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Big time game tonight for the Zags.  A win over the scorching hot trees would put Gonzaga in a great position to increase their seeding in the tournament and finish the year out strong.  A tipping point game? I think so.
John Blanchette of the Spokesman Review: “Buckle in. It’s Gonzaga basketball, or as we’ve come […]

Torres Family Sangre de Toro 2004

Sometimes when I’m roaming a wine shop in a hurry and didn’t have a particular wine in mind when I arrived, I’ll look for the most interesting label from a region of Europe that I’m not familiar with.  For whatever reason, when I’m in this mode, I don’t look for […]

Nick Geranios of the AP sees Gonzaga basketball without buzz this year in a recent column he penned which has appeared in the PI, Spokesman and other outlets. 
Its easy to notice that the Zags haven’t been all over the national media this year, but its really interesting to me that this is even a story.  Gonzaga, a small school in a small town […]

Back in NFL as a Panther, Horn rooting for Saints
“You realize it’s such a small window and it’s so competitive to get in,” said Horn. “I’ve got to do everything imaginable to take advantage of an opportunity when I’m given one.”
“It’s been off and on for a good portion (of the NFL season),” Horn said […]

This week’s wine is an A to Z Pinot Noir 2005, which we had tonight at Shamiana’s in Kirkland. The food was fantastic, by the way, but thats another post, and I’ll let my wife write about the food.
According to A to Z: Clear and vibrant, this wine has a beautiful dark color and aromas of mixed […]

Its been cold in Seattle. Too Cold. I was looking through some pictures tonight and love how this one perfectly speaks to the “dog days” of summer.  It can’t come soon enough.

Cavatappi Sangiovese 2005
According to them: The grapes are from the Wahluke Slope of the Yakima Valley. The bouquet is musty, earthy, and even a bit like wet wood; that is to say, it is a delightful fall wine. No light fruits are prancing around here. It has a pleasing finish and beautiful ruby color.

According to […]

From Jim Moore of the PI:
“When I play, I play,” he (Ditka) said. “I don’t play 18, I play 36, all day long. If I never played another round of golf, I’ll have played more than any other man ever played.”
Big game for the Hawks in Chicago this weekend. Luckily, Ditka will be at ESPN […]

I always enjoy the flood of 2006 year in review articles and 2007 predications for different segments of our world.  The turning of a new year is a great excuse to find a new calendar and take a look at what has been and what will be.
I looked back at which search keywords brought readers to my blog […]

Whoever hired Joe Lunardi at ESPN is a brilliant human being.  Joe, while also announcing games for St Joes, contributes to the networks college basketball efforts throughout the season and delivers the weekly progress report and outlook for the post season that is brilliantly tagged Bracketology.
Right now, I’m loving that he has Gonzaga as an […]

This past Friday my wife and I ventured out through the streets of downtown Kirkalnd and found a new (for us) Italian joint in the midst of a terrential downpour.  Lets get this straight - I have a really really hard time with Italian restaurants in the United States.  Having lived in Italy, this is something […]

Today, the NW took center stage on the national sports scene. Its always great to see a couple local stories on the ESPN home page which is usually cluttered with coverage of the overhyped teams from New York or clowns from the great state of Texas. Here’s why today mattered for the NW:
1. the Seattle Seahawks squaked […]

The Green Dolphin.   As Liz and I were traveling through Europe, way back in 2005, we spent an afternoon enjoying the harbor in Monaco on our way through.  The signage on this cafe immediately captured my attention and I snapped a picture to remember.  There is something about the font and the way the dolphin flows out of […]

If you went to bed early last night, you missed out on one of the most entertaining college football games I’ve ever seen.  Boise State beat Oklahoma in dramatic fashion.
Here is the footage of the brilliant 2 point conversion statue of liberty call: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyjLESgQMnc
Good for the Boise State Broncos, the city of Boise, and the state of Idaho.