The day before my second college rowing race I was overweight by three pounds. A week prior I only had to drop down to 150 pounds but the next week one of the heaviest rowers came off the injured list. This meant the rest of us had to drop weight. My assignment was lowered to 148 … [Read more...]

Due to food allergies, I have digestive difficulties a vat of Pepto Bismol can’t fix. A life condition that’s…inconvenient, to say the least, but my love of travel makes it downright treacherous. I’ve learned to cope. I keep clean underwear in my glove compartment. Driving down … [Read more...]

I was trapped in a passenger van for hours of highway with a gob of kids. Being an old man now, I dreaded the trip. But it was strangely quiet. I looked around the van. Wires dangled from the ears of every youngster. Their eyes were glued to handheld devices with flashing … [Read more...]