Oh boy, last week I suggested this was the perfect time of year to be wrong. You might remember I encouraged you to make a prediction about the footba...

It's the best time of year to practice being wrong. 

I bet that sounds odd, so let me explain. The start of the football season usually includes a lo...

I’ve read too many things about skipping small talk lately and want to point something out – it’s an important part of the relationship building proce...

Sometimes it's the smallest interactions that make the biggest difference, like saying hello or asking about a favorite team. Sports doesn't have to b...

As fun as it can be to talk about weekend adventures, there's probably only so much interest in listening to those stories by Tuesday. I'm not saying ...

It's easier to opt in to conversations, and small talk in particular, when you have a topic that will take you somewhere. Not chit-chat to fill time. ...

Every conversation is an act of bravery, because there's no way of predicting what someone will say or how they'll respond. 

Being prepared is the vo...

 If you're lucky summer weekends can be a bit of wash, rinse, repeat. Meaning you're doing similar activities every weekend (hopefully they include su...

I'm pretty sure I said "I don't know what I'm doing" at least half a dozen times over the holiday weekend. It wasn't an exaggeration, I was truly doin...

I'm back from my adventure (safari in Africa) and back to regular sports viewing. I kept tabs on scores and outcomes during vacation, but the time dif...

Just a reminder that you can make a sports conversation anything you want it to be. You can dive into numbers, the matchups and the coaching strategie...

Everyone knows I love football season, but when it comes to the sports calendar, this is my favorite time of year. The NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals,...