So we’re going to try “that’s Never been done before”; a choose your own adventure blog.   I will give you choices and YOU get to tell the story this time!

Before we get too far into the story, I have a confession to make. Do you guys remember the ongoing coronavirus 19 pandemic? It was my fault. All of it. I did that. Now while I did not bite the head off a bat or create anything in a lab, I did something foolish, and… Read more

Do you guys remember when I graduated college and didn’t have a job or direction in my life and was very depressed? Not great, right? Wrong! I worked out an hour a day and ran like 2-3 miles, weighed 205 and was in the best shape of my life. It was awesome!  Sadly, I got… Read more

This is the end of your journey, please go back to the beginning and try again.

Preface: What is Burn Boot Camp? I had a negative perception of it when I first learned of it. I thought that all workout places that are not a traditional gym are a cult and a scam.  Burn is more than a workout. It’s a lifestyle. But for real, it is a workout class; 45… Read more

Hello my dear friends and welcome to the year of our Lord 2024. As you know my first blog of the 2023 season was giving my goals and resolutions, and I’m not creative enough to come up with something new, so we’re just gonna do that again. However, before we do, we have to grade… Read more

It’s the end of August folks, where we are confronted with the hardest task of a year, getting 10 grown men to sync up their schedules for a fantasy football draft. Now I’m not the best fantasy player ever (2 championships and 2 last place finishes in 7 years) but I’ve done it enough to… Read more

Ladies and gentlemen and fans of all ages, we are at my favorite week of the year. The week where I pretend I have my dream job as a sportswriter and get to cover the biggest sporting event in the world! No, not the South Dakota 11B State Football Championship. We of course are talking… Read more

“The first day of the rest of your life,” is usually when you decide to start living how YOU want to, as a changed, new person. Usually a positive change. However, for some of us, it’s the day where we begin to go crazy. For me it was the latter.  Setting Date: Wednesday, July 26,… Read more

In January 2017 I was coming off the worst year of my life, and we were beginning the first rendition of new year new Eric. (We are currently in the third rendition, the second was “the year of Eric” which started Nov 2019 and ended the day the pandemic hit, very summer of George vibes.)… Read more

Thursday June 17, 2021: your favorite author is watching game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi’s when he decides to hit send on this fire tweet: Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve used this strategy to make my Twitter followers hold me accountable with a nut shot. The other time it was to… Read more

My friends, over the past two weeks it has been above 90 every day in the wonderful town of Sioux Falls.  It has been miserable, and, I cannot stress this enough, you need to stay hydrated!  (Seamless transition) Speaking of staying hydrated, would you like to hear a story about drinking water? Spoiler alert:  We’re… Read more

We are in for a mess of a blog post so buckle up.  In October my sister asked me to write a blog post about her as a birthday present. She told me this the day of, and didn’t give me any time to come up with any stories. We postponed with the Jacklyn post… Read more

In spring of 2018 we had the proudest moment in bteamballer.com history by buying our office space! The office space is really just a TV tray in the living room, but with the office space, we also got a house. With this house came a terrible curse…no, not a spirit or specter, much worse. I… Read more

There comes a moment in every person’s life when they realize they are an old person. This moment can be different for every person.  For some people, it’s when you have a kid or a grandkid. For others it’s the first time you hear a new song and think, “I can’t believe kids listen to… Read more

In my life I have been forced into 3 camps. I don’t necessarily believe in them, it’s only because the Opposition has forced me.  The internet has forced me to be Team Kanye vs.Team Taylor. Mike Lynde has forced me to be Team Bernie vs. Team Trump. And finally my (STUPID) brother-in-law and my (IDIOTOTIC)… Read more

You got anything that really just snarfs you off? We all do, snarfing is inevitable. But, do you have something that shouldn’t snarf you off but does anyway? These are called “Pet Peeves,” and, yes, I think that is the dictionary def. I have at least five things that drive me, as the kids say,… Read more

There once was a little boy who started a blog. Now blogs had been irrelevant for years and the cool things now were podcast(s). However, the little boy didn’t want to start a podcast because he didn’t want to be a conformist. The little boy did a wonderful job with his blog. However, he hit… Read more

