Dispatches from the Trail

Life can suck! Yuuuuuup! (an ode to my favorite Storage Wars star) It is a reality you have to deal with. You have the opportunity [...]

What has it been like for you? Did you feel like I did?   We went through it together.   The first time in [...]

On May 15th in 1961 something special happened. My generation remembers this moment. John F. Kennedy stood in front of Congress and declared, “I believe that [...]

What day is the one day you look forward to each year? Your birthday? National Artichoke Day? For baseball lifers like Bill Giles its major [...]

Yes, this is for YOU! Unfortunately, “you” can feel like a nameless, faceless being to me sometimes. I’m here, alone, in my basement trying to bring you [...]

December newsletter blog – Evolution of Happiness! There you are. Gathered together. Ready to celebrate new moments of joy with the people you love and [...]

Have you ever dreamed of having a super power? I used to do it all the time as a kid. We would always share it [...]

Stop! Yes you...Stop what you are doing and tell me how your mood is. Up? Down? Or just, meh. Did you know that your mood [...]

The set was on the second floor of the Mascot Hall of Fame and all was being readied for my HBO Real Sports segment.  Mary [...]

Hey you Seinfeld fans! Remember the Opposite George episode? In it, George Costanza realized that he would be more successful in life if he just [...]

I remember the first time I saw my dad cry. It was right after his father Russ had passed. I was 17 and had just [...]

Release Your Inner Character Brand! “He sucks, I hate him!” the tweet said. I read it after a tap on my shoulder from Joe Heller, [...]