Articles tagged with sports
Football Fan Dog Valentino
First, I must say: I am not, never have been, and doubt I ever shall be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan! Back in the eighties I did root for the Denver Broncos on occasion. On Sunday, January 17th of 2016, the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers played
When Sports Heroes Fall Out of Good Graces
When I wrote this piece in July of 2013, I wrote it when Alex Rodriguez was going through his fall from grace. Of course there are many anecdotes of our sports heroes who have had to face the fans with much more than egg on their faces. * *
No Viper Time for Me
Yeahhhh, “Viper Time” (or #ViperTime) is a hashtag I use on social media whenever Randy Orton is out wrestling or cutting a promo (interview). I use it because his nickname is “The Viper.” Welp, it’s safe to say that I won&rsq
Early Thursday TV Time
Still watching tv right now. This time, I'm switching channels to view some sports. There was the replay of the Pacquiao-Marquez fight. Their first and second matches were shown back to back. Man, how time flies? Can't believe how small Pacquiao was b
The Influence of a Legend - Bruce Lee
When you grow up in a segregated neighborhood the most exposure you get to “other people” is what's on television or that “different” person who wasn't afraid to set up shop in your part of town. Like Mr. Freddie, the Jew who ran th
2015 NBA Playoff Picture and Some TBT Thoughts
Just a quick NBA Playoff round up plus a couple of memories from last year's playoffs. Move along if sports ain't your thing. LOL!!!========== Last day of the NBA regular season. The eight playoff teams from each conference has been determined and looking
OldSchoolTees - t-shirts for the discerning geek?
Warning. These t-shirts are seriously cool. If your #t-shirt taste runs to wearing your favorite #cartoon or #gaming character, these retro-inspired shirts from online retailer OldSchoolTees in the USA will have you drooling. My husband is an #Ata
Watching Wrestlemania 31 Tomorrow!
I know, I haven't been on here lately. Between my actual work-from-home stuff, babysitting and just doing other things offline (like hanging out with my friends today), I just didn't have the time. But I'm here now lol. :)I get it, by the way, wrestling is
Cricket World Cup 2015: Predictions and Hopes
The #WorldCup2015 has finally entered into a very exciting phase with eight top #teams out of the original 14 fighting for the coveted trophy. The Quarter Finals: The teams in the quarterfinals are India Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka Australia N
High School Graduation
“There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it’s the beginning.” ~Orrin Hatch (Quote Source) It's that time of the year again. First, Sping Break happens! Next
Watching WWE Fast Lane Tonight
Hey there, everyone! I am watching the WWE Fast Lane Pay-Per-View event on the WWE Network tonight, so this is going to be my only post for today. I have seen several WWE fans comment on my posts, so I thought I'd share my predictions, what I would like to
I'm Still Saving For WWE SummerSlam
I wrote a post a while back stating that I was going to WWE SummerSlam. You can catch that post right here: http://personapaper.com/article/14702-heading-to-wwe-summerslam-in-2015 (if I am not allowed to link it, please let me know and I'll check it.
I Miss Randy Orton
So as some of you may know from my past posts, I am a huge WWE fan, and Randy Orton (also known as the Viper, hence the photo I chose from Pixabay) is my current favorite (with Shawn Michaels being the all-time favorite). Randy has been off television for
I'm Going to WWE Payback in 2015
I may or may not have mentioned before that I was currently saving up for WWE Payback tickets. Thanks to some spare change, I am officially finished saving up!The tickets go on sale on December 1st, which is really odd to me. They usually go on sale on a S
67 Days Running Streak
The definition of a running streak is to run at least one mile (1.61 kilometers) within each calendar day. There are several organisations which are keeping records of these streaks. One of them is Streak Runners International, Inc. Since I started m
Warning: I'm a WWE Fan
Since I am rather new to Persona Paper, I know a bunch of you are just getting to know me. So the next few posts will pretty much be you all getting to know me. I hope to get to know you all as well! As I said in my introduction post, my username on here w
Tags Galore
So I just learned that putting the hash tag # before a word will tag it. now, armed with that #knowledge , what do I do with it? What good does it do to tag your own name? #rustedmemory if I search for my name , m
Preparing for Old Age...
When we are raising kids then we are so busy that everything that we do is around the present and future needs of the children. Their clothes, education, #sports , music classes, coaching classes, career, #entertainment etc. In this whole game,
Indian Hockey Team Won Gold Medal in Asian Games...
After a big gap of 16 years, Indian Hockey Team gave everyone a #breaking-news by finally winning Gold Medal in Asian Games. This Thursday, Indian hockey team defeated Pakistani hockey team in the penalty shoot round by 4-2. This is a remarkabl
So For August, I'll Do Something Different...
So for August, I'll #dosomethingdifferent here in #PersonaPaper. I'll concentrate in increasing my ranking level in my chosen #categories . I'll likely start more discussions than usual rather than stick to just responding to discussions started by others.
Futsal Tournament - How It Will Go Down
Going to write about our futsal tournament and how it will go down. Read my post about me joining, unknowingly, a futsal tournament here, http://www.personapaper.com/article/5163-joined-a-futsal-tournament---unknowingly . So how will this tourn
World Cup Officiating Problems
Just about every sports fan is aware that the World Cup is going on right now. Here in the US soccer doesn’t have the massive following that it may in other countries so the media attention might be sparse right now, at least until Team USA tak
Volleyball
Anyone here loves playing volleyball like me? I've been playing volleyball for 4 years and now, even though that I have asthma I keep on joining volleyball competition. It all started when my 9th grade MAPEH (Physical Education) teacher teached us the basi
