ODDS & ENDS

Carlsbad Is An Authentic California Beach Town

Sun-kissed and salty-breezed, Carlsbad is a California coastal town that instantly puts you in vacation mode. Situated a short drive north of San Diego,...

A Rare Look Inside Frank Sinatra's House

Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs home stands as one of the most iconic homes of mid-century modern architecture—and a lasting symbol of Hollywood glamour in...

10 New Quirky Things To Do in Palm Springs

Palm Springs, California is one of the best winter getaways in all of America. There's nothing like the beautiful mountain views, fresh air, and...

Things I Learned On The Road In 2016

  Dubuqe, Iowa has the shortest and steepest railroad in the world. Kansas is less "flat" than Florida. The greatest public green space in...

How Pickleball Saved My Life

This article was originally featured in Pickleball Magazine. For most of my life I've been somewhere in the spotlight.  I started doing ads on the...

Naples Bet On Pickleball Pays Off

Propped up against the door of my suite at Bellasera Hotel, the local newspaper has "Pickleball Tourney Worth Millions" splashed across its front page...

Joplin Still Healing Five Years Later

Bringing up the 2011 tornado that tore apart this southern Missouri town brought visible emotion to residents I met during a recent stop in...

Hanging Out With A Country Music Legend

Jerry Bradley sits a foot away from me, in an old waiting room chair from the RCA Records building on Music Row in Nashville. ...

Otis Redding Still Thrives In Macon, GA

This year will mark 50 years since the tragic plane crash that killed legendary musician Otis Redding.  Mr. Redding was just 26 years old...

Two Great Families One Small Town.

Cambridge, Ohio is no different than any other small town around the country.  And in every small town - people know people. During my recent...

The Best Little Zoo You've Never Heard Of

There's not a person in Gulf Shores, Alabama that doesn't know the name Patti Hall.   And, it didn't take but a few minutes to...

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