What Does 2022 Hold?

2021 Streak Review The streaks I did in 2020 continued throughout 2021, mostly. I am still running—2060 straight days of 6 or more miles. I ran for over 3200 miles and at least 8 miles each…

Hate Feast

A man is living a different version of my life. He was born four years and four days after me, from a Chicago suburb, and graduated from the University of Illinois four years later. If I…

Only Two Stadiums Left

Carolina Panthers @ Miami Dolphins After the Tampa Bay game, we drove down to Miami and flew to Chicago for Thanksgiving. We arrived back Saturday before the Dolphins' game. I highly recommend Miami weather at the…

Sometimes There Are Blowouts

Atlanta Falcons @ Dallas Cowboys Our Epic Field Trip continued in Dallas. I had seen a Cowboys Bears game in Dallas before my son, and AT&T Stadium was born. I returned years later to see a…

Just Cover Your Eyes

I have always loved movies. I got exposed to them at a young age. I remember my brother telling me how awesome it was to see Aliens and Die Hard. I was only 7. I assume…

The Floor is Lava

Netflix might have stolen my thunder, but maybe they just educated millions on the concept. As a child, we would entertain ourselves by jumping from the couch to the fireplace to the bathroom covered in scratches…

West Coast. Wet Coast.

We altered our original plans of visiting the West Coast football teams. We made it to Las Vegas and Los Angeles in week 1, but San Francisco, Seattle, and Arizona remained. So we decided to fly…

Build-A-Bar

Halloween is just around the corner as another excuse for adults to drink more than they should because their kids get more candy than they should. Sometimes all it takes is a name to sell a…