It's winter 2005; I'm sitting in Advanced Calculus, not paying attention, with my daily planner in front of me. I have written my goals for the week: Stick to my diet.Run before school.Go to practice.Hit the gym for Day 1 & 2 liftsDo my homework.Watch a Prefontaine movie for motivation.Get to bed by 9 pm.... Continue Reading →

***(Author’s Note: This is a preview of ChardPires. The full story will be available in March 2021. If you like Nantucket, vampires, action, and comedy, then read on). The kayak rocked as Mark and his little brother Ross tried to keep balance. “We’re not supposed to be out on the water so late! Mom is... Continue Reading →

"Why the heck are you going to Japan for your honeymoon?" That was a question we got a lot when friends and family heard our plans for our post-nuptials. A visit to the land of the rising sun isn't on everyone's radar when they hear honeymoon. Italy, Hawaii, Aruba, Bermuda, are the expected answers. Well,... Continue Reading →

(Photo Courtesy of Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, all rights reserved) Editor's Note: (I found this in my drafts and wanted to finish it, thus the late publish) In 2012, as a Patriots fan, I was getting ready to dislike Andrew Luck for a long time. He was Peyton's replacement, being lauded as the... Continue Reading →

Flashback to February 2020, COVID-19 is just hitting the news in the US, and I'm going to the gym every day getting ready for the spring/summer of my life. My wife and I have trips booked to Chicago, Austin, an all-inclusive week vacation in Aruba with our best friends for a wedding, and a ten-day... Continue Reading →

It's early 2000, you're in seventh grade, it's after school and you're in your friend Mike's basement. His older brother is making you a burnt cd from songs he's downloaded off Kazaaa. There's a little room left on the cd after he puts the Static X and Eminem songs you've asked for and he includes... Continue Reading →

In less than 30 days I marry the love of my life. Now we may love each other, but that doesn't mean we agree on everything, and one point of contention has been our wedding reception entrance. I work in marketing and at my encense, I'm an idea man. I come up with ideas and... Continue Reading →

(Photo courtesy of HBO and Marvel, all rights reserved) This April Winter is here, we are in the Endgame, and COBRA Kai is freaking back! With the return of Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame, April 2019 is going to smash every TV ratings and box office record. We have the dates and info on each return... Continue Reading →

It's summertime, 1995, Batman Forever is in the theatres and Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" is burning up the airwaves. I'm 8 years old and attending Sports Camp in Braintree, Massachusetts. Sports camp is really cool. We play games like kingpin (dodgeball that incorporates bowling pins, that if you knock over you win and/or get... Continue Reading →