“Access to soccer in one’s formative years may bring about an appreciation. Yet, it might not. Which is to say indoctrination is futile. Hardcore-coach dads and pageant moms, that’s a dynamic in which I’ll never reside. What I’m trying to…
Category: Louden
A Great Shot From The East Falls Bike-Race Block Party
So much going on in this photo I snapped of Louden along Kelly Drive during Sunday’s East Falls block party for the Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic. Except, of course, bicycle racers and the big inflatables for which he donned…
An Open Letter To Lionel Messi
Dear Lionel Messi, I am a big fan of yours. So is my son Louden, as you can see from his reaction to the goal you scored today against Athletic Bilbao. If you’re ever in the States, it’d be awesome…
Our Day At The ‘Turkey Hill Experience’
Louden and I headed out to the Lancaster, Pa.-area on Good Friday to check out the Turkey Hill Experience (301 Linden Street; Columbia, PA 17512). It was a lot of fun. Ice-cream and iced-tea/lemonade samples till your heart’s content. Faux…
El Clásico Recap: Barcelona Thrives; Real Madrid Whines [with photos and video]
FC Barcelona won a typically mesmerizing El Clásico vs. Real Madrid on Sunday. The final score was 4-3. It pulled Barca back within one point of the La Liga lead. A loss would have knocked them out of contention. Lionel…
Watch Lionel Messi Become Barcelona’s All-Time Leading Goal Scorer [Video]
FC Barcelona’s match vs. Osasuna in currently in its 70th minute. Lionel Messi — the greatest player of his, and any, time — just flubbed a goal that would’ve given him a hat trick on the day. Doesn’t matter. Barca’s…
A Winter Visit To The Philadelphia Zoo Meant Louden Played With The Otters
With temperatures rising into the 40s on Super Bowl Eve Day, Louden and I trekked to the Philadelphia Zoo. Though dejected that the giraffes were not outside, attention turned to playing with the otters. Which, as you can tell, was…
Need A New Ringtone? Louden’s Got Your Back
Confession: I Am Horrible At Artistry Not Involving Written Words Or Cameras
If you’ve known me in any creative capacity from first grade at Strawbridge School through the University of Delaware, though today, you know my Achilles Heel is drawing. So, when Louden asked me to draw a tiger on his whiteboard…
Louden Scored His First Goal In Organized Competition Today
Let the futbol record reflect that on Sept. 21, 2013, Louden Hickey (red team, No. 9, shown above trailing the play in true Xavi fashion) scored his first goal against competition not named his dad. It came in a scrimmage…