by sutherland | Apr 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
In a new pair of gloves and used helmet and skates from Play It Again Sports, the boy-child takes the ice for his first learn-to-skate lesson. To my eyes, he seems to be doing okay. Not falling down a lot or anything. After the class, he tells me he’s getting...
by sutherland | Apr 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Forty-two years old … Largely sedentary for the last decade … Never played organized sports in my life … Raised in sunny Florida … Obviously I’m the perfect candidate to start playing ice hockey. No? Not obvious? So how did I get myself into this situation? Born in...
by sutherland | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
There’s an old Styx song I’ve been humming a lot this week:Nothing ever goes as planned …It’s a hell of a notion …I’m on vacation this week and had “plans” — the plans were to paddle every morning, do several hours...