I wrote this in 2010 after the passing of my beloved Australian Shepherd. Can’t bring myself to edit or revise it, so here it is looking just about as it did when I first wrote it: His name was Del. Family dog. Protector. Playmate. Friend. An...
Over Land and Sea (and Baltimore!) Where I live, other Chelsea fans are hard to come by. (Everyone seems to be a Man U fan in these parts, sad to say.) Sure, I’ll see the occasional jersey at the pub on match day, but that’s about...
The Chelsea Season That Was So, ladies and gentlemen, there we have it. The 08/09 season has come to an end—and oh what a season it was. There’s another Cup in the trophy case. Anelka netted 25 goals and took home the illustrious gilded footwear. And...
Back from the Brink, Thanks to Hiddink Okay, I’ll admit it. If you’d have told me in early February that Chelsea would lose only once in the next 15 games, secure a spot in the FA Cup final, and make the last four of the Champion’s...