With each passing year
With each passing year, a little more of the soul that pines for grace and jinking movement dies. What in pity's sake was the gargantuan Sbastien Vahaamahina doing as a flanker for France? And was Ireland's coach Joe Schmidt correct when he wondered aloud whether Brian O'Driscoll "might be the final bastion of the smaller centre who is a creator of play rather than a direct runner". Saracens' coach and former Ireland centre Mark McCall made the same observation.. A half hour or so past the old railroad depot and Kelso Dunes, I came over a pass. Suddenly, I saw a meandering string of widely spaced yellow dots moving slowly across my vision. I was confused for a moment, couldn comprehend what I was seeing and blinked and rubbed my bleary eyes. The statistics point to a miserable winter. Twice the average snowfall a top 10 ranking, said David Robinson, the state climatologist at Rutgers University. Cold may not be that impressive when you look at the last 120 yea