It’s forty minutes past the kids’ bedtime and it’s too dark to see how many shots of tiny boxes of Nerds they’ve knocked back in the last half hour. Their little hearts are pumping a mixture of Smarties, M&Ms and Kit Kats. They go from walking very slowly with their heads in their Halloween bags […]
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Recess at the White House – The Invention of Hoover-ball
Abner Doubleday invented America’s pastime but never spent time as commander in chief. Dr. James Naismith created roundball but never occupied the Oval Office. Walter Camp is known as the father of American football but never sat in the same seat as the father of our country. No, when it comes to the spawning of […]
How to Have a Tremendous Book Signing When Nobody Shows Up
Let me start off with this: Book signings are way better when you have a nice crowd of readers who are excited to meet you and talk about your book. I’ve been fortunate enough to experience these at both small and large locations and they are a good time, you sell a lot of copies […]