Brought to My Knees

One of the best things about sports are its rivalries. The back and forth competitiveness of strong adversaries creates peak levels of excitement for the both the combatants and their fans. Examples plucked from history are the Yankees vs. Red Sox, Lakers vs. Celtics, Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, and Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson. … Continue reading Brought to My Knees →

Bistec Encebollado

Whenever I go on a fishing trip, I find nothing quite fills my belly at the end of the day like the combination of slightly salty protein, rice, beans, and cheese... with some hot sauce and usually a beer mixed in there for good measure. Mexican food, or some reasonable facsimile thereof, is by far … Continue reading Bistec Encebollado →

The Feast of the Seven Fishes

As you probably figured out by all the vowels in my last name, I'm Italian by heritage. Or at least half (the other half is German). But when it came to the Christmas holiday, nobody did it bigger than my grandparents (and later my aunt) on my Dad's side of the family. Christmas Eve was … Continue reading The Feast of the Seven Fishes →

Helene

Nothing is more heartbreaking than seeing what happened to the southeast last week as Hurricane Helene made her presence known up and down the I-75 corridor. Residing in northeastern Florida, we had some high winds and rain, but were fortunately spared from the worst of the weather. Arts District, Asheville, NC - Jacob Biba / … Continue reading Helene →

Pizza Nostalgia

This post has nothing to do with fishing. But, when you encounter something remarkable, something that fills a void in your life that you didn't know was missing since the late 1980s... well, you feel compelled to write about it. My wife & I found ourselves in western North Carolina this Labor Day weekend. One … Continue reading Pizza Nostalgia →