Sarasota notes from this year’s Beijing sports spectacular.   By Hannah Wallace  My new hero. Aside from my reccurring nightmares in which the planet’s sole language consists of one word, “phelps,” I didn’t think I was Olympicsed out. But as I sit down to write this blog two days after the closing ceremonies, it already [...]

Musings on a not-so-stormy day.   By Hannah Wallace   It was Judi Gallagher’s idea to blog about the hurricane. She got my attention Monday afternoon from the other side of Pho Cali, as I waited for Rockstar Kim to arrive.   “Oh, it’s coming,” I assured her (secretly relieved someone had finally given me [...]

Our house party is a success!   By Hannah Wallace   The star of our show, waiting and ready for the curtain to rise.  Well, the keg is floating, the balloons are popped and there are baked beans on the rug—Kegtacular II has come and gone. Let me get the disappointments out of the way. [...]

My hockey teammate, the international tennis super-star.   By Hannah Wallace    Martina and a hockey husband after a Ms. Conduct game.   It was going to be a busy week anyway, what with Kegtacular on Saturday. I didn’t need the added stress of interviewing an international sports icon. Fortunately, me and Martina go way [...]