Last week we traveled to the west coast of Vancouver Island. It was an escape from the pressures of a book launch and desert heat. First dawn found us on a slate gray beach, early rays of sun filtering through dense forests, lighting up glistening...
Breaking was introduced into this year’s Olympic Games. At first, we dismissed the event as young people spinning on their heads, but were we wrong. Not only is breaking athletic and entertaining, it throws down a challenge for anyone who performs to an audience.Breaking has...
The repechage round is a new component in the Paris Olympics. Repechage gives athletes who lost in the first round of semi-finals another possibility to advance. It’s their second chance. Wouldn’t we all like a repechage? In fact, USA hurdler Freddie Crittenden used repechage to his advantage. Approaching the...
The Paris 2024 Olympics are providing chills and thrills. We often held our breath as stumbles completely unnerved some athletes and dashed their chances of medaling. Others shook it off and came back even stronger. If you’re facing a challenge-- when running a race or...
The Paris Olympics have opened with much fanfare. But concerns about the Seine’s pollution remain, despite 1.5 billion Euros spent. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo promised the Seine would be clean enough to host water events, even though swimming in the badly contaminated river was banned...
Soon we’ll see the finest athletes in the world competing at the Paris Olympics, replete with fanfare, hype and publicity. But what happens to the athletes when it’s over? Win or lose, they have a relatively short career, one that thirsts for a second act....
Would you stand on a platform in a bathing suit and jump from nine stories high, fall sixty-five miles per hour and land in water three seconds later? Everything in your rational mind screams “NO!” It’s not so different from what most people feel getting...
Do you remember the final moments before you competed in an athletic event, or delivered a talk? No doubt you were anxious, thinking, “Come on. Let’s go!” As we watched the Track and Field Olympic trials, the runners loosened up before crouching in the starting blocks....
Facing an upcoming presidential election with a choice between two elderly men, the issue of age takes center stage. But is it chronological age, or the perception of elderly that concerns voters? Time marches on for all of us, so it’s best to be prepared,...
This summer, more than 2 million travelers will pass through TSA daily. Nightmarish as that may seem, there are ways to mitigate the pain. Packing: We only take carry-on bags, regardless of the length of stay. (Lost luggage and waiting is lost time.) Shoes take up...