The Punt Family added a new member this week so therefore we must officially update the Punt Family Power Rankings Margot Robbie Hummel still plays for Purdue Eleanor Roosevelt Punt. Just untapped potential at this point, we can only go up, can’t wait to see all the things she will accomplish.  Liza. All this kid… Read more

Welcome to life hacks with Eric! In this February edition, we are going to be looking at New Year’s resolutions! Since it is February, I can only assume that you have already given up on your New Year’s resolution. Well, I have a life hack to help you get well into May before you break… Read more

Hello, and welcome to Pacman Ricky’s writing workshop 2k20. I’m going to take you behind the curtain and show you the difficulties that come with being a self-published author. (Todd, you could learn something here, so pay attention) The most difficult part of writing is finding that sweet spot that is a subject that I… Read more

It’s “The Big Game” Sunday (I don’t think I can legally say $up*r bowl because I don’t pay the NFL millions of dollars to be the official, poorly written, blog, so we’re going with the safe alternative.), and our two favorite teams are playing! The Sand Frand 49ers and the KC Chefs! I have no… Read more

On Monday, January 13th, 2020, an incredibly jet-lagged (don’t know if it’s a word, but it is now) Ricky traveled an hour to Brookings, South Dakota to take the Law School Admissions Test! I know what you’re thinking. “Why did you do this to yourself, Eric? You aren’t smart enough to get into law school.”… Read more

So I spent the first part of my College Football Playoff Saturday watching the new Star Wars Rise of Skywalker. As those of you who read my Christmas Card (the og readers) know, I’ve been trying to get back into caring about college football, and watching the Rise of Skywalker beforehand really threw my whole… Read more

As most of you know, I’m not a big meme guy.  I mean I like knowing what’s funny and what all the people are talking about so I don’t ignore them when I see them, but for the most part I do not like memes. Do you know what’s been a real pain in my… Read more

If you are looking for a well thought out organized post, today ain’t your day. We’re gonna have another 3 random things post (and at the time of me starting this I only have 2 random things so let’s hope another one comes to me so I can at least be consistent) so bear with… Read more

Well South Dakota is trending, and that can only mean one thing! We made a stupid ad campaign! Now instead of not jerking while we drive, we’re all on meth. First off, I would like to get it out there, I have never done (or plan to do) meth. However, working in what I like… Read more

Well folks, if you are reading this on the day that I am posting this, it is my birthday. So instead of writing Happy Birthday on my wall (Unless you write something creative. I love that, and it makes me feel like our friendship is special.), how about you like this post and support me… Read more

“Happy Saturday!” he wrote, knowing full well this didn’t stand a chance of getting published that day. Sorry to those who are looking for a well organized piece, we’re just getting Eric’s random Saturday thoughts. My current Saturday activities have been: waking up, going to Joker, and now I am currently watching Oklahoma vs. Texas… Read more

Alright boys and girls, let’s get out our Bob Ross Joy of Painting kits because we’re going to paint a picture.  Imagine it’s 5:45 am, Big Sean’s “Stick to the Plan” starts playing on your phone notifying you that it’s the worst part of your day, time to get up. Your bed is warm, your… Read more

Hello my Friends, sorry for the delay in posting. I wrote a blog last week (750 words about college football rivalries and why Iowa needs to stop playing ISU.) It was bad so I didn’t post it. My goal is to keep you, the reader, happy and post about every 10(ish) days. Don’t get your… Read more

So we’re on blog number 2. Thank you, if you’ve made it this far maybe you’re willing to read a little further. (Just a useless Shawshank reference no one got) Before we get started I got one question about blogs, I’ll be done breaking the fourth wall after this post, what does blog stand for?… Read more

Well boys and girls, I’m attempting to start a blog, we’ll see if this works. I’m not very organized, and I’m not near as creative as my ego thinks I am. Why do this? (A question the blog is asking me to answer?) As a construction worker, I don’t really get the opportunity to express… Read more