Stein’s Blog

It’s nuts how fast time flies.  I have been retired from coaching for seven years.  That’s more time than I spend at my first

I’m not sure of all the timing of my assistants at Wilber-Clatonia High School.  After all, it was almost 40 years ago.  I was

The term Dog Days has been around a long time.  It means the time in July and August that are the hottest in the

I am pretty sure that most people feel the bulk of stress in a basketball coaches’ job is the games.  It is true that

Professional football is really tough for me to get really excited about.  I certainly wouldn’t put a bunch of paint on my face, dress

Very few people have been as lucky as I have during my career in education and especially in coaching.  I have so many friends and

A debate always seems to rage on which streaks are the most impressive.  Brett Favre, the Green Bay (among others) quarterback, started 297 consecutive

In 2011, my Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team got hot at just the right time.  It was quite a post-season roll.  It started

Only four days until Christmas.  It’s that way if you are reading this blog on Friday.  What am I worried about?  I brought most

I took a $1,000 pay cut to move from a high school teaching and coaching job to a college teaching and coaching job.  That