If there’s anything I’ve learned throughout my life, it’s that sometimes, timing is everything….
Get Rich or Die Trying: The Modern Day Trends of Daily Fantasy and Sports Betting
This happens across the world, every second of every day. How many times a day do you go to a coworker, a friend, a family member, some stranger online and utter these three words: I bet you…
A Beer Drinker’s Guide To Hops, Barley and Fermentation: The Perfect Combination of Taste, Relaxation and Thirst Quenching
I love beer. I love the smell of it (well, some anyway). I love the taste of it. I love that feeling after a long, hard day of work, and coming home, taking your shoes off, and just relaxing with a ice, cold brew. Now that is a feeling that cannot be duplicated…
Catching All The Feels In All The Right Places: An Up North Fishing Vacation That Hits Home
A couple weeks ago, I went on vacation. I went far. Far, far away. Well, ok, maybe not that far. Not towards another galaxy, but a few hours worth. I just had to get away. This is sad and unlike me on two levels…
Think Before You Ink: From Crayons To Needles, How My Obsession With Tattoos Brought My Body To Life
Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated with ink. Crayons. Coloring paints. Markers. Tattoos. Wait, hold up, tattoos? You’re damn right, tattoos…
Her Name Is Rio, And She Dances On The Sand: How Duran Duran Continues To Flow Like The River, Grande
The eighties were filled with excess, music and mousse. Hair, hair and yes, more hair was the theme. This was the new age look, and it was wild. Duran Duran lead the charge, becoming known as “The Wild Boys…”
Metals Finishing Grit and Grind: The Dog Days of Summer in a TIG Welder’s Heat
I had a few friends who worked nearby at a metals finishing plant. They mentioned that they were looking for people to groom into finishers, welders and such. I thought, well, I could pass a drug test…
Are You Tough Enough? The Lessons of Backyard Wrestling, WWE Superstar Hopes and Dreams of Flying
Man has always had limitations. In actual ability and in what he can reasonably do. It all started with a dream to fly…
SK8 or Die: The Punked Out, Loitering, Wild Boy of Summer Goes Skateboarding
For those who enjoy a car ride, or bicycling, or swimming, and the freedom it offers in those moments, that’s what skating does for me…
