TOP GOLF BRINGS THE COOL INTO GOLFING

For weeks I’ve listened to friends gush and babble over TopGolf… this ‘cool, new futuristic place’ where you hit golf balls into high-tech holes… I’ve looked with suspicion on them all. I grew up in Naples, FL where the ratio of golf courses to residents was almost one-to- one yet I’ve never been to a…

FAREWELL AS WE CHICAGO-GO-GO

Merely approaching Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) was like approaching the whale that ate Pinocchio. It was a giant- calm yet imposing on the outside- all while concealing the chaos inside. BF Shoes and I had tried to reach the Museum early because it was the furthest CityPass attraction and we knew there…

A WARM, SNOWY WELCOME TO CHICAGO

Everything was so… great! Chicago’s skyscrapers loomed over, surrounded, and cast their shadows on my face. They didn’t seem so daunting from inside the plane. The Floridian in me quivered. No city of this size (and height) existed in the Sunshine State. But no… we were going to conquer this city! BF Shoes and I…

TAMPAPALOOZA WOOZY

Editors update: A Tampapalooza coordinator reached out to me saying this “first day was far less than ideal.” However “we have made some changes” for Sunday’s event to go “more smoothly” and “enjoyably.” I’m adding this hopeful comment to the top of this post– it’s always a good thing when organizers realize mistakes and work…