I play video games. I also love competition. I played sports most of my young life and am always ready for a challenge. As I grew older, I have continued playing video games and now watch…

I spent much of August, September, October, November, and December 2021 on the road. I shared this journey with my thirteen-year-old son. My son loves the NFL almost as much as he loves geography and history.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I want to know how much money I'm about to lose. Ok, well, I'm not great at gambling because I don't take it too seriously. However, I do find it makes games a lot more fun…

I have found the old saying, time is money, to be more valid than ever in my retirement. Here is a recent example from my life. My son and I needed to get back to our…

Remember water coolers? Remember going into an office to work? Work used to be great at creating shared experiences. You could go into the office, head to the water cooler, and talk about last night's episode…

I didn't get invited to a lot of sleepovers. Or maybe that's how everyone felt. A slumber party is a wedding invitation fifteen years in advance. I remember staying up late playing Toe Jam and Earl…