Sunday Morning Coming Down

John takes inspiration from a commencement address, reminds us bikers are dorks, and works to be more creative and have less boxes in his life. 

John wonders if commune living is better than regular living. He also talks about golf enough to make you stop listening to this week's episode, but that's what happens when he plays decent. Deal with it.  

John participates in a roast, wonders if weddings should adopt the MLB time clock, and has an enlightening chat with a buddy who tried a progressive form of therapy to open his eyes (while blindfolded). 

John gets wisdom from a lifelong financial advisor, heads to a getaway game at Target Field, and reminds us of the majesty of pickle roll ups.  

John helps the community learn not to dribble, wonders about the invisible string theory, and wishes we all could be “playoff guys” in the game of life. 

John celebrates his birthday at a wedding, watches someone else break-in his grill, and wonders if finally getting a pair of waders will make him a man.  

John is doing a lot of travel, and while it's wearing him down, he's able to both get his name on a sign and pick up some valuable wisdom from a client. “Create Memories,” because it's what your kids will live by. 

John goes to a Wild game with the Overtime Hype Man, gets another parking ticket, and prepares for the change of the season most notably taking the hard top off the Jeep. 

John's wife remains convinced she's clairvoyant. A great Spring Break in Palm Desert has John contemplating why men like playing catch in swimming pools, and how to properly put on cologne. 

John is on Spring Break and finds wisdom from the Vikings new quarterback while on the golf course. He lays down some rules for tuck-ins and celebrates the virtue of a setlist with integrity.  

John planned the drink and drank the plan on St. Patrick's Day. While he may be “sickly,” he is married to a (good) witch. He also longs for more Tuck-Ins and crispy cardboard pulltabs that pop how they used to. 

John is reconnecting to his faith . . .at fish frys around town. He finds some Zen with Red Cooler Ronnie while playing golf in shorts, in March, in Minnesota. Also, tying a jacket around your waist sucks. 

John is in his basement evaluating the best flow at the tourney, but he still had time to grab some wisdom from Adam Sandler and a former co-worker. He's also happy he has an old boat, not a new one. 

John reboots his family jockey trip with his brothers and dad heading down to Gulfstream Park in Florida. Along the way he's reminded that rituals might just be the best way to take care of family and a few close friends. 

John's been on the road and has some travel stories including too many giant down escalators. He reminds us to spend time with the people who matters most and prefers real golf to the simulator. 

John is reminded to stop and smell the roses from a buddy ten years older, has to rethink his Super Bowl food strategy, and contemplates starting a global TV Tray enterprise. 

It's birthday week (or month) down in Florida. John has found a new country artist, is appreciating signature scents, and had found a golf course that can break him (another one). And he's gearing up the hot dog roller for a 3-Meat 3-Peat at the annual Super Bowl party. 

John nearly loses his phone and takes a trip to Sauna Town. Along the way he learns the life lesson of taking the good where you can, making your own Spring Break, and remembering to say yes. 

John brings back a second helping of wisdom from Nashville, including a trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He reminds us to shake with our left hands, and updates us all on the Winter Carnival Medallion hunt. 

John is in Nashville where fried bacon sandwiches are recession proof at $6. He finds wisdom from a couple young bucks and hopes J.J. McCarthy can make the entire state of Minnesota more Zen. 

John caught the Noro . . .Roto . . .whatever is going around. But fear not, it's to your benefit as his fever dreams helped him realize while the entire world is focused on Artificial Intelligence we should be focused on emotion and love. 

Happy New Year! It's 2025 and that means “Zen” and “Others,” for John. He pushes through the holiday haze to help a buddy with a little wisdom for a first-time dad expecting a daughter. 

John has a full house with shoes stacked in the entryway, and that's a good thing. He looks forward to 2025 encouraging us to both find the plus in ourselves, while remembering OTHERS is the only thing that will make you feel good. 

John breaks through the year end melancholy with help from his spirit animal, Red Cooler Ronnie. He also always leaves a couple clean dishes out as a sign of respect when unloading the dish washer. 

The Kings host another successful neighborhood party, and John spends a weekend alone. Yes, he did order Domino's pizza, at least once so far. 

John takes a big “L” on his family holiday card, shares wisdom from a soccer legend, advises how best to order a nicotine pouch at the C-Store, and sounds the horn for the official start of “tuck-in” season. 

The Kings successfully hosted Thanksgiving, John found wisdom through a 5K, and he also changed his license plates all by himself. Impressive! 

John visits sacred ground at the Malibu RV Park, gets some next level wisdom from an old advertising buddy, and tells us what we should be watching on TV while attempting to decode Hindu scripture. So, basically a normal episode.  

John shares some wisdom from Taylor Sheridan and Elvis Presley, while somehow missing garbage day. That said his Christmas Cards are designed and ordered for their scheduled Thanksgiving release. 

John breaks down the Nebraska trip with his brothers a bit more (beyond complaining about electric vehicles). He encourages us to win the next period as we approach the holidays, finding our next adventure big or small. Heck, it might be a simple as a trip to orchestra hall.

Turns out there are more efficient ways of travel than taking an electric SUV from Minnesota to Nebraska. John gets familiar with Casey's and Kwik Stop's throughout the upper Midwest and goes big for Halloween serving up full size and a bag of chips.  

John is currently living his best life (post Dominoes) on the road visiting his son in Fort Lauderdale and helping his daughter recover in Portland, Maine. The pod returns to its roots with bathroom banter, Jamaican Uber driver wisdom, and a good old fashioned drinking story! 

John shares wisdom from the Finnish Flash, starts to see the benefits of journaling, and thinks long walks might be his snacking salvation. And he still had time to get the jet ski out of the water and replaced the furnace filter. 

John wonders if booya is gross, gathers wisdom from part 2 of his dinner of discourse, and gets to see his daughter win a major award in the greatest city in the world. 

John toasts the late Kris Kristofferson, gathers some old school wisdom at a dinner out, and embraces a world where his wife plays golf and watches football documentaries. 

The docks are coming out, and Tally's is closing for the season—so, summer is officially over, even if John still plans to listen to a few more Vikings games on the water.  He also remembers popsicles being way bigger. 

John gets a wake-up call with a car accident, wonders if he's turning into a Progressive ad, and is hard at work making the concert t-shirt (or Wiki page) for his annual guy's trip. 

John is home alone, but surprisingly has yet to order Domino's pizza. He shares wisdom from a progressive junior hockey coach, reminds all online gamblers the importance of visiting the pay window, and learns that oil and water still don't mix. 

It's early Fall, and John is wondering if cream cheese has been pigeonholed, if karma is real, and how to avoid zebra mussel small talk at all costs. He also played catch, so there's that. 

It's a three-day weekend, John's son is home, College GameDay is back on the air. All that's left to decide is if we should go on the boat, or to the Fair. A good problem to have. 

John is live from the Minnesotan booth at the State Fair. Enjoy a candid conversation about steak salads, screw-ups, and wisdom from an entrepreneur. 

John's summer of pontoon pandemonium continues, with a fresh new situation. He wonders how much his life would improve if he could just outsource everything he's not good at, and he visits Irish Fest. 

John contemplates midlife frustration, dissatisfaction, while finding at least partial answers from an old movie, and Bill Murray. He also misses Shinders. 

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.