I think is this is probably the first book I have read about a football official, Dr. Jerry McGee, and it’s written from the viewpoints of him and his two sons, Ryan and Sam. I enjoyed learning about how Dr. Jerry Mcgee got started, his stories, and especially his memories of games and players, and…
Author: Mark
Ode To My Wife – Part 8 (Happy Mother’s Day)
WHAT DOES NINA not DO? On Friday, Nina was going to have lunch with Niko at school, and when she arrived in the cafeteria to meet him, he was nowhere to be found. Fortunately, Niko’s classmates know us, and they were like, oh Niko’s mom, Niko is in the nurse’s office. He was complaining about…
My Home Team: A Sportswriter’s Life and the Redemptive Power of Small-Town Girls’ Basketball – by Dave Kindred
This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. I was only interested in this book, because I read that Dave Kindred was a retired former sportswriter, who moved back home and then decided to write about a local high school girls basketball team. That really…
The Embarrassed Dad
I usually don’t get embarrassed, but yesterday Nina and I did something together, because I was too embarrassed to do it alone, even though a lot of people do it alone. I have done it once before with Nina before Niko was born. I was so clueless when they asked me questions, that I had…
Swamp Story – by Dave Barry
I have read most of the fiction works by Dave Barry, and really enjoyed the humor and characters in all of them. So, when I saw this an upcoming release, I didn’t even read the description. I threw it in my Wishlist so I could read it when it came out. This was one fantastic,…