What The Hell Is This?

“So you kind of stirred the pot with your latest blogpost.” My boss says to me this morning in the middle of our Title IX training. “Stirred the pot with my blogpost? Uh-oh, with who?” “People think you’re getting married.” He says back. For full effect, download, “No Way In Hell” by the Bomfunk MC’s and play at maximum volume throughout the duration of this post. Historically speaking, these blogposts are primarily written for...

That Spark

You wouldn’t think that a Wal-Mart at 2:30 in the morning would be the place that gives you some of the most divine inspiration about the meaning of life, but every once in a while, crazy stuff happens. For full effect, download “Hey” by The Pixies and play at maximum volume throughout the duration of this post. A while back it was a Thursday afternoon in October and I was in Anaheim, California, sitting in a living room that hasn’t been...

It's Just Money

“Tickets! You need tickets? I got two of ‘em! Left corner in da Gonzaga section, $175 a piece. Come on man, take ‘em off my hands.” A fat man with French fries for hair says to us before we even get out of our car. For full effect, download “Holy Moly” by Matthew E. White and play at maximum volume throughout the duration of this post. Kids, I have seen some great sporting events in my lifetime. I sat courtside at the Delta Center to watch...

Well Uh…This Is Awkward...

Birthdays suck. Unless someone else is celebrating one then everything is fine. But when you're blowing out your own candles, a birthday is about as awkward as prom in West Virginia For full effect, download "Cigarette Daydreams" by Cage The Elephant and play at maximum volume throughout the duration of this post.  I've been on this Earth a hair over three decades now. Some of those years were beautiful, some of them ugly, but needless...

Wake Me Up Before You Go

It's 5:07 am on the West Coast and I'm somewhere on Route 95 going 90 in the dark.  For full effect, download "Broken Crown" by Mumford & Sons, and play at maximum volume throughout the duration of this post.  Nacho Libre: "When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun." Me: "When you are a college recruiter sitting on four hours sleep due to a red eye road trip and a 4:15 hotel...