Attending My 16-Year-Old Nephew’s Book Signing

This weekend was a pretty darn good one. Gorgeous weather. The Yanks crushed the Red Sox 14-4. Marvel’s DareDevil came out on Netflix. Oh, and I attended a book signing for my 16-year-old nephew Matthew. Yep, I’ve written about Matthew’s book Amazing Aaron to Zero Zippers: An Introduction to Baseball History before. A huge baseball fan, particularly of classic baseball history and trivia, Matt put out an entertaining and info-packed book from Summer Game Books. …

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McFarland USA Review: Race to the Theater Now

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I hate running. Let me just get that out of the way first. My wife’s a fan and has a few 5Ks under her belt, as well as a half marathon. Me? I can barely run 1 mile without getting a massive stitch in my side, resulting in me doubling over and sitting on the grass on the side of the track while toddlers and senior citizens pass right on by. That doesn’t mean I …

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My Garage is Ready for PrimeTime With This Killer Penn State Locker

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gladiator® GarageWorks for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Sometimes I wish I had gone to a college with a real sports team. See, I went to SUNY Binghamton where the only real sports talk was about the college hockey team. Yeah, the one that had lost 30 games in a row. Granted, I met my wife there, so I can’t really complain. But …

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The Fight – Muay Thai in Phuket

This post is brought to you by Radisson Blu  With its terrifying kicks, sudden punches and lightning quick reactions, Muay Thai, aka Thai boxing, is becoming more and more popular all over the world. It’s long been one of Thailand’s favorite spectator sports. For many travelers spending time at beach resorts in Phuket, checking out some live Muay Thai action or attending a training session is all part of the experience. Image Source Seeing live …

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I Think I’ve Found the Next Nolan ‘Ryan’

Last weekend, Ryan played in his second Little League game ever. And I couldn’t be prouder. This is actually his first year playing Little League. He came to Allie and I asking to play, so how could we even think of saying no? Yes, we asked him a zillion times to be sure, informing him that it’s a big committment with a lot of games and practices. As most 8 years olds would do, all …

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