Go Skate Day was created in 2004 by the International Association of Skateboard Companies as a way to promote the energy and love of skateboarding around the world. Also known as Go Skateboarding Day or International Skate Day, this...
We had eight games this weekend — and about the same amount last weekend. Between two boys and three (or some seasons four) teams (with all-star or travel), it's a lot of baseball.
I love it.
I have always loved baseball,...
If you're anything like me, I hate commercials. I don't watch much TV to begin with and ads are part of the reason why. The volume soars when the show stops, and I end up muting it or just...
The entire internet is buzzing about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl. Some of them are #TeamTaylor and can't get enough, and some are in a tizzy about her being the talk of, well, everything. Full disclosure: I'm a...
When did ticket bots become a thing, why are they here, why can't we stop them, and WHY DO THEY HAVE TO RUIN IT FOR ALL OF US?! If people can invent smartphones, blue-tooth devices, robot vacuums, and drones...
My boys have been practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu for more than three years now, and never did I realize as a parent how challenging it would be for me to sit on the sidelines and watch them learn. More specifically,...
School is back in session, which also means all the kids' fall sports and fun opportunities for organized play! As much as we wish we could keep our young athletes packed safe inside a bubble, that's not exactly realistic....
If you have kids with any interest in sports, most of us dip our toes in with a rec league. If you’re like me, you start with Soccer Shots at age 2, mostly for laughs. Have you ever seen...
My daughter’s eyes filled with tears. "Mommy, why were the parents on the other team screaming so loud? It was SO distracting." Her tears were not those of sadness, but of frustration, which made me see red. My normally...
Anyone from my generation (Gen X, baby!) who skated or was around the skateboarding scene would know the phrase "Skateboarding is not a crime." Before skateboarding was recognized as something more mainstream, people used parking lots, curbs, handrails, banks,...
I started teaching it when my cousin (owner of the first Yoga Den) asked me to get certified. Ever since I started at the age of 22, yoga has helped me through all the wonderful phases — college, marriage,...
I’m 41, and my bones are old.
I’m too old to start learning a new sport, let alone ice skating! I probably should have picked tennis, pickleball, or bowling... and my bones would probably be thanking me instead of cursing...