Daisuke Takahashi Breaks 95 in Short Program at Japanese Nationals
Unlike in golf, breaking 95 is a very rare achievement in figure skating when it comes to the score for your short program. Well, that's what Daisuke Takahashi just did at the Japanese nationals:He wasn't satisfied with his step sequence, he...
RIP Satoshi Kon
Just heard the news of Satoshi Kon's passing. After Hayao Miyazaki, he was probably my favorite anime director. From his contribution to the animated sf anthology Memories (1995) to his first feature film Perfect Blue (1997), to his 2 best movies, Mi...
We Interrupt This U.S. Women’s Open Week with…
...a boring update on my own game. Skip this if you want, but maybe checking my patterns will help you notice and analyze yours.With onechan finally old enough to start playing a few holes with me several times this summer already (and more when she g...
William Benzon, 1912-1998: He Went Out Swinging and Smooth Shaven
My father, William Benzon, was born on Jan. 31, 1912 in Baltimore, MD, and died November 21, 1998 in Allentown PA. His parents were Danish immigrants. For about the first sic years of his life he lived with his parents and two older sisters, Karen and ...
