Out-Numbered

My name is Jason Mayo and I am the Owner and Vice President of the blog Out-Numbered . Normally, I'm cursing a lot and making a complete fool out of myself ; so I totally understand if you don't trust me. But I'm asking you to listen for a second and listen hard. Today is your lucky day. In hard times like these, we don't often get a chance to capitalize on a good, honest bargain. Here's your chance. Today I'm giving you the opportunity to buy a children's book . It's a damn good book, if I don't say so myself. By buying the book today, you get FOUR things. That's right. FOUR THINGS. For the price of ONE. Here's the deal: 1 . When you buy the book, you get an awesome children's book that will make you and more importantly, your kids very happy. 2. It's Halloween pretty soon and there's a weird witch in the story, so you can check off a silly Halloween treat from your list of things to do. 3. It's a moral tale, so there...

They say Disney is the place where "Dreams Come True". Well it's also the place where smoking hot, young, out of work actresses, come to dress up in princess costumes and give creepy, almost middle aged dad's, inappropriate thoughts. Just sayin'. Don't judge me. Anyway... Let's play a game. Here's the photo: You create the caption. Top three captions will receive a signed copy of my soon to be available, children's book, "Do Witches Make Fishes?" All of the profits from the book are being donated to the Garden of Dreams Foundation . So that means I'm gonna dip into my pocket, in honor of you. That's good karma for both of us. Oh, and just to be fair, the top three captions will be selected by my good friend Tanis Miller, AKA, The Redneck Mommy . I haven't asked her yet because I'm a bad planner and extremely spontaneous. I also like putting her in awkward situations... Caption away and good luck! Do Witches Make Fishes? ...

My best friend Rich has cancer. Last year I wrote a post called Hockey Heals . It was about a special night we shared together at Madison Square Garden. Right around that time, my daughter had heard me talking to my wife about Rich and his battle. I explained to her that he was sick and that he had a disease called cancer. She asked a lot of questions but seemed to understand most of what I was telling her. Every now and then she asks me how Rich is doing. She asks if his cancer is getting better. She asks if it's contagious. She asks about his wife and his little boy. It always seems so random and comes to pass as if we were talking about the weather. This past Friday, my family and I went to temple for a Friday night family service. It's not something we do often. As a matter of fact, it's not something we do ever. Suffice it to say, we were sitting in the sanctuary when the Rabbi asked the congregation if anyone had someone they would like to pray for this evenin...

I've been going to New York Rangers games with the same buddies for the past 13 years. This year is different. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball. One of those buddies moved away. The other one has Cancer. This year, Opening Night at Madison Square Garden was a date marked on my calendar for all the wrong reasons. Hockey has always been a distraction for us. Through the good times and the bad. This year it was hard to predict who would even be at the game with me. Year after year, we would meet at the seats. The start of each new season brought a sense of hope. That's the beauty of sports. With each new year, comes a fresh start. With one of my friends hundreds of miles away and the other one battling for his life, Hockey season hardly seemed a priority. Then I realized that Opening Night was actually more important this year than it has ever been. I spoke to my friend who is sick, during the week leading up to the game. I told him that I'd keep the ticket available f...