Escape to Alcatraz

The TV show is fictional, but the jail cells are real I happened to flip to an episode of Alcatraz the other night just as an inmate was using his cell wall for a punching bag. I recognized the narrow 9’x 5’ cell in this notorious penitentiary, but it was definitely not the cell I... Continue Reading →

March 15, 2012 1

It’s swing time in Phoenix

Golf clubs should fit your swing, I learned, not the other way around While a late season snowfall interrupts Alberta's winterless winter, the golf season in Arizona is in full swing. And so am I, standing at the TPC Scottsdale driving range sending 100 balls into flight, or not. I'm being fitted for a new... Continue Reading →