A friend wrote me after reading my blog post yesterday: “Why the boycott of pro sports?” So, here’s what I wrote back to him: I was disappointed with how the other NFL owners have been treating Tom Brady. I was disappointed how teams were featuring soldiers, and it was later revealed that the U.S. armed forces
Author: Jo Tango
Cool Podcast
With my boycott of pro sports continuing, I’m filling in some of the time by listening to podcasts. One of my favorites is “This American Life.” It’s interesting, quirky, funny, and heart-breaking at different times. You never know what you’re going to get when you start listening to one of their podcasts. On Memorial Day,
My Meatball Recipe
I’m a big fan of meatballs. A pot of pasta sauce gently bubbling with meatballs is one of those Sunday Dinners that I love. In fact, I’m cooking this now for tonight’s Memorial Day family dinner while I do my laundry. It’s a dish that can cook while you do other things. Over the years,
Memorial Day 2016
It’s Memorial Day, and it’s raining. I think patriotism is a complicated topic. I think it is a good thing to be proud of your nation. But, I think it’s a bad thing to swerve to jingoism. So, for this post, I’d like to focus on those men and women who ventured abroad, fought, and
Fish
I hope everyone is enjoying the Memorial Day weekend. I awoke at 3 am to go fly fishing. It was a glorious outing, and I landed quite a few fish. Some sample photos below. I called it quits in the early afternoon and drove back home. A Big Mac for lunch felt well-deserved and luxurious.
Escaping from Alcrataz
When I was sitting where you are, back in 1989, I would’ve told you that I wanted to be a lawyer. I didn’t really know what lawyers do all day, but I knew they first had to go to law school, and school was familiar to me. I had been competitively tracked from middle school