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BREAKDOWN 2020: LIFE SCOREBOARD FOR ELEVEN SECONDS

December 27, 2020 by

Breakdown 2020 looks at the year’s round up on World Magazine. Year 2020 included the deaths of notable politicians, academics, theologians, athletes, and artists.  This is the most notable entry on the list:

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GREG STROBEL AWARDS MEDALS, CHANGES LIVES

October 10, 2020 by

In 1973, Greg Strobel was the best college wrestler in the NCAA Championship meet. The best of the best. A group of high school wrestlers from North Bend drove up to Seattle to watch the matches. We saw what greatness looked like toward the end of the finals when Greg Strobel stepped out on the […]

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LOUD PEP TALK HIDDEN MESSAGE: YOU’RE A LOSER

August 26, 2020 by

A pep talk has a particular place and time. It’s not normal conversation, it’s communication on steroids. Listening to a pep talk gives two distinct reactions: Get hyped up, or tune out. A third response is understanding what all the noise is about. This is the one that takes special experiences. Like what, you ask?

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CANCER TALK: ANOTHER VOICE IN WINNING THE HEALTH GAME

August 23, 2020 by

Cancer talk changes depending on who does the talking. Between one sort of cancer and the next, between terminal and curable, the talk changes. When it comes from a public figure, it can get loud, or disappear. Coach Ron Rivera of the NFL team in Washington D.C. adds his voice to the cancer talk.

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LILLARD TIME? CHECK THE CLOCK

August 12, 2020 by

Lillard time happens when you join Wilt Chamberlain as the only other NBA player to log three sixty point games in one season. It’s happened enough for Kobe Bryant competitiveness comparisons. And he’s the best thing to happen to the Portland Trail Blazers in every way. Is that saying too much? Not for Blazer fans.

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ROBIN RICHARDS TO THE RESCUE

July 19, 2020 by

Robin Richards top row center. Image via teamusa.org I grew up in a small Oregon town that had one big team, the wrestling team. And I wasn’t a wrestler, not yet. Instead, I played ball, the usual ball. And not very well, which made me question if I’d ever be more than washed up at […]

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YOUTH SPORTS, THE FIRST IMPRESSION LASTS A LIFETIME

July 1, 2020 by

If the question is ever asked, “Why bother with youth sports,” there’s an easy answer. When you overhear someone slamming organized athletics, do you have a response? If not, why not? Try this on for size.

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BASKETBALL COURT: A DATE WITH HISTORY FROM THE DRIVEWAY

May 13, 2020 by

A basketball court is today’s proving ground for American youth. Like other kids of a certain generation, though, baseball was my first proving ground. After I proved I wasn’t very good at it, something about a weak arm and slow legs, the basketball court replaced the diamond. Instead of going to a lumpy field, I […]

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PREEMPTIVE CONVERSATION: SORRY, I WASN’T LISTENING

February 22, 2020 by

When is the best time for a Preemptive Conversation? Married men have different answers than singles, from both sides of the fence: Her side, and yer side.

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EMPATHY ADDICTION: IT HURTS WHEN I FEEL

January 23, 2020 by

Is empathy addiction a call to action every time you feel something so intensely you have to do something? “That could’ve been me; I’ll make sure it never happens again.”

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