“I lied… we traded up.” That was Bills GM Brandon Beane as he opened his press conference discussing his first-round draft pick. But that wasn’t the surprise. That honor was reserved for the actual pick: Utah TE Dalton Kinkaid. The cost to jump over the stunned Dallas Cowboys was a…

Hello there, Football Fans! It’s arrived: NFL Draft Day 2023. What started as a COVID project with my sons has become an annual event for me. It’s become easier and more entertaining with the various Big Boards, Mock Drafts and Mock Generators out there (I’m a fan of The Athletic’s…

COVID CHRONICLES, May 7, 2021 — After almost a year hiatus, The Chronicles are back! There’s been lots of water under the bridge since I last wrote in June 2020. The biggest change is that my relationship became a “COVID Casualty” that same month and we’re in the process of getting divorced. I won’t be going…

NFL POST-2021 DRAFT REVIEW Well, the picks are in! And we’re pretty happy with the job done by the Niners’ and Bills front offices. In our mock draft, we saw through the Lynch/Shanahan smokescreen and, even though the Forty Niners chose Trey Lance over our pick Justin Fields, we agree…

Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers Mock Draft Well, it’s time to dust off Sports Monday after a lengthy hiatus. And what better time to do it that with the NFL Draft! I’m joined again by my sons Ethan and Brian Hausser. This year we join the legions of Mock…

Dear White People: Why We All Need to Say “Black Lives Matter” — Dealing with Heartbreak The CHRONICLES has taken a pause for the past week. I’ve been engaging in self-care, researching a story, mourning our friend and working to process and absorb the range of emotions I’ve felt over the death of George Floyd and the resulting protests, looting and violence. Our society has cracked…

Mental Health in the Pandemic — One Mind: Stronger Than You Think I will post Part 3 of my series on mental health next week. In the meantime, there’s something happening now that you should pay attention to if you care about youth and mental health. A NATIONAL LIVESTREAM ABOUT YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH MAY 27, 28, 29–2020 Stronger Than You Think is…

Making Sense of One Death Among 100,000 — As I described in COVID CHRONICLES DAY 0, we were in New York City in early March, and attended a benefit gala concert and dinner while there. Lisa experienced her first symptoms on the flight home the next day. Here is a paragraph from that post (emphasis added). Lisa spent…

Mental Health in the Pandemic — Part 2 of 3 — What To Do If You Need Help In the typical way of unfolding a multi-part story, one would build until the very end, then issue “a call to action.” That’s not appropriate when dealing with mental health. There are numerous recommendations and style guides indicating how to communicate around these issues. …