Lead contributor Greg Asimakoupoulos expresses his perspective on current events and life in general through verse. We have used Greg's weekly expressions since SeniorLifesytle began in 2006 and borrowed (with permission) the "Rhymes & Reasons" title used on the Partial Observer website where his work still appears.

The updated SeniorLIfestyle site includes all of the Rhymes & Reasons we have used since April 2006. 


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An Ode to Opening Day by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 29, 2025)
There's no place like Wrigley Field to celebrate Opening Day…
Topics: Baseball • Memories • Seasons • Sports


It's Another Blue Friday by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 21, 2024)
The Seattle skyline features Seahawks loyalty…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports


A Portrait of Greatness by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 27, 2024)
A portrait of Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll…
Topics: Change • Character, Integrity • Football (American) • Sports • Tribute, Testimony


It's Time for October Ball by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 8, 2022)
Here comes the Judge with a bat instead of a gavel…
Topics: Baseball • Seasons • Sports


Going, Going, Gone! by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 4, 2022)
Vin Scholly, the beloved Dodgers play-by-play announcer waves goodbye…
Topics: Baseball • Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography) • Character, Integrity • Memories • Sports • Tribute, Testimony


More Than Gold by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 31, 2021)
Pressing the pause button in order to play…
Topics: Character, Integrity • Mental Health • News • Sports • Wellness


Coming Together in Tokyo by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 24, 2021)
The most important race in the Olympics…
Topics: COVID-19 • Current Events, News • History • Inspiration • News • Relationships • Social Movements • Sports • Unity, Unified


A Man of Means by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 23, 2021)
An Aaronic blessing to one of baseball's greatest!…
Topics: Baseball • Change • History • Inspiration • Social Movements • Sports • Tribute, Testimony


Just Do It, Nike! by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 6, 2019)
A call to stand up to Colin Kaepernick…
Topics: Advertising • Character, Integrity • Football (American) • Patriotism • Social Movements • Sports


The Gospel According to Baseball by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 6, 2019)
Spiritual lessons from America's favorite pastime…
Topics: Baseball • Faith • Metaphors, Life Lessons • Sports


It's New Year's Day Again by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 30, 2019)
Baseball's Opening Day is worth celebrating
Topics: Baseball • Leisure • Sports


It's the March of the Mad by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 16, 2019)
Celebrating the craziness of March Madness…
Topics: Basketball • News • Sports


The Spell of the Yukon by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 9, 2019)
What keeps mushers and dogs doing the Iditarod?&hellip'
Topics: Animals • Recreation • Sports • Weather


Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright Again by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 29, 2018)
An amazing comeback for a disgraced golfer…
Topics: Golf • Sports


Are You Ready for Some Football? by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 8, 2018)
A rhetorical question as the NFL season kicks off…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports


Loyola's Most Loyal Fan by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 24, 2018)
A tribute to the team chaplain…
Topics: Basketball • Faith • Inspiration • Optimal Aging • Sports • Tribute, Testimony


Speaking of the Winter Olympics by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 10, 2018)
A prayer for our athletes and our world…
Topics: Hopes & Dreams • News • Prayer • Sports


I Can't Stand for This by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 1, 2017)
Reflecting on the NFL player's boycott of the National Anthem…
Topics: Football (American) • News • Patriotism • Social Issues • Social Movements • Sports • Values


Redemption for Foul Ball Boy by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 6, 2017)
What we can learn from Steve Bartman about grace…
Topics: Baseball • Faith • Grace • Metaphors, Life Lessons • Sports


An Open to Remember by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 28, 2017)
A resurrection of sorts…
Topics: Golf • Sports


A Season for Starting Over (Again) by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 8, 2017)
Why I love the start of baseball season…
Topics: Baseball • Hopes & Dreams • Memories • Opportunity • Sports


The Gospel According to Mark Few by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 1, 2017)
Imagining what Gonzaga's coach wants to say to his players…
Topics: Basketball • Christian Life • Sports


Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win! by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(November 5, 2016)
Spiritual lessons from my team's World Series victory…
Topics: Baseball • Current Events, News • Faith • Hopes & Dreams • Inspiration • Sports


A Series to Remember by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 29, 2016)
Cubs fans are living their dream…
Topics: Baseball • Current Events, News • History • Sports


The Artful Dodger by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 1, 2016)
A toast to Vin Scully's amazing run…
Topics: Baseball • Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography) • Radio • Sports • Television • Tribute, Testimony


The Pennant Race in Autumn by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 24, 2016)
Why this time of year awakens my inner child…
Topics: Baseball • Seasons • Sports


Lessons Lochte Leaves Us by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 3, 2016)
Ryan's not-so-great adventure in Rio…
Topics: Character, Integrity • Choices and Decision Making • Lies, Deception, Scams • News • Sports


O Say Can't You Stand? by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 2, 2016)
Questioning Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the national anthem…
Topics: Current Events, News • Patriotism • Sports


Mining for Gold by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 20, 2016)
What we can learn from Olympic athletes…
Topics: Christian Life • Discipline • Faith • Grace • Inspiration • Sports


Rio Olympics Reflections by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 6, 2016)
A picture of world peace…
Topics: Diversity & Pluralism • Inspiration • New Year's • Sports • Unity, Unified


The Greatest is Gone by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(June 11, 2016)
Remembering Muhammad Ali
Topics: Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography) • News • Sports • Tribute, Testimony


A Round of Life by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 9, 2016)
Mastering life lessons we learn from golf…
Topics: Golf • Learning • Metaphors, Life Lessons • Sports


Super Bowl Ponderings by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 6, 2016)
Is the big game about football or commercials?…
Topics: Football (American) • Popular Culture • Sports • Television


Wrigley Field is Holy Ground by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 17, 2015)
Celebrating the undying faith of the Chicago Cubs fan…
Topics: Baseball • Sports


Cubs Win! by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 4, 2015)
It just might be the year…
Topics: Baseball • Sports


Lessons from the British Open by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 26, 2015)
Beware of the hazards and traps of life…
Topics: Christian Life • Golf • Metaphors, Life Lessons


When Tempted to Quit Dreaming by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(June 28, 2015)
Remaining hopeful when hope seems gone…
Topics: Baseball


The Game Nobody Saw by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(May 3, 2015)
Oh, say you can't see…
Topics: Baseball • History


The Teams for Winter's Other Games by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 7, 2015)
Celebrating the sled dogs of the Iditarod…
Topics: Sports • Weather

Resurrection in Seattle by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 25, 2015)
The Seahawks' miraculous return from the dead…
Topics: Football (American)

Sunday Worship at "The Clink" by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 18, 2015)
Why the Seahawks stadium resembles church…
Topics: Football (American)

World Series Reflections by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 26, 2014)
How the Kansas City Royals live what they believe…
Topics: Baseball

Are You Ready for Some Football? by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 7, 2014)
Let's hear it for rhetorical questions!…
Topics: Football (American)

Lou Gehrig's Ice Bucket Challenge by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 31, 2014)
A viral phenomenon on Facebook…
Topics: Charity • Social Media

Sipping from a Common Cup by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(June 29, 2014)
How our World Cup team unites our nation…
Topics: Soccer • Unity, Unified

It Takes a Team by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 16, 2014)
The key to winning the Iditarod sled dog race…
Topics: Animals

Peyton Place vs. Wilsonville by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 2, 2014)
Super Bowl contemplations…
Topics: Football (American)

Richard Sherman Needs a Mr. Peabody by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 25, 2014)
But he's not the only one…
Topics: Communication • Football (American)

It Doesn't Take a Wizard by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(May 5, 2013)
Putting Jason Collins' "coming out" in perspective…
Topics: Social Issues • Sports

The Boston Marathon Redefined by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 21, 2013)
Attempting to make sense of the madness…
Topics: Current Events, News • Inspiration • Terrorism

Remembering Pat Summerall by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 21, 2013)
A tribute to this sportscaster's true value…
Topics: Grace • Sports • Tribute, Testimony

Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright Yet? by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 14, 2013)
Has he mastered his mistress urge?…
Topics: Discipline • Grace • Sports

The Insanity of March Madness by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 24, 2013)
It's crazy fun!…
Topics: Basketball • Sports

Now Batting for the Redbirds. . . by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 17, 2013)
Imagine Jack Buck announcing the new pope&hllip;
Topics: Baseball • Radio • Sports • Television

Pop Goes the Weasel by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 20, 2013)
Lancing Armstrong's Boil of Deceit…
Topics: Discipline • Sports

The Lord's Day vs Game Day by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 13, 2013)
A new look at Sunday worship…
Topics: Football (American) • Religion • Worship

A Tale of Two Coaches by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 30, 2012)
What we can learn from Mike McCarthy and Bill Belichick…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

Let the Light So Shine by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 12, 2012)
Spiritual lessons from the London Olympics…
Topics: Faith • Inspiration • Sports

God on a High Wire by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(June 24, 2012)
Taking our cues from born-again athletes…
Topics: Faith • Sports

A Tip of the Cap to Fenway Park by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 22, 2012)
A tribute to major league baseball's oldest stadium…
Topics: Baseball • Birthdays & Annivesaries • Sports

Eli's Coming by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 5, 2012)
A Super Bowl at Peyton's Place…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

God, Bless Us Everyone! by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(December 18, 2011)
Tim Tebow's after touchdown prayer…
Topics: Football (American) • Prayer • Sports

Sadness in Happy Valley by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(November 13, 2011)
Why State College is in an unhappy state…
Topics: Crime, Justice, Punishment • Education • Football (American) • Scandal • Sports

When the Hometown Team's a Heartbreaker by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 17, 2011)
Losing hurts more than winning feels good…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

A Season for Starting Over (Again) by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 20, 2011)
Spring training is a picture of grace…
Topics: Baseball • Grace • Sports

Why I'm Pulling for the Packers by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 6, 2011)
If all goes back to when I was a boy…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

Super Bowl XLV by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 6, 2011)
A kind of Judgment Day…
Topics: Faith • Football (American) • Sports

The Toughest Loss of All by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(December 5, 2010)
Remembering the Old Cub…
Topics: Baseball • History • Memories • Sports

Remembering the Voice of the Mariners by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(November 14, 2010)
Seattle fans say goodbye to a hall of fame announcer…
Topics: Baseball • Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography) • Sports • Tribute, Testimony

Bad Call/Good Form by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(June 6, 2010)
What's more impressive than a perfect game?…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

The Sounds of Spring by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(May 17, 2010)
They are about to be heard in your favorite ball park…
Topics: Baseball • Easter • Sports

The Come-Back Cat by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 11, 2010)
Reflections on Tiger's return to golf…
Topics: Sports

The Lion King and a Tiger's Tale by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 11, 2010)
Thinking about the new Nike ad with Tiger Woods' dad…
Topics: Ethics & Morality • Media • Sports

An Audience of One by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 26, 2010)
An Olympic ice skater grieves her mother's death…
Topics: Coping • Dying and Death • Family • Sports

Lessons of Life from Team USA by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 21, 2010)
What can we learn from Shaun and Lindsey?…
Topics: Faith • Inspiration • Sports

Grace is Cheap but Never Free by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 21, 2010)
What are we to make of Tiger's crocodile tears?…
Topics: Forgive, Forgiveness • Grace • Sports

We Are In Common Wealth by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 14, 2010)
A truth the Olympic torch illuminates…
Topics: Sports

Payton's Place by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 7, 2010)
It's time for the Saints to go marching in…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

Singing My Mama's Praise! by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 7, 2010)
Why I love the mother-of-all bowl games…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

Tiger Ain't Out of the Woods Yet by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(December 13, 2009)
The penalty strokes are more than he expected…
Topics: Ethics & Morality • Media • Scandal • Sports

Gridiron Glory by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 13, 2009)
Why collegiate football sacks the pros…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

