Personal Pieces

After reading a Washington Post article about American loneliness two weeks ago, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.   The tl:dr is that Americans spend more alone time than ever. This article contains some shocking statistics: The decline is similar when “friends” are expanded to include co-workers and clients. In 2010, the average American spent 15 hour per…

It’s July 2015. I just completed my first two weeks of college football training. Coach K .* was my defensive coordinator. “Raines, I’m very impressed with your work this summer. The strength coaches have given me a glowing report about you. We only allowed 110 players in preseason camp because of the NCAA rules. So we filled the…