Bill Green retires today after 47 years. Where does the time go?
“I never had a conversation with Bill that was anything but positive, encouraging, and uplifting,” said longtime co-worker Steve McKay.
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Steve McKay forecasts “life lessons” from the tee box
Forty something years ago (gulp!) yours truly was “cutting cups” at Penobby. What does cutting cups mean, and where is Penobby? Well first, cutting cups refers to cutting into a golf green with a special tool that digs a round hole for the cup to be placed in. You know that thing the flag sticks […]
Holding out for a hero in sports? If only we could go back to 1984
By Steve McKay- SportsChowdah.com. “I need a hero….I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night…” Do these lyrics ring a bell? Step into the time machine with me; we’ll set the dial back 35 years, and step into 1984 together. Ghostbusters, the Karate Kid, Indiana Jones, and Beverly Hills Cop are […]
Here’s the most important sports thing you can do this fall
By Steve McKay- SportsChowdah.com. If you’ve read a few of my columns over the last year or so, you’ve likely noticed I tend to drone-on about my grandkids a bit. That’s right….I have grandchildren (this is where you remark “Gee, you don’t look old enough to have grandkids, Steve!” Crickets chirping…) Of course, I love […]
There’s an old saying or two about this Red Sox team
By Steve Mckay- Sports Chowdah. “That really gets my goat!” Odd expression, isn’t it? According to my friend Mr. Google, this phrase has its roots in horse racing. Tradition has it that when a goat is placed in a horse stall before a race, it helps calm, or settle the horse down. Remove the goat? […]
Kyrie, the Sox and driving permits make me stop and smell the roses
By Steve McKay- Sports Chowdah. Are you a “stop and smell the roses” kind of human? I like to think I am, yet I’m not sure I can provide much evidence of that. Like you, I’ve got a lot of “stuff” going on that fills each day to the brim. Sometimes we need a potent […]
Spring frustration: grubs, skunks, Celtics.
By: Steve McKay-Sports Chowdah. As we slide into the merry month of June, I find myself in despair as a landscaper. No, I am certainly not a pro landscape artist with elaborate lawn maintenance tools at my disposal, but I do enjoy maintaining a green, trimmed-up stretch of grass at the McKay abode. Some of […]
It’s hard for newlyweds like the Celtics and Duke to succeed
By Steve McKay: I am a proud Duke grad, so it is not surprising that I am also a proud Duke fan. Yet, I am a different kind of proud Duke fan. While “fan” is short for “fanatical,” I am not part of the fanatical element of the Duke fan clan. Believe it or not, […]
Chicken cams. Ballet dancing. A Delorean and V-Day Love for the Celtics.
By Steve McKay. As Huey Lewis reminds us, “The power of love is a curious thing. Makes one man weep, makes another man sing. Change a hawk, to a little white dove. More than a feeling….that’s the power of love!” That signature song from Huey (remember the 1985 movie “Back to the Future?”) speaks the […]
The Celtics will learn to play the right tune soon
By Steve McKay As some of you may know, I’ve been tooting a trumpet for a really long time now (more than 50 years.) I also started playing a flugelhorn a few years ago, which is a mellower sounding version of the trumpet. Playing a trumpet for over 5 decades has afforded me opportunities to […]
