Ruben's Writings

At the end of last year’s Week 7 Newsletter, I included a note about the Columbus Crew and how their fans were about to lose their team. Their jackass owner, Anthony Precourt, has been trying to force the franchise to move to Austin, TX for essentially bullshit reasons, including and “outdated stadium,” Columbus not being…

A benefit of going on a trip to three different countries was that I had a theme for three straight weeks. While recovering from my epic overseas toilet tour (turns out I had this), I realized, “Oh shit (no pun intended), I have to actually come up with a theme this week!” I had absolutely no…

Well, I would be on a Marrakesh express had the stupid ticket website accepted my phone number as valid. Whatever. Flying works, too. Anyway, greetings from Casablanca!  I’m in the city everyone knows only from the Humphrey Bogart film! Yes, I am eating at Rick’s Cafe tomorrow. Anyway, I’ve gone from the freezing yet enjoyable…

Greetings from Seattle! I’m trying to kill a four-hour layover surrounded by annoying Seahawks fans/depressed Mariners fans, which I guess are one and the same. In a little bit, I’ll get on another plane and head somewhere a little bit colder: England! Specifically, Manchester. I’m starting my latest international excursion by spending a couple of…

As soon as I hit send on last week’s newsletter, I got a notification on my phone about the passing of legendary actor Burt Reynolds.  The 82-year-old died Thursday in his Florida home after going into cardiac arrest. Reynolds had iconic performances in a multitude of films, so much so that if you haven’t seen…