On Episode 20, I sit down with one of the coolest cats around, my cousin Mike Stant. Mike comes from a family with a football pedigree. He and his two brothers all played major college football. One of them even got a crack in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints. Mike and I discuss him growing up in the
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I am officially on my countdown to the big 500. To think I have written nearly 500 posts in the last four years is pretty fucking awesome. I launched this blog in May 2016. It has been four wonderful years as my passion for writing is at an all-time high. Before my son was born, I took a break in
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Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Life throws many curveballs. More often than not, I have sat back and crushed them the other way. Fresh out of high school, I studied Mass Communication at the greatest school in all of the land, THE Nicholls State University. While I wouldn’t trade my time, experiences and
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How often do we hear people say they wish they had more time with their family? Whether that be children, spouse or whoever, it is a common sentiment among many people. Now that many of us have it, how do we deal with it? It is one I can attest to wanting for myself. When I was working my last
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With so many of my posts, I draw inspiration from other columns or articles I read shared by those I am friends with on Facebook. I came across a column within the last month discussing roles in youth sports. The premise was let coaches coach. Let officials officiate. Let players play. As I was reading, I began thinking of the
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I mentioned this before that so much of my lifestyle inspiration comes from my Timehop and Facebook Memories. I love that social media is basically my own personal diary where I get to remember the good and the bad times of life. Yesterday I was reminded about the death of my maternal grandfather. My paw paw was one in a
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