Do you find yourself craving the conversations you once took for granted?

Like the kind that happen when you bump into a colleague in the hallway, or...

Life without live sporting events doesn’t mean we don’t have sports to talk about. There are still stories making headlines and an opportunity to take...

I never thought I'd write a weekly blog about sports conversation starters without a single sports event on the calendar, or while social distancing i...

A week ago I was preparing to write an article about using sports conversations to maintain connections while offices started working remotely and “so...

The topic dominating headlines isn’t always the best conversation starter.

I mean, how much more do you really want to talk about the coronavirus (An...

We lost power for two hours Sunday. It wasn’t a big deal, or even much of an inconvenience … although it did delay baking my blueberry coffee cake by ...

Stay interested to be interesting.

A friend reminded me of that phrase at dinner the other night.

For her it meant listening to different podcasts r...

"How’s the weather?"

Anyone living in the Seattle area the last month would tell you it’s rained. A lot. Nearly every single day. Which means if the ...

Happy Monday! Although depending on who you were cheering for in the Super Bowl (and how long that party lasted) you might be feeling anything but hap...

Sports is more than sports.

Tragic events like the death of Kobe Bryant remind us of that.

Former teammates weren’t reacting to the points he scored...

If you're starting your week with a holiday then it will likely take a little extra time to get back in the swing of things this week. Any time you ch...

To make sports conversations useful in business, you need to be able to see past the stats and scores. Certainly, the outcomes of games can be convers...