can’t stop, won’t stop
I really do love football. I know this because on two separate occasions last weekend I was watching the second halves of football games on which I was reporting and […]
Category Archives: football
white sand sure make a tan look nice
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Florida — Check it out! I made it to an ocean, i.e. the Gulf of Mexico. After more than 4,000 miles of driving, I joined my family […]
life’s mostly attitude and driving, part ii
NASHVILLE — My road trip has transitioned from fun work to just fun. After wrapping up my interviews on Tuesday, I spent Tuesday and Wednesday recovering from the midnight run […]
the light at the end of the tunnel may be you
INDIANAPOLIS — I still have another week on the road, but I reached a finish line of sorts on Tuesday. After venturing into the mountains of West Virginia on Monday […]
almost heaven
BARBOURSVILLE, West Virginia — I just listened to the first 30 seconds of John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Road. That’s all it took to confirm that I strongly prefer […]
lose yourself
DEARBORN, Michigan — I needed a little pure dumb luck to come through for me on this trip and it did without me even knowing it, as these things tend […]
twenty years now, where’d they go?
DEARBORN, Michigan — I began Friday intent on patiently and deliberately heading out of Chicago and toward Detroit. The prevailing traffic conditions and the need to go through the bottleneck […]
searching for a home, via chicago
CHICAGO — According to the fitness room scale* at the Hyatt on Main in Green Bay, I have lost about seven pounds so far on this trip. Therefore, I’m releasing […]
life’s mostly attitude and driving
THE FOURTH DAY GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — I generally agree with the sentiment that you get what you pay for, but particularly in the area of hotel breakfast. As of […]
a good day, all day
MANKATO, Minnesota — I don’t want to leave Mankato. As evidence, I offer the fact that I haven’t left Mankato as of 9 a.m. this morning. Monday was just too […]
The Live Ball 