Full-Court TV by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 22, 2009)
Why I'm crazy about March madness…
Topics: Basketball • Sports

The Dogs of Winter by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 1, 2009)
Celebrating the legacy of the Iditarod sled dog race…
Topics: History • Sports • Weather

You Can Go Home Again...After All! by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 22, 2009)
Ken Griffey Jr. returns to the Seattle Mariners…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

Breathing Lessons by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 15, 2009)
Wat can we learn from Michael Phelps' stroke of stupidity?…
Topics: Sports • Trouble

Dear God, A-Rod by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 15, 2009)
Talking turkey with Alex Rodriguez…
Topics: Ethics & Morality • Scandal • Sports

It's a Warner-ful Life by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 1, 2009)
A comeback story of Super Bowl proportions…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

The Evergreen State Blues by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(November 16, 2008)
It's what sports fans in Washington State are singing…
Topics: Baseball • Football (American) • Sports

The City of Brotherly Glove (and Ball) by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(November 2, 2008)
A six month campaign ends in victory…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

Rays Shine in the Sun by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 26, 2008)
Once they left the Devil in the dust…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

The Rhyme of the Basement Mariners by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 28, 2008)
Eulogizing one of the worst teams in major league history…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

The Pride of the Yankees is No More by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 24, 2008)
No storybook ending for a storied stadium…
Topics: Baseball • History • Sports

Michael, Row Your Boat Back Home by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 24, 2008)
The new unofficial Olympic theme song…
Topics: Sports

Reality TV: Global Edition by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 20, 2008)
The world will be watching the Olympics…
Topics: Media • Sports

Not Your Average Run by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 13, 2008)
What does the blighted Olympic torch relay suggest?…
Topics: Ethics & Morality • Sports

A Northeast Superbowl by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 3, 2008)
Why the outcome is up for grabs…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

The Perfect Patriots? by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 13, 2008)
Think again!…
Topics: Ethics & Morality • Football (American) • Sports

National Pastime Punishment Past Due by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(December 15, 2007)
The Mitchell report on major league baseball…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

Going, Going, Gone! by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(November 25, 2007)
Why Barry will soon need a bondsman…
Topics: Baseball • Ethics & Morality • Scandal • Sports

Fall Classic Magic by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 26, 2007)
Analyzing the hypnotic spell the World Series casts…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

Don't Keep Up with the Jonses by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(October 14, 2007)
Lessons from Marion's long distance race with the truth…
Topics: Scandal • Sports

It's Like Kissing Your Cousin by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 19, 2007)
Why the NFL's preseason games are full…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

A King Not Worthy of His Throne by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(August 12, 2007)
A broken record with an asterisk…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

The Shame of the Game by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 29, 2007)
A big black eye on big league sports…
Topics: Basketball • Current Events, News • Sports

A Cool Place on a Hot Day by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 22, 2007)
A tribute to Chicago's Wrigley Field…
Topics: Baseball • Sports

Life is Like "The Boston" by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 20, 2007)
There's more to a marathon than meets the eye…
Topics: Inspiration • Language, Meaning • Sports

Take Me Out to the Old Ballgame (revisited) by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(April 4, 2007)
A needed diversion from a non-ending war…
Topics: Baseball • Sports • War

Baseball's Dress Rehearsal by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(March 11, 2007)
Exploring the uniform thrill of Spring Training…
Topics: Baseball • Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography) • Sports • Tribute, Testimony

Da Bears from Halas Town by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(February 4, 2007)
A slightly biased prediction of Super Bowl XLI…
Topics: Football (American) • Sports

Daughters Need Their Daddy by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(January 7, 2007)
The reason Brett Favre should retire…
Topics: Family • Football (American) • Retirement • Sports

Game, Set, Match by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(September 6, 2006)
Saying thanks to Andre (the Giant) Agassi and farewell to Steve Irwin…
Topics: Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography) • Sports • Television • Tribute, Testimony

Desirable Border Conflicts by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(July 9, 2006)
It's what happens when world war is waged with a ball…
Topics: Current Events, News • Soccer • Sports