"Hi, John joined." "Hey John, we're still gathering, we'll get started in a minute." Clicks mute icon. Reads about the Tiger Woods...

I have a phobia that has no clinical name. I looked it up. If the scientific community asked for my assistance in naming said phobia, I'd...

We skipped right by "give me paw". Too easy. She needed to be tested. Girlfriend is super athletic with a vertical leap rivaling Michael...

"Hey John, do we have any grass stems we can bring indoors?" Grabs chest to prevent joy from beating through organs. "Can you repeat...

For those of you who don't know, I'm an avid gardener. And this avid gardener battles awful growing conditions here in Central New Jersey...

Mia is our five-year old mutt. We rescued her from South Carolina as a puppy. If the DNA test is to be believed, she's a...

I'm back. The day job consumed my mornings, my days and my nights the past two weeks. Tough to complain, I'm still employed, we're all...

A little self-promotion today: One hundred reviews is fantastic. 4.5 stars is great. But here's the truth. I trust about 10% of the...

Coho - a deep-bodied North Pacific salmon with small black spots. Cosh - a thick heavy stick or bar used as a weapon; a bludgeon. I'm...

I didn't fall asleep until close to 3:45 this morning. I'd love to tell you it's an anomaly, but it's not. Most nights I doze off close...

We no longer can refer to is as the "playroom." Hours of sorting Barbie dolls, American Girl accessories and collectibles into...

Happy birthday to the original John Markowski and the man I'm proud to call Dad, friend and mentor.

Missing the sun. Missing the sweat. Missing the competition. Missing coaching. Missing the comradery. But missing this more than...

I struggled to compose the following paragraph. I worked on it for close to an hour before settling on what you are about to read. The...

I have ten slate stepping stones I grabbed from my great aunt's property before her house was knocked down by the new buyers. My mother...

I love beating a mundane topic or joke into the ground. While you stopped and moved on after five minutes, I kept going. And then I...

The Christmas morning I opened an Atari. The night the New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup. The day she said "yes". Our wedding day. The...

John wakes up. John takes dog outside for morning pee. John and wife enjoy morning coffee. John decides he'll go to store after coffee is...

My son and I are avid sports card collectors and I've taken to flipping cards for profit on eBay. Since July of 2020, I've made a profit...

Before you go any further, I suggest you read this post. Seriously, do it. Did you? If so, you may proceed. If not, you may proceed as...