I’ll tell you what I’m not thankful for, Turkish Caffé Lattes with Cardamom. I suppose my inexperienced taste buds lack the sophistication necessary for appreciation, but I seriously don’t know what the fuss is all about. Especially while enjoying it stateside, at a place as clichéd as “Kean...

After viewing this newsletter, and becoming sufficiently pumped up for our future, I felt dutifully responsible to pass it on to my loyal readers. Enjoy.  Also, look for my first ever “Volleyball Celebrity Musical Playlist” by none other than 2008 Olympian Nicole Branagh coming before the holiday…   Dear...

There seems to always arrive a time when a man becomes conscious of exactly how blind he has been. About pretty much everything. This particular circumstance, and story, is more case-specific, but I assure you, this type of awareness is broader spectrum than people realize. And if someone isn’t willing...

Kerri, Todd and Phil doing their thing… Over four weeks ago, I accepted a job. A simple job, but a job nonetheless. Basically, I needed to pass the time while the worldwide hunt for a position I was proud to call my own carried on. Working days for my new employer became my livelihood, writing...

Originally published here at avp.com. The first eighteen years of my life were spent in a small town in eastern Iowa named Solon. Population: 1,000. Matt Romanowski, Chris “Geeter” McGee’s fearlessly expressive emcee replacement during television broadcasts, would authoritatively pronounce it...