Most sports fans know that one of the saddest things you can ever witness is a great champion not knowing when it’s time to step aside.
Not many athletes step aside at the top of their game. The yearly intrigue of whether certain players will retire has almost become a punch line in some circles.
Yeah, I’m [...]

Once again, I have stumbled up on a tremendous skill I possess with little chance to actually support my family pursuing it as a career.
We recently completed my family’s annual beach vacation. For the first time in a long while, we rented a beach house just for the three of us.
In past years, we had [...]

So I went to the beach and said I was going to blog since I had free time, then said screw it. I did read three books so will review them in the next week or so. I do have some columns to post. And I can always recount some of the beach antics which [...]

After 22 years, my family’s annual trek to the beach has gained a certain kind of routine.
My oldest sisters head down to the beach early to set out a cadre of chairs so we can reserve precious space on the sand.
One night, we meet at the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach to all get on [...]

My family doesn’t generally need much reason to get excited, especially on our annual trek to the beach. We have many activities planned to keep everyone as busy as possible. This year, something changed beach week for ever.
Somebody brought a Wii.

As a younger man, I had a decent athletic career. I was a pretty good wrestler in high school and managed to compete all four years in college with a record near .500. Since then, I haven’t done so much. Sure, I had some success coaching in Maryland, but left that all behind six years [...]