Monthly Archives: February 2026
More Sports!
The Olympics are over but not the drama. In case you haven’t heard, the U.S. women won ice hockey gold! Then the men won. Who did the president speak to as they celebrated? The men. He invited them to the State of the Union address, adding, per USA Today (and, well, everyone), “I must tell […]
Sports!
We’re midway through the Olympics and I’m enjoying them—while wondering how many more winter games can exist in this warming world. But that’s not what this blog is about. I’ve discovered women’s ice hockey. Well, I’ll be damned! That’s the game I used to love! But with women! I’m sure women have been playing ice […]
The Appeal of Mrs. Peel
I’m sure much has been written about Diana Rigg’s turn as Mrs. Emma Peel in the 1960s British TV show The Avengers. I’m rewatching it now and I have my own thoughts. I first watched this show when I was a kid. My dad and I loved it. The rest of the family didn’t care […]
Elaine Burnes 