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How to ruin your Sundays in two easy steps — but wait, there's more!
My latest column, in which I explain and apologize for my recent absence from this platform, while providing some quick tips on how to make Sundays…
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Heirlooms, dumb luck and chance encounters
Let's get wild as I compare Cy-Hawk football week to the often random and dumb luck that reigns in my hit-or-miss vegetable garden
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The Power of "Victory Day"
Before the wins and/or losses pile up each season for Iowa State's football team, this simple act of service warms the coldest of hearts and breeds…
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On strength, muscle and grinding grist for growth in football and life
One can be very strong without becoming very big. Patience serves as the key to combining both, whether you're an antsy adolescent or elite college…
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Contemplating “Controlled Chaos” — in football and in life
The term's perfectly apt for the Iowa State sports beat and my wonderfully unruly garden, which is full of surprises and defined by change
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Gambling, Gambits, Hubris and Greed
Charges stemming for the Iowa DCI's probe of gambling send Iowa State in search of a new starting quarterback, while conference realignment moves at a…
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ROUNDUP: CU Says CYA to Pac-12, Big Rob Energy Seeks Big Gain in Efficiency and more
It's been an unusally newsy week in the Big 12 as Colorado votes to rejoin the league and Iowa State men's hoops counts the days down to Aug. 4-10…
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Why I Grow Garlic (and You Should, too)
I love the pungent aroma and spicy flavor these miraculous cloves impart on any dish — and its easy to grow, too!
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Tight Ends are Anything but Loose Ends for Iowa State Football
The Cyclones have put Charlie Kolar, Chase Allen and Dylan Soehner in the NFL in recent years and that position group remains critical to the Cyclones…
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Thoughts on Tamin Lipsey and Tre King, two of Iowa State's most important players this season
The 20-year-old Lipsey shined as a true freshman point guard last season, while the 23-year-old King showed glimpses of how good he can be over the…
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On sticking to sports in a changing media landscape
As legacy media faces mounting challenges, this writer is boldly branching out ... into Substack and the Iowa Writers' Collaborative
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My First Column with the Iowa Writers' Collaborative
This space will naturally be devoted to plenty of sports analysis/coverage, but wait, that's not all (not remotely all)!
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