I had a birthday recently. It was No. 74. That’s just a number I told myself. But, as was pointed out by many of my nearest and dearest friends, the last few actually have been miracles. Without modern-day medicine and a number of wonderful members of the medical profession any …

I guess if the NBA can go back to work then it is time for me to get back to writing a blog. No excuses for the long absence. Writing, it appears, is the same as golf. The less you do of it, the more difficult it is to get …

It’s been almost month (July 31, 2004) since I celebrated my retirement.
Seven years have evaporated since I walked out of the Northern California Golf Association’s offices at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach. No, it doesn’t seem like that long ago. I have learned one of the major differences …

J. B. (John) Wilson. Gentleman. Friend. Companion.
Add any other good word to those descriptions and you will have identified what every person thinks of the man Chico lost to cancer in mid-July. There’s been time to reflect. Time to realize J. B. is no longer in pain. Still, empty …

Grandson Shawn said it best:
“This has been a great sports year for me. The Giants won the World Series, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers won the Super Bowl and LaBron James and his teammates did not win the NBA championship.”
Those comments pretty much sum up my feelings. Actually, it has …

The golf ball took a horrific bounce to the right. It had found not even a speck on the clubface of my wedge.
The shot was not the first of its kind in what was now the fourth round of seven on an early March trip to Scottsdale.. Nor would …

I fully intended to do a better job with Blof’s Blog in 2011. My hit and miss approach didn’t satisfy what few readers I may have. It certainly left me wondering why it was so hard to sit down, look my computer in the face and start pecking away.
I used …

This is one of those “I don’t know where to start” stories.
In tune with most of the sports writers of today, it would be nice to lambaste professional sports and the unbelievable contracts that are being offered and paid. Can you believe paying a rookie quarterback millions of dollars before …

Chico State University’s men’s golf team just about pulled off winning the national championship but had to settle for third place. The outcome was not what the Wildcats wanted but it did cap a great season.
Here’s Coach T. L. Brown’s assessments:
“With 18 holes to play, the Wildcats held a slim …

By Ted Blofsky, Jr.
Happy New Year!
By now, most of your new resolutions have been broken. You’re sick and tired of the cold and fog. You’re upset that football season, especially the National Football League, is just about over.
But, you are extremely happy you are not facing the trials and …