Tuesday, July 29, 2025

TIGER TIME


 I was intrigued to learn that today is the Day of The Tiger.

It's especially interesting to me because I had an older brother who was given the nickname "Tiger" when he was in high school.

Apparently it was bestowed on him by a coach for his ferocity on the basketball court, the baseball diamond or the football field.

As I recall, he wasn't particularly talented but he didn't let that stand in his way.

He played with passion, shall we say.

He was 7 years older than I was and my only sibling and in our younger days we were constant companions.

When he was involved with sports in high school I used to follow him around to practices and that same coach nicknamed me "Little Tiger".

That became "Little Tige" and later I changed it to "Cougar".

At any rate, here we are.


Shoveling snow off the sidewalk in front of our home in North Dakota.

Posing for a family picture with our Dad.



Wayne "Tiger" Taylor's high school graduation picture.


Two brothers surveying his garden in Minot, North Dakota in the late 1980's.



Wayne lived to see his 90th birthday but died only a few months later.

Good to see you again, Tiger.

I bet you never thought there would be a day named after you.

11 comments:

LL said...

I swear they've always gotten you shoveling snow as a kid. Was that about 9 months a year?

Boud said...

Great that he lived a long life. And that the age gap didn't stop you from being friends. Two nice guys

Catalyst said...

LL, we took August off.

Catalyst said...

Thanks, Boud!

CheerfulMonk said...

What a touching post! I’m glad you were friends.

Tom Cochrun said...

A great and lovely post.

Margaret said...

A wonderful post, Bruce. I'm glad that you could overcome the age gap to have a close relationship and that you have fond memories of him.

LL said...

Wait a minute! Are those mutton chops? I know I'm missing the whole thrust of this post but the photos of you are distracting!

Catalyst said...

Indeed they are. This was the 80's, the Disco Era!

Judith S. Taylor said...

Nice tribute to the big brother!

Red said...

Interesting photos of two brothers. Clothing and activities are similar to what I experienced.