Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia “Quad God” Malinin ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, attempting a total of five quad jumps.
The U.S. and Japan were tied at 59 points before the men’s free skate, the final event of the team competition. It came down to Malinin’s performance to decide the podium placement, and the 21-year-old two-time World champion didn’t disappoint. He earned a score of 200.03, topping Japan’s Shun Sato (194.86) who substituted for Yuma Kagiyama who outperformed Malinin on Saturday in the short program.
Although Katelyn and our granddaughters were watching skating too … they did take a break for a little outdoor fun … as did we. Shocking amount of erosion on Delray Beach where we have walked out onto a deep beach for years. Glad there is beach restoration ongoing for 2026. 😉
Spotted this simple jig for my router table that might be useful in the woodworkingworkshop … or at least looks simple enough to make – besides, I already have a couple bearing.
Who as a little kid playing with Tonka toy trucks and tractors didn’t pretend they were pushing sand around like the above … or previous? Some of us would likely pay to drive those big Caterpillar dozers … including my late father-in-law! 😊
As mentioned previously, we have had some very cold weather in Florida for a couple of weeks. It has warmed up a bit, but is still struggling to hit 70 degrees — but then again, it is February. Thankfully we’ve had some sunshine and we try to time our walks when the sun is out. When it is not, it can feel chilly even while walking fast on the beach. I laughed at Brenda wearing gloves … until my hand turned white and got numb!
Still we haven’t missed a day of walking 8 miles and I have noticed an improvement when checking my Apple Watch heart rate stats. Initially my walking pace was slower (over 20 minutes/mile) and my heart rate would regularly hold at over 130-140 beats per minute. After few weeks of walking, we’re up to 19+ minute miles and my heart rate rarely is rising above 130 … while Brenda’s continues to remain under 120, likely due to her dedication to daily “treadmill” walking at home. Lesson:Daily exercise is a must!
When I was 16 years old, I ogled the Datsun Lil’ Hustler pickup truck and would dream of traveling around the country camping and sleeping on a mattress in the back. Oh … to be young and dreaming again. 😊
Social media automotive friends has me remembering growing up in the 1970s when they posted this vintage looking but obviously new ad (or fake ad?) of the Datsun 620 reborn and “Built in America” by Nissan. Who knows if we’ll ever see something like this on the road again … but if we do, I’ll likely take a look.
On the other hand, “life is good” and I’m pretty happy with not putting a mattress in the back and camping around America … although I suspect I could talk my buddy Jeff into going if Brenda declined — FYI, she would!
If you live anywhere from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern seaboard this month, you know it has been cold and wintery. If you’re in Florida (often immune to winter) … you’re freezing too. Here’s a NOAA X.com post with a satellite view of the “Arctic Blast.”
Not only did it plow comfortably through, when he turned around to head back out, the little VW handled it as if it were a dusting of snow. What an amazing small, sporty and functional car … it is no wonder Taylor has no desire to replace it even as the odometer is getting up there. Let’s hope it continues to be as reliable and DEPENDABLE as it has for the last 7 years!
