Take Me Out to the Ballgame
We all know that baseball is America’s pastime and I feel very fortunate to live only 15 minutes away from my local ballpark. Popping over to Miller Park to catch the Milwaukee Brewers in action...
View ArticleThe Best of Times, The Worst of Times
“We are inclined that if we watch a football game or baseball game, we have taken part in it.” ~John F. Kennedy “Root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win it’s a shame.” – “Take me Out to...
View ArticleIf You’re Going to Write a Passionate Letter, Don’t Write it in Comic Sans
Unless you’re a fourth-grader, or being ironic, or the author of a comic book, or on vacation from the 1990s, never use [Comic Sans]. – John D. Sutter, CNN [Comic Sans is] probably the worst font ever...
View ArticleAugust is the Sunday Night of Summer
It has been a great summer. I have had the good fortune to attend many concerts, baseball games, and take several trips. For the most part, the weather has been agreeable (aside from the extreme...
View ArticleBrett Favre Teaches Us to Quit While We’re Still Ahead
Me, in happier Brett Favre times. As a lifelong Green Bay Packer fan, I was in love Brett Favre for a very, very long time. When I moved to Boston in the winter of 2007, I brought my love for Brett...
View ArticleHow Do I Love Thee, Green Bay Packers? Let Me Count the Ways.
As a lifelong fan of the Green Bay Packers, I was obviously ecstatic about the outcome of Super Bowl 45 this past Sunday. The last time the Packers made it to the Super Bowl, I was 13 years-old and...
View ArticleAquacycling, My New Favorite Workout
I’ve never been one for workout fads. You won’t find me sweating in my living room to a Jane Fonda tape, rollerblading through Central Park accompanied by Sparky, doing whatever it is you do with a...
View ArticleHello Endorphins, My Old Friends
I used to work out all the time. And compete in races. (And dye my hair blond.) In keeping with my positive outlook for 2014, I’ve made a concerted effort to work out more. (Read: at all). Last week, I...
View Article4 Things I’m Focusing on in 2018
I've never been one for New Year's resolutions. In fact, a couple of years ago when I noticed that many of my sentences about my life began with "if only..." and "when X happens, I'll be happier," I...
View ArticleThe Sixth Time’s The Charm
Two weekends ago, I drove (rode along) to Detroit with a friend to see the Green Bay Packers take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. As you know, I love a good road trip, I love spectating sports, and...
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