Mike Tulanko

The best part about life is the struggles. Struggles come in all shapes, sizes and stress levels. Tiny speed bumps that we roll over intuitively and massive caverns which we …

Moving into Week 17, you are either one of two people left standing in your league or you are not.  Either way, this is a great time of year to …

Songs are created that strangely yet perfectly describe how we feel in the moment. Shows exist that feel like reliving favorite memories with our friends and/or families. The teams we …

“Woooooo!” bursts forth from my lungs as if they were a cannon of pure delight. Spinning around, I feel the satisfying sting of multiple high fives through my glove for …

How early is too early to try to teach your kids about being a good human?  Our latest lesson transpired over 2 weeks when my 4-year-old saw his friend pulling …

NFL fandom, relationships, fantasy rosters, a new restaurant, rookie seasons, big plans and wagers can all bring the shine of success and the distress of disappointment. The way one reacts …

“No, dad, people have seen it!” he says, smugly. “Merek [my son]… it’s not real.” My reply comes out as cool and calm as the fall breeze blowing around us. …

Turn of the century bad boys, Bloodhound Gang, once said “Life’s short and hard like a bodybuilding elf.” A strange, albeit humorous, line to remember for sure. It’s a very …

Sharing is a key part of the human experience. We share joy. We share anger. We share sorrow. Most binding of all, we share experiences.  Music has been a massive …

Don’t snicker. This title feels like it should be right next to a “Live, Laugh, Love” sign. But it’s what every fantasy football season is if you do it right …

“What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” One of the most intense coin flips you could ever watch is in the 2007 Coen Brothers film, “No Country …

AHHH! No! No! No! King. Conqueror. Underwear barbarian. Four-year-old Lennox sizes up his brother, Merek (almost 9), and decides the challenge is worth it. Lennox stomps over to his brother, …

Editor’s Note: The following article contains statistics around sexual assault and abuse. If you would like to skip past to the fantasy football advice, click here. Please read the following. …

I was a freakin’ jerk. Also, I was exhausted.  About 19 years ago I lay awake in my room. The dull crimson glow of the LEDs strewn across my ceiling …

Let’s choose our own adventure! I used to love those books as a kid. I dreaded the first couple of pages and then decided to make a choice and move …

Four big brown eyes were fixed on my every word. It was the quietest it had been in weeks in the middle of the playground – I was telling a …

Silence. My heart is aggressively hammering in my chest. One. Two. Thr– “Look at your kids. They are so cute and silly.” The voices of my co-workers save me. The …

“No way! It’s Victor. How could you be so stupid?” “Dude, it’s got to be the creature. He literally strangles innocent people like it’s his job.” “And who created the …

How are you today?  If you’re like me, your life is the frothy mess of decisions that blasted out like magma from the delicious latte that slipped out of your …