Not many people are willing to admit they're fans of the New Jersey Nets. We're mostly a closeted fandom. That's what happens, however, when you're a young naive kid growing up in the shadow of the Big Apple in Oakland, N.J.

Consistent losing builds character, or so I'm told.

After graduating from the University of Arizona, I've served as Sports Editor of the Explorer Newspapers in Tucson, Ariz., and for Bluffton Today in the Lowcountry of South Carolina -- where I currently reside,

I am a pro blogger for TucsonCitizen.com and have recently written college football for Lindy's Sports Magazine.

Make sure to read my blogs "IN PROGRESS AT PRESS TIME..." :

www.inprogressatpresstime.blogspot.com/

www.tucsoncitizen.com/in-progress-at-press-time/

What you'll find is a style that blends humor, history and an "off-the-beaten base-path" approach to writing about sports and life.