July 14 Did you buckle up? Good morning, beach volleyball fans, Did everyone heed my warning last week? Did we all buckle up? Put on our helmets? Don the bullet proof vests before we hit play -- with a bowl of popcorn, properly salted with a touch of olive oil, next to us on the couch -- on this week's podcast with Kent Steffes? If you did, well done. You likely needed it. If you didn't...well, Wednesday's podcast, where Kent now somewhat virally compared the AVP to a chicken sh** sandwich,...

July 7 I'm not ready to leave Good morning, beach volleyball fans, I love America. I truly do. But when given the choice of spending the Fourth of July at home, barbecuing my little heart out, watching fireworks, hanging with the wifey and kiddos, or spending it in Gstaad, I must confess... I'm choosing Gstaad every dang time. The place is magical, plain and simple. I'll have a reflective write-up coming later this week on what makes the place so special, but words and photos and videos --...