Word Wednesday - Para what?
As I wrote in an August Word Wednesday Post, I love the Olympic and Paralympic games. I love the way entire countries rise up behind their athletes and how s...
Sports
Word Wednesday - Golden words
It’s really no secret that I’m a huge fan of the Olympics and the Paralympics. I’m a huge fan of sport in general and think that the Olympics can bring out t...
Saying Goodbye to SkyDome
Tonight is the end of an era, albeit one that many Toronto sports fans (particularly CFL fans) have struggled with over the last 27 years. Tonight the Toron...
Book Review: Emily Giffin’s The One and Only
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Why I love the CFL
Recently I’ve had a number of conversations on twitter and out in the real world about the CFL and how it’s seen to be bush league or second tier. First off...
Cheerleader etiquitte
Okay this post is a week overdue. Sorry about that but I wanted to make sure I wasn’t overreacting to the situation. Last weekend I went to the opening game ...
The Good, the Bad, and the Argos
I’m not going to play armchair GM at 2 am the morning after a loss. Especially after a home game where I didn’t see all of the game because I was playing in...
Random thoughts on a CFL standard
I know a lot of CFL teams have at least one “football 101” day for women to learn about football. Today, as I was explaining some of the basics of the game ...
Only Children…
Some recent news articles have made me think about my status as an only child. My mum, asked me a few months ago whether I felt left out because I was an o...
On injuries and life in the CFL
This has not been a good week for CFL players. Two of the nicest guys in the game have gone down with season-ending injuries. Fred Stamps of the Edmonton E...
on women and football
Okay this has been a few days in the writing. Earlier this week I had the unfortunate experience of being talked down to by a misogynist asshole. He told m...