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Looking for a Good Read?

by Mike | Oct 4, 2019

I recently received an e-mail from a listener complimenting me on my book reviews and author interviews, but expressing dismay that she is often listening in the car and can’t make note of the title and/or author. She also reminded me that I haven’t posted a book blog...

If Reading Makes You Happy…

by Mike | Jun 26, 2019

…then reading about happiness should be even better, right? So maybe take a look at Happiness on the Blue Dot by Lisa Marranzino. When the author first contacted me, I was afraid that it might be one of those psycho babble, feel good books about the search for,...

Belize is…Un-Belize-Able

by Mike | Mar 18, 2019

Whether it’s visiting a howler monkey sanctuary, enjoying a long river boat ride to out of the way Mayan ruins at Lamanai, learning how to make corn tortilla from scratch, or jet boating over to Caye Caulker for snorkeling, bike rides, and beach time, Belize has...

I’m Still a Coors Guy, But…

by Mike | Feb 28, 2019

Without going into lengthy detail, on a recent trip to Europe I mapped out my own beer tour. I found some wonderful beers in Belgium, at various towns all along the Rhine River in Germany, a few in France and Switzerland. Upon my return I decided that I would expand...

Toes in the Water, Ass in the Sand

by Mike | Jan 21, 2019

If you are going to spend anytime in the Dominican Republic, then you, like me, probably did what the Zac Brown song, TOES, suggests: “I’ve got my toes in the water, ass in the sand, not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand. Life is good today, life is good...

Cruising the Rhine River

by Mike | Nov 16, 2018

OK, I admit it: if playing golf is the waste of a good afternoon, then river cruising in Europe must be a waste of a week, right? Wrong, but that’s what I had thought. Recently spent a week, with a wonderful group of listeners, on the Rhine River. We started in...