: About Me

I live in St. Paul Minnesota with my wife Megan, three cats, and four bikes. I teach at St. Paul Open School, a k-12 city school with an emphasis on progressive education.

My passion is ...

Cycling

I know too much about ...

Gopher Hockey

My parents always told me ...

To lie if I really got into a pinch.

My childhood ambition ...

Sports Journalism

My favorite memory ...

Is that a serious question? One favorite memory?

Why I write ...

I can never write as much as I want, but I can't seem to quit either.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende.

My first job ...

Assembling massage tables.

My best moment ...

Should happen soon.

My inspiration ...

Books, and all the great people I know.

Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should steroid use ever be allowed in professional sports?

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The short answer is of course not. What is interesting to me, however, is that we usually view this question in terms of what is best for the fans, and reserve our vitriol for athletes who are caught, when we should be taking a closer look at how much the system itself is to blame. If you are a serious sports fan, chances are pretty good that you have already rooted for a player who was using or rejoiced in an outcome which was tainted by performance enhancing drugs. Since many, many players never get caught - thanks to masking agents, careful chemistry, and poorly enforced drug policies -...

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