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5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Masters (and 5 Things You Maybe Do)
This may have been my Best Sports Week Ever: a trip to the Final Four last weekend and a trip to the practice rounds of the Masters this week. My Final Four experience was great, watching my Michigan Wolverines* defeat Sister Jean and the Loyola Ramblers on Saturday night. Thanks … read more
Golf in Scotland is Changing. Let’s Appreciate It While We Can
A tee time at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, might be the One Ring of golf—very, very precious. It’s one of the most coveted tee times in the game—behind only Augusta National perhaps—and when I was lucky enough to land one a few years ago, I had to … read more
Planning a Best Year Ever, Under-18 Edition
I planned my Best Year Ever when I was single and in my mid-thirties, in response to what was a kind of an early midlife crisis. (I’ve always been an early bloomer.) But nobody should have to wait around for an existential calamity to enjoy a year of once-in-a-lifetime experiences. … read more
Curling is Housecleaning, Not a Sport, and Other Winter Games Heresies
Once again, Olympic Winter Games fever is upon us. Well, not really. Instead, it’s more of a “Hey, those Scandinavians and Canadians are at it again” curiosity combined with awe at the bitter cold and nervous tension over whether or not South and North Korea can be in the same … read more
Defining Your Bucket List for 2018: The Running of the Bulls and Other Idiotic Male Rites of Passage
As the calendar ticks over to a new year and we ponder the inexorable march of time, many of our minds turn to how we can plan for a more memorable and exciting year than the one we just exited. It got me to thinking about how I constructed my … read more
Kenyans are Human: The Chicago Marathon and the Dangers of Comparison
As part of my Best Year Ever, I ran the 2008 Chicago Marathon. For an out-of-shape guy then skirting the shadowy borders of middle age, it was an exercise in pain, discipline, self-knowledge, and eventually, persisting through the hurt to do something I never dreamed I could do. But … read more
Interview With Greg Scheinman, The Greg Scheinman Podcast
I recorded an interview with business & entrepreneurial podcaster, Greg Scheinman to talk about The Best Year Ever!
Check it out: http://www.gregscheinman.com
The World Just Got a Little Less Sexy—Hugh Hefner (1926-2017)
“The interesting thing is how one guy, through living out his own fantasies, is living out the fantasies of so many other people.” — Hugh Hefner
The chapter in my book that engenders the most questions is the one where I attend a party at the Playboy Mansion. Despite … read more
The Best Year Ever 2.0: What I’ll Do in Round Two
Hard as it is to believe, 2018 will mark the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of my . Apart from making me feel the icy hand of time running its fingers up my spine (not really, but it sounds dramatic), the anniversary has also gotten me thinking: What would I … read more
Interview with Paul Harris, KTRS/St. Louis
Check out this awesome interview I did with Paul Harris over at KTRS, St. Louis!
https://thebestyeareverbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/liamcaffrey-bestyearever.mp3
