I sometimes cringe when they start adding new sports to the Olympics. The change sometimes comes from trying to ride the wave of a fad instead of truly recognizing a worthy competition. A lot of people probably felt that way…

I can find many bad aspects of how NBC has chosen to cover these Olympics. Smarter people than me have tackled that task. Let’s just focus on the horrible execution of their online coverage. I really enjoyed seeing that they…

Today starts a series of occasional posts about the Olympics. I will vent about what I hate, praise what I like and just point out random stuff. So NBC showed a lot of ski jumping coverage this weekend. I really…

The world has come to Vancouver as the Winter Olympics are under way. I usually just sit back and cheer for the Americans, but I have a different rooting interest this time around. I traveled to Vancouver for work last…

I spent much of last week on the West Coast for work, attending a conference in Vancouver. I didn’t have a ton of free time – I was busy 8 to 5 pretty much each day – but I did…

Everyone remembers the “Miracle on Ice,” the night the U.S. Olympic hockey team beat the heavily-favored USSR in the 1980 Winter Games. The 29th anniversary of that game passed on Sunday, but today is an anniversary just as or even…

Over the past few weeks, some of my siblings have done a great deal of genealogy research. We have found out many details about relatives on both my mother and father’s sides of the family. While I really enjoy learning…

If you’re hiding from Olympic results, shame on you. You’re gonna get spoiled here, and I don’t really care. If I “ruined’ the result of the soccer game today, take that as your warning to stay away from my site…