Big Kwam Saddam.  That’s what we used to call him back in the days, whether he knew it or not.  In all the years we were running in the same social circles, I swear I never met one person that didn’t like him.  Kwam was always the type who was down to party, but never the type to get involved...

Artie Mulford is one of the funniest dudes I’ve ever met in my life. I don’t mean funny like court jester funny, or stupid joke funny, I mean just funny. I swear if he took the time to organize his thoughts, he could probably be really successful as a stand-up comedian. I guess maybe being...

One of the best things about growing up and maturing is watching others do the same. Maybe I’m strange, but I’ve reached the point in my life where finding out that people I’ve known since elementary school are doing well, are happy, and have become full-fledged, responsible adults...

About a year and a half ago, I met this month’s CMG on a double date that involved myself, my wife, her best friend, Christine, and her new boyfriend.  I always liked Christine, and often thought of her as “the friend I wish would meet someone that was cool…and of course treat her...

I’ve learned a few important things in my 2 years of searching for Cool Married Guys to interview:  1) I probably don’t have to look much further than friends, acquaintances, and their referrals for interesting subjects, and 2) said friends, acquaintances, and their referrals are far more...

This month’s CMG and I go way back; Back to the days of summer camp in the mountains of North Carolina, where we bonded over college basketball, hip hop music, and all things interesting to 11 year old boys.  After losing touch for some years, we were reunited by the powers of Mark Zuckerberg’s...

Creativity is something you can’t teach; neither is commitment. When you meet a person that is naturally talented in both of those areas, you can’t do anything but respect them. Enter Michael Marra. His creativity is only surpassed by his commitment and love for his wife and young daughter,...

This month’s CMG and I go way back. It’s pretty sad that I can refer to high school as “way back,” but I guess it’s better than being able to refer to my 30′s as such. Though he was technically a grade older than me, we spent not only our high school years together,...

By the time my senior year in high school came around, I was completely over being in school, let alone high school because I had far bigger dreams than just diplomas or degrees.  When it came time to pick my “Senior Quote” for the yearbook, I decided I’d memorialize one of my favorite...

It’s no secret that I have a bit of an obsession with sneakers.   Fortunately when it comes to fueling said obsession (as well as yours, if you frequent my “Sneakers I Dig” column) NiceKicks.com is right there help.  I discovered the site a few years back, and now I visit it a few...

Sometimes adversity can be a good thing.  As a child we don’t know how to handle negative situations, but some of us learn how to give ourselves therapy and flip what we witnessed as children, in order to chalk it up as real life experience.  This month’s CMG did just that.  Like many,...

This month’s CMG came to me courtesy of a referral from a friend. “I gotta introduce you to my friend Julian.” He told me. “He’s an awesome, award-winning photographer and he’s married with 2 kids.” Sounded good to me. But little did I know just how talented...

If you spend any amount of time on Twitter these days, you may have come across this month’s CMG.  As soon as I planted my flag in the social networking site du jour and  began offering my two cents about music, I found that some of my childhood rap idols began following me.  “This couldn’t...