Mike Savicki is a very kindhearted man. He is a husband, a veteran, an athlete, a teacher and a small business owner. He is also a father to the beautiful Caroline Savicki đź‘‘, a.k.a. me Part of his business, Afterburner Communications, is a website to…
Mike’s $20K for 20Bostons Challenge March 16, 2018 To my friends and family: In exactly one month from today I plan to roll to the starting line of the 122nd BAA® Boston Marathon. Insomuch as I will…
This article was originally published in the July 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents. It seems every other dog but ours loves boating Watching our dog, Stella, explode with energy and race towards the boat when she learns the family and I are…
This letter appears in the June 2017 issue of Lake Norman CURRENTS Magazine in my “Thoughts from the Man Cave” column. Please visit www.lncurrents.com and click on “View current issue online” to read the rest of the issue. A Fish Story By Mike Savicki…
Mike’s 51st Annual* Awesome 2017 Super Bowl “Contestamundo” (* No, this really isn’t the 51st time I did this, not even close, but it got your attention and sure sounds good, doesn’t it? Plus, in this day and age, who’s really counting?) Rules…
Please read… So tonight, like most nights when I’m home, I tried to help put our 4 year old daughter to bed as best as I could. To her, it was just another Friday “pizza movie night,” then books and bed, but to…
In a quest to find out which is more important at Thanksgiving, I’m grabbing a seat on the couch By Mike Savicki When my editor suggested I explore the two sides of Thanksgiving that are most important to guys – food and football –…
Barium Springs always there for the children By Mike Savicki At age 82, Mr. Joe Ben Gibbs of Troutman remembers the 8 years he spent at Barium Springs as the “best growing up years of his life.” He is a proud man who freely…
Life Lessons from a Man Named John Connor By Mike Savicki A small grove of fruit trees sits peacefully atop a small hill on John Connor Road in Cornelius as it has for nearly ninety years. Surrounded by million dollar homes and priceless sunset…
NHRA Top Fuel Driver Doug Herbert shares life lessons for the road By Mike Savicki Doug Herbert makes his living by driving fast. Really fast. In his seventeen years behind the wheel of an 8,000 horsepower dragster, he estimates he has gone over three…