A SECONDARY PASTIME

For years, on big Saturday nights, about two drinks in, I have turned to a friend, and gone "S A T U R D A Y Night!" I think one friend of the hundreds I've done it for knew I was talking and quoting a Bay City Rollers song from 1976. On this Saturday night, December 20th, I went airplane mode at 7pm. I texted two friends at 6:52: "Going airplane mode tonight to enjoy without being bothered by packer or general texts" "Meet section 111 at half" "Barfly meet up at half" "Great

I forgot who recommended it to me, but the top name on my “Moves to Watch” list is 17 Again. Tonight, I smoked a joint (a half of) on the roof of our building, on a perfectly cool 51 degree evening, got a little high, and came downstairs. And threw on a movie. The scene with Zac Efron, the guy who has a great cameo in the movie I Love You Man , and Jan from the Office. I could not believe the writing. The perfect lines. Delivered by the perfect people. With the perfect first

I watched every pitch of World Series game six yesterday evening featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. I haven’t done that since game seven of the 2000 World Series, when [my] Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in dramatic fashion. 25 years later, this series seems to warrant the same kind of attention that one did many years ago. Ohtani is truly something else. Mesmerizing. The Japanese pitching rotation between Yamamoto and Sazaki is speci

On the 10th floor of Hotel Paso Del Norte, I sat in the lounge chair by the pool, staring out at dusty desert mountains, and slow moving,...

I want to take a different spin on the saying “I just don’t care anymore.” Most people would assume it leans negative, a sign of “giving...

I was going to write a post titled “Naked and Afraid” but landed on Tony instead. I don’t always need to write about something...

Have you been to Paris? Barcelona? Berlin? Rome? Other major cities in Europe? What is the first thing that comes to mind when I ask you...

I’m going to steal a line from Remember the Titans to begin this. “Listen up. I don’t care if you’re black, green, blue, white or...

When I was in Cameron last weekend, I had a perfect view of the full Duke team during the national anthem. Sung beautifully I may add by...

All my stories have been on planes lately. But I have been on a lot of planes, so I’m not going to apologize about it. This Tuesday, I...

Delta moved my seat to 14B without my permission. It bothered me but I am in an eventful seat. I’ll get to that. I’ve been bothered...

I texted my friend on December 27th and kept it simple: “Do you want to come over at 1pm on the 1st for ASU Texas” I don’t remember the...

Right? I was always taught “hard work pays off.” I never really knew what it meant but my parents and enough smart people around me said...

I fear this may be longer than my usual 3-minute punch. I’ve wanted to write multiple entries over the past few weeks; however, free time...

I read this in a fortune cookie after concluding a meal at P.F. Chang’s in Dearborn, MI. It was a table for one. Due to my travel...

I’m going to make a bold statement. The Manningcast was the best thing to come from Covid. It is a brilliant alternative method to watch...

For every week for the past at least ten weeks, I have been day dreaming about writing about Miles. However, it wasn’t going to be about...

Have you ever felt that way? Thought those same exact thoughts? A concise sentence of only four words identifying your craving for a...

With a capital C. I’ve always loved commercials. Since the age of knowing what a loose definition of a TV commercial was, I have been...

Yes, my wife is rolling her eyes at the title. “Not another tirade on how bad phones are for us,” she’s exclaiming to her imaginary...