The diamond-shaped Isle of Wight covers an area of approximately 380 kilometers. ‘The Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ covers slightly more than half of the island and is mainly located in the Western portion. This beautiful island also supports approximately 258 kilometers of active farmland and has... more →

Wii Sports Resort is the highly anticipated sequel to the original Wii Sports that came bundled with the Nintendo Wii. Like it’s predecessor, Wii Sports Resort contains a variety of sports games. This new edition has Sword Play, Wake Boarding, Frisbee, Archery, Basketball, Table Tennis, Golf, Bowling, Power Cruising, Canoeing,... more →

Recently I read about a town in Australia that actually implemented laws that govern parent behavior at sporting events. Stepping out of line is punishable by banishment from the play area, and/or fines. My first thought was: “Really? Is that necessary?” Then after reflecting on our own American sports parents, I realized... more →

In these days when different sports are competing for investment and advertising, it is interesting to see how they rank in terms of popularity. Various criteria have been used to measure popularity such as TV audience, attendance figures, and revenue earner. So which sport is the world’s favorite? The answer after an examination... more →

“People will divide into “parties” over the question of a new gigantic canal, or the distribution of oases in the Sahara (such a question will exist too), over the regulation of the weather and the climate, over a new theatre, over chemical hypotheses, over two competing tendencies in music, and over a best system... more →

A number of years ago I was a speaker at a camp for young people. When the first group game time came, one of the leaders began by telling a parable based on Genesis 1-3. He described the joys of playing games in the Garden of Eden where the emphasis was simply on the joy of play. But one day the serpent entered the garden and tempted... more →