Sunday Morning Coming Down

There’s always bucketfuls of wisdom when Red Cooler Ronnie is around, and 18 holes was enough for John to collect a few bumper stickers. Also, don’t schedule colonoscopies during summer. 

John drives more hours than a trucker legally can and attempts to thread the needle on 12 flights in one week. But he still has time to remind us to dance and see the person everyone else sees when you look in the mirror.

John packs about four episodes of stories into one podcast including completing the pontoon Gordie Howe hat-trick, getting his annual physical, and almost raw dogging an entire round of golf without seeing the cart girl. 

John is in full summer mode with just one or two buttons on the Rayon shirts. His dog is still wearing a trucker’s hat, and he’s pretty sure wake surfing boats suck. 

John joins a field trip at Tally’s, takes a much longer walk than he planned, and finds wisdom from a good friend and joy from a dog wearing a hat.  

John takes a trip to Denver to see Morgan Wallen and leaves feeling like an old man at a stadium show. But fear not, a few frosés at the hotel pool and the new season of The Bear are the perfect tonic to find some peace. 

John and Stacey are on an epic adventure with a few nights in Boston, and a few more on Cape Cod. By the end of the trip, they’ll both know if they’re lobster claw or lobster tail people. 

John isn’t hungover this episode, which means he’s tripling down with wisdom from a deliberate engineer, the king of the RV park, and a 21-year-old new hire. Plus, there’s a bonus boat story and a dad joke for Father’s Day. 

John is up in Starbuck helping with his in-law’s big move. While there he learns the critical difference between Norwegian sayings uffda and ishda!

John reflects on the vibe, energy and lessons of the late Bill Walton, celebrates Minnesota sports including the P-Dub World Championship, and almost dies putting his Wrangler hard top away. 

After eluding grey hair and small type on his phone, it’s Gwyneth Paltrow that makes John finally feel like a senior citizen. He says goodbye to the Starbuck cabin and tells the wind how we really feel.  

John laments the tax on bad golfers, learns the value of relentlessly pursuing your goals from a wise elder, and might watch his first John Wayne movie. 

It’s the changing of the seasons. Time for John to get the boat in, for Tally’s Dockside to open, and for you to realize your dress clothes no longer fit post Covid. 

John talks man crushes, aging, and even gets some life lessons from Bon Jovi. Because the only thing you can’t be in this life is a quitter. 

50 is a milestone birthday, John celebrates it by listening to the universe, including a couple country stars. He also fell in waders, broke the leaf blower, and nearly flooded his yard. He did not give a dog bacon. 

John puts a pin in the Frozen Four, discovers the ultimate hangover cure, and shares a lesson from the over a dozen “Joe Jobs” he had growing up. 

John decides a cowboy hat can change your life, is having a wild week filled with family and college hockey and shares wisdom from one of the happiest m-effers around.  

John wonders why we don’t approach ever day like opening day, encourages us to find our “created by” moments, and doesn’t know how to say “turn Left!” in Ukrainian.  

John shares some vacation outtakes, Lyft stories, wisdom from a camera man, and wonders if Cheeto puffs are the superior Cheeto product. 

John is on Spring Break (if he can still call it that), and vacation in Florida is a wonderful reminder to slow down, read a book, and not always be rushing to the tee box. 

John eats lunches on park benches, has a few drinking mishaps, and dreams of learning dominoes and being able to ride a horse to the bar.  

John collects some unapologetic wisdom from Big K’s brother, bets on NASCAR, and enjoys all that the State High School Hockey Tourney has to offer. 

It’s State Tourney weekend and John wonders if he’s still a man if he can’t grill, takes inspiration from a hockey coach, and finally gets some appropriate pickleball attire. 

John checks in with a friend from Boston, who breaks it all down: we only have so much time to have a good time. That means no more ticking the box. Plus, Kings of Leon are back and they’re greasy again. 

John shares stories from his KC trip, reminds us to wear red on Valentine’s, and shares strategy from a highly competitive Super Bowl party. He somehow manages to offer us wisdom while staring down the barrel of a couple bags of miniature peanut butter cups.