I’ve been friends with Jonathan Goodman for a while now and it’s not just because we’re both bona fide “Jonathans” and we both still collect 80s and 90s baseball cards and we’re both super jacked dads who write – although all those things are definitively true haha. I actually started following Jon because he was […]
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The Fine Art of Old Dude Forgiveness
This week I witnessed what I’m calling the fine art of old dude forgiveness. It was a moment so impactful, yet so understated, all I can do is describe the scene and you can decide for yourself. Here goes: I’m writing at a coffee shop and I notice an older guy sitting by himself waiting […]
How ESPN’s SportsCenter United a Generation in the 90s
Dads and 90s kids, here’s a fact: We had it so good with ESPN’s SportsCenter and we didn’t know it…. How could we? We didn’t know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV… then the Internet and social media and YouTube… During that […]