sports
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Photo of the Week: Bats on a Wall in Louisville
More Details: Photo of the Week: Bats on a Wall in LouisvilleA few years back, I went to watch a friend do his first Ironman in Louisville, Kentucky. During the bike ride, when we had ample time to kill, we went to the place where the Louisville Slugger bats are made: Hillerich & Bradsby Company. It was neat to see how the bats are made and…
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Sports Travel: Not My Usual Pursuit but Fun
More Details: Sports Travel: Not My Usual Pursuit but FunI am not much a sports traveler. I don’t chase “my” teams. I don’t go checking off famous sports arenas. I don’t chase big sports events. Heck, what am I saying, I am not much a sports spectator. I do it in big occasions (usually involving Georgia Tech, my alma mater) or when the opportunity…
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The Barcelona Olympics
More Details: The Barcelona OlympicsAlong with 2 friends, I arrived in Barcelona during the Olympic Games in 1992, ready to experience the Olympics. Being the pre-Internet age, planning for this wasn’t as “easy” as it would be today. So we arrived with NOTHING. A crowded hotel scene during the Olympics with the arrival of thousands of tourists could scare…
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Photo of the Week – The Mountains of Utah
More Details: Photo of the Week – The Mountains of UtahAh, this picture really makes me long for winter (or a trip to the southern hemisphere where IT IS winter!). Taken many years ago while I skied awesome Alta, I long to return to those wonderful slopes and setting. I need to ski next year as I missed this season and I also have Europe…