This blog began as a way to record my musings about preparations and travels to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada February 16-27, 2010. From that amazing experience came this ongoing story of becoming a sports fan. You can follow my tales of awe, agony, and all the emotions in between as well as view pics from seasons of Phillies baseball. Along the way is a little Eagles football thrown in for fun, and even some astronomy and weather related tales. I feel lucky to have witnessed some historic games, some heartbreaking losses, but all wonderful when told from this new fan's point of view.

Blog Archives postings:
Dec 2009-Feb 2010 Olympics
March 2010-Dec 2011 Baseball and more
2011 The Phillies do again, winning the Eastern Championship for the 5th straight year.
April 2012-Sept 27 2012 Not the best season for the Phillies
2013-We wait and see!

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Another hopeful year

Another year and a brand new team full of potential and possibilities. Welcome to summer 2018 w here we have already seen 4 winning games, excellent pitching and the ever present beauty of the view in front of us.

More to come

Friday, August 24, 2018

Welcome to 65! Elegant Aging


This past month was the end of my 64th and the beginning of my 65th, a year that has had even more significance than 60. Medicare, turning in my keys to the ELC, getting a new ID card with the words retiree. All of these marked a way forward to the future-a future that includes brilliantly kind loving friendships, ever closer family, and much unknown.

There is much to the sports angle in these stories that has brought me great joy over the past 8 years, and though I stopped writing conscientiously in this blog, my Facebook page is filled to overflowing with smiling faces at the ballpark.  So, I've decided to write again as we end the 2018 season that began with some early excitement that this team might make it to the playoffs. Along the way, so much hope, so much hope to counteract the devastating state of our politics.





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