A blend of simmered, sauteed & sometimes stewed commentary about the Kersteins' daily lives and thoughts.
Feb 28 2009
The San Diego Union-Tribune recently reported that Surf-first.org was launched by “Surfing Magazine journalist Matt Walker in association with the Surfrider Foundation” in order to get a scientific and all-encompassing picture of “who surfers are; where they come from; what they do for work; how, when and where they surf; and where they spend their [...]
Feb 09 2009
Covered in polyurethane, your surfboard is not exactly a Green product. And when it gets old and beat up, it’s really tough to reuse it unless you can get very creative. (I’ve seen a few tables and lamps made from old boards) ReSurf and Green Foam Blanks, two companies in Southern California, are doing something [...]
Feb 07 2009
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Apr 02 2008
The game of quidditch is now a reality at select college campuses on the East Coast. What was once a game from the imagination of J.K. Rowling in her brilliant Harry Potter books, is now actually being played on an intercollegiate level, Boston.com reports. Teams such as the Amherst College Acromantulas play the Middlebury College [...]
Feb 03 2008
I counted at least four or five different commercials hawking sports drinks or vitamin water while watching this year’s Super Bowl. And you can be sure that the New England Patriots and the New York Giants both have huge vats of Gatorade at each end of their respective benches. If it’s not for drinking, then [...]
Nov 05 2007
Rowing, by it’s very nature, is a smooth, rhythmic movement. When coaching novices and other rowers, I often tell them to picture sea grass that sways back and forth with the ebb and flow of the water’s currents. The grass moves in unison, is relaxing to watch and it bends at the same place every [...]
Apr 17 2007
It was another great Roller Derby night this past Saturday as the Boston Derby Dames traveling team, the Boston Massacre, eeked out a 112 to 110 win over the Baltimore’s Charm City Roller Girls. It was a see-saw bout, with the lead exchanging hands a number of times throughout the night. The massacre competed with [...]
Mar 26 2007
Rowing champ Xeno Muller posted an exciting seven minute video of his 2000 Olympic single scull race on his blog yesterday. Regardless of his finish (2nd place), the video highlights the great technique used by world class rowers. Pay particular attention to how the body, arms and legs all finish together at the end of [...]
Feb 12 2007
On Saturday night, I had the opportunity to witness what’s becoming a resurgence of an American phenomenon known as roller derby. At the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA, the Boston Massacre took on the the Liberty Bells of Philadelphia, who gave our home team a bit of a drubbing, beating us by over 35 points. [...]
