Entries by Soapy Johnson

One-legged kicker an unlikely hero

WICHITA — Seventeen-year old Johnny Worthington kicked the game-winning field goal last Saturday to lead his Wichita Mudhens to the Division II high school football title game next week. This may not sound like much to those beyond the Kansas state line but consider this: Worthington was born blind with cystic fibrosis, had a heart-lung transplant […]

Especially important if over 50

A reminder that — beginning at 50 years of age — people of average risk for colorectal cancer should be screened annually. Sept. 3, 2009 — Pittsburgh Steelers pre-season game in Charlotte, NC. >> Follow: @SoapyJohnson on Twitter. >> Comment: Place it on Lucky Dan on Facebook.

(Two) sexy for my shirt

The matchup between Marcin Gortat and Žydrūnas Ilgauskas is like the 7-foot version of Right Said Fred. twitter.com/SoapyJohnson/s… — Dirk Dachs (@SoapyJohnson) February 20, 2013 More from “THE TWITTER COLLECTION …”   >> Follow: @SoapyJohnson on Twitter. >> Comment: Place it on Lucky Dan on Facebook.

A good bit that always works

Q.  WHO notches up swine flu pandemic alert. Well I don’t know, who? A.  Yes, WHO notched up the swine flu pandemic alert. Q.  WHO did? A.  Yes. Q.  I’m asking you. Who?? A.  Exactly. Q.  Exactly what??? A.  What’s malaria. Q.  What are you talking about? A.  Malaria. Q.  What’s malaria? A.  Precisely. Q.  You’re not […]

How to Read Past a Headline

Q.  This Prop 8 is getting out of control. I’m headed to LA next month and hopefully the town isn’t burning when I land. Dude, what is Tom Hanks thinking getting in the middle of this? Is this the time to be blurting out audibles with a microphone in your face? I know the media asks […]

An email with Marc Anthony

NOTE: This email was sent by the Marc Anthony fan club. Nine weeks later, he marries J. Lo  — this just four days after the divorce is finalized …   —– Original Message —– From: Marc Anthony To: xxxxxxxx@sbcglobal.net Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:42 PM Subject: A Personal Message from Marc Anthony 3.24.04 – A […]

The Cruise

I’ll start off with a picture from the honeymoon … Other than the hurricane, the weather was fine. Other than the rash, we didn’t mind the free drinks. Yes, the entire trip was effected by Isidore and it’s funny that when a hurricane strikes near a Caribbean cruise, the least informed people in the world are […]