San Fermin
In Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel “The Sun Also Rises,” the running of the bulls during the Festival of San Fermín takes center stage.Read More
Hold my Beer / The Sikes Cannonball Wedding
In West Virginia we would joke about shotgun weddings (can I still say that?). Well, my incredibly lucky friend had a Cape CodRead More
Hold my Beer. The Drew Maggi Story
Hold my beer means, to me, I’m going to do this. Watch me. Usually, this is done quickly. In Drew Maggi’s case,Read More
Hold my Beer – Wilbur Smith
I can remember the moment I heard about this author. I was in a taxi in Rome 20 years ago. I mentioned toRead More
Hold my Beer #7- Riley Howell
Look, I don’t even know if Riley Howell would have a beer. But his actions inspired me to add to this collection ofRead More
Hold my beer #6- for Woman’s Day- Freddie Oversteegen
Freddie vs. the Nazis “Life is 10% what happens, and 90% what you do about it” … Art Spencer would tell me thatRead More
Hold my Beer #5- Joachim Ronneberg
With Tom Brady back in the Super Bowl, and Alex Honnold making the rounds with Ted Talks and FreeSolo, I was reminded toRead More
Hold my Beer- Jacques DeMolay
On the way to dinner, with Cuban entrepreneurs no less, we got into a discussion of the hex of Friday the 13th, andRead More
Hold my beer, #2. Free Solo of El Cap.
Here is my second crack at writing about someone that inspired me, and maybe some others. They are moments so utterly manly IRead More