Incredible, right? It feels like just yesterday I was ringing in the New Year — watching drunk Anderson Cooper on my TV and sipping champagne with my dog.The dog wasn't sipping champagne, of course, but you know what I mean.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEAnd now we're in the last day of June.It's hotter than the devil's buttcrack outside, the air smells like campfires and bug spray, and some of you are enjoying your last few days with all 10 of your fingers.That's right, it's Fourth of July week, baby.
America 250.Physically, I'm writing Nightcaps at my dining room table.
Mentally, I'm four Miller Lites deep and sucking on a glizzy with my rear end firmly planted in an inner tube.A glizzy is a hot dog, by the way.Don't be a pervert.
Although "sucking on" is an appalling way to refer to consuming a hot dog.Don't blame me.
Blame John Mellencamp.It's been one hell of a week for me.If you recall, this time last week I was on my way to New York City to visit Fox HQ.I don't have any wild stories for you from the Big Apple because I spent most of my time doing super duper important work stuff.
But it was really rad to meet many of the faces I see in Zoom boxes in actual human form.Good people there at the New York office.And I did have a couple hours of free time.
So, naturally, I went to the Top of the Rock.Touristy, sure.But I'm a sucker for a view.Immediately when I got home from New York, I dumped out my suitcase and re-packed it to go to Athens, Tennessee.What the hell is in Athens, Tennessee?I'm so glad you asked.
See, I'm a member of a book club here in my humble Nashville suburb.We read a lot of novels, and we meet at a brewery every two weeks to talk about them.
This past weekend, 15 of us went on a retreat to a gorgeous house with a saltwater pool and a water slide.In Athens, Tennessee!Let me tell you something.
I am feeling refreshed as heck — despite all the charcuterie and booze I inhaled over those three days.Sometimes — after a st...