah, that sounds sortContinue reading “This Book About a Horse Deserved a Trilogy of Movies, Not Just a Single Feature.”

Read Which First? The Book or the Movie? This Summer Read Might Settle the Debate.

There is an ongoing debate on which to do first. Should you watch the movie or read the book? I think Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand might settle the debate. Louis Zamperini lived one of the most amazing lives you’ve never heard of. An Olympic runner noticed by Hitler himself, his athletic career is worthy ofContinue reading “Read Which First? The Book or the Movie? This Summer Read Might Settle the Debate.”

The Bike is Not all PED’s and Pedaling

LeMond vs. Hinault. If you don’t know what that means, you need to read this book. Even if you’re hardly interested in the world of cycling now, getting a behind the scenes look into one of sports’ greatest rivalries will open your eyes to the strategy and machinations of this incredible competitive sport. Greg LeMondContinue reading “The Bike is Not all PED’s and Pedaling”