We decided last week we would try to catch a bit of the Tour de France, given that we had visitors from SoCal in town. And, happily, this was one of those random years when the guys who stake out the world’s greatest bike race … drew a line on a map that put the […]
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Bringing the Tour to the People
July 17th, 2021 · 1 Comment · France, Sports, tourism, Uncategorized
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Up All Night with ‘My’ Teams
October 9th, 2020 · No Comments · Baseball, Basketball, Dodgers, Football, France, Lakers, Los Angeles Rams, NBA, NFL, Rams, Sports, Sports Journalism
I need the Lakers to close out the NBA Finals tonight. Because I have money on them? Because I have become a fan of LeBron James? Because I can’t stand to see them lose? Nope. I need them to win so I can get a little sleep. A downside for an American living in France? […]
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France, and 55 Days and Nights of Confinement
May 16th, 2020 · No Comments · France, Quarantine, soccer, Sports
Maybe it’s me. But I didn’t find 55 days of government-ordered Covid-19 quarantine, in our home in France, to be all that bad.
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Ah, OCD and Another Rock Kicker!
November 11th, 2019 · No Comments · Baseball, France, Sports
And there I was, thinking maybe I was the only person in France who made it a habit to kick rocks off roads. A week or two ago, as we approached one of the entrances to the local “big” city, I looked to my left, and a woman, wearing pants, maybe 45, kicked a rock […]
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