Sports – Page 5 – LIFE AS A HUMAN

Tour de France Sparks My Yearly Love Affair With Cycling

By Joshua S. Hill | Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 12:11 am | Leave a Comment

Once a year, Joshua S. Hill’s sleeping pattern is utterly dedicated to the greatest sporting event in the world: the Tour de France.

Manuel De Los Santos

By Gil Namur | Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:08 am | Leave a Comment

My excellent friend Dale P. sent this to me yesterday. After watching it, I knew I wanted to share it with our readers. I wondered what to say about this remarkable young man. I decided that the video and its write up are more than sufficient. I hope Manuel touches your heart as much as […]

Being There…

By Star Weiss | Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:04 am | 1 Comment

Author Star Weiss takes a trip to an ice filled magical arena filled with pomp, circumstance and emotion. I’m a sucker for figure skating, even though I still can’t tell the difference between a triple salchow and a triple loop, no matter how many careful diagrams they publish ahead of time in the local paper. […]

Dare We Compare?

By Sarah Gignac | Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 12:10 am | 1 Comment

Halifax has Sidney Crosby and Victoria doesn’t, but there are other amazing but less well-noted differences between these two iconic Canadian cities.

Climb On!

By Guest Author - Lisa Katayama | Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 12:07 am | 2 Comments

Lisa Katayama wants to “entertain an offhand theory that I’ve had ever since I became obsessed with indoor rock climbing two and a half years ago: It’s great for geeks, and we should all be doing it.”

The Roatan Global Village

By Genny Ross-Barons | Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:03 am | 5 Comments

Choosing to live on a Caribbean Island offers many obvious benefits — soft white sand beaches, crystal clear blue sea, lush tropical foliage, and sunrises and sunsets beyond compare. Then there is a benefit that I was pleasantly surprised to encounter—becoming a member of the Roatan Global Village.

New Dad and All, But I Still Have Time for Ice Hockey!

By Jeff Randhawa | Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:04 am | 1 Comment

A new dad gives tips to other sport loving dads on how they too can combine their favourite sports with child rearing…and keep their partners happy!

The Madness to Challenge Five Oceans

By Bruce Kemp | Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:10 am | 1 Comment

Some people find their challenge with Monday Night Football or Hockey Night In Canada. Others find it climbing a mountain and Derek Hatfield seeks it south of Cape Horn in world’s ultimate solo yacht racing challenge which attracts only “the toughest of the tough”. What makes him do it?