September 29 "The people won" Good morning, beach volleyball fans, And greetings from, eh, well, this is embarrassing -- NOT Rio de Janeiro, but my office in Tallahassee. Never did get that visa to Brazil. Not in time, anyway. So we pulled a switcheroo, subbing in Denise Austin on the comms while I stayed at home with my real kiddos and Florida State kiddos. Love me some travel adversity. But wonderful beach volleyball still happened, and Cherif Younousse had it right with the quote above:...

September 22 USA vs. Brazil = Better Than Ever Good morning, beach volleyball fans, And greetings from, you guessed, it, an airport. Tallahassee International today, where I... might not actually leave for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Visa problems and stuff. So I'm here, writing to all of you, and will likely return home to my sleepless daughter, construction-loving toddler, and very tired wife. Whether I make it to Rio or not is very TBD; I needed a photo finish in my life. Here we have it. Of...