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Seven Year Hiatus

It's been seven years since my last blog post. Blogging may now be out of style, but I don't monetize this and I'm content doing this in my spare time.

 How can I explain the absence? Well, as The Who says in it's 1982 album title, It's Hard.

Writing about rugby is totally a passion of mine and between life, career and family, I struggle to find time to write. I wish I could do more. But, there are times in life when you have to take advantage of the opportunity in front of you.

Back when I last wrote content for my blog, it would have been a dream to have a Professional rugby team in my area. That dream, thanks to NOLA Gold and Major League Rugby, is now a reality. I would be crazy not to take advantage of what I could only have imagined back then. 

I'm a Hurricane Katrina survivor, and sparing you the dramatics, I wish I would have written a journal back then. I think it would have been a heck of a read. For any of you out there that have a passion and a subject to write about--do it now!

What have I been doing? Well, I still watch rugby and I keep up to date with my Twitter page and podcasts, of which I am a fan of a few out there. But still there is so much to learn about this beautiful game.  I believe rugby can thrive in the USA and I hope to generate a little interest in it before I am done.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be posting a link to my Twitter page as well, @RugbyOutsider.  If you have tips and advice, my ear is always listening.

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