Everybody pines to be in the Major Leagues, especially members of AAA rosters.  A phone call away can make you…well…sit by the phone. This dynamic requires the managers of these clubs to be very aware. They need to be equipped to manage disgruntled souls and bring positive energy perpetually. This is no easy task. Andy Haines riffs below. Enjoy.In 2012, while managing in … [Read more…]

Around here, we believe a balanced and variegated team of food, exercise and rest is the ideal form of preventative medicine. As such, we perpetually hunt edibles capable of boosting our immune systems and generally improving our health. Count on rooibos tea to be a valuable member of your body and mind’s strongest roster.As you well know, organic black coffee is my morning … [Read more…]

Alicia Keyes is the perfect Father’s Day morning accompaniment to breakfast, coffee and emails…for today only. Stay with me, this post is going to bounce around and be random and eclectic, just like my dad.It’s not surprising that I woke up thinking about music. My father, after all, is a musician. Classical music was a staple in my home growing up. Pops raved about … [Read more…]

Survival of the fittest exists in 2015. Just ask my chicken.If you’ve been following this blog, it may come as a surprise that I used the singular of chicken. I started a few months ago with 5. Today, I have a lone survivor.About two weeks ago, I awoke to tragedy (extreme dramatization). Upon rubbing the sleep from my eyes, there was a monster dog on my property. This … [Read more…]

I’m reading any guest post centering on getting lost on the open road with references to Asheville, NC. A badass haiku is the organic whipped cream on this sundae, screw a maraschino. You know how we feel about preservatives.Enjoy the flavor,KapTexas is huge. It just keeps going. Expanses of highways feel endless, with views that compete only with the lonely … [Read more…]