Mike Tanner
Bio
I am a stay at home father of two who ALSO runs a digital agency, organizes a few conferences and writes for a number of blogs related to parenting and entrepreneurship. Oh. And I love board games and D&D.
Stories (2/0)
4th and Goal
When I was in high school, it crossed my mind more than once that someday I’d have a son and he would play high school football. I thought about how proud I would be to see him suited up, helmet glistening in the sun. I thought about how excited he would be to play football “just like his old man.” I thought maybe he’d play the same position. Maybe he’d even have my number.
By Mike Tanner6 years ago in Unbalanced
Our Last Game
On Tuesday, August 1, 2000, 17,469 people walked into Oakland Stadium to watch the hometown Athletics take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The Athletics were two years away from the famous, or infamous, Moneyball years and the Jays were seven years removed from their back to back World Series titles. While the A’s would go on to win 97 games that year and win the AL West, little suggested that either of these teams were a World Series contender. And so I didn’t bother turning on the game. I was slightly preoccupied.
By Mike Tanner6 years ago in Families