State of the Hogs: Optimism always the best option

There is a reward to a glass-half-full philosophy.

For one, there is less stress. It also seems like more people want to hang out with optimistic souls than those woe-is-me sorts.

I do not always look for the riskiest move, although I’ve taken some highly questionable journeys.

Some of my favorite advisors warned that starting Hawgs Illustrated 28 years ago was highly risky. As I pondered the move, Tulsa World sports editor Bill Connors invited me to lunch and handed me a written letter — just for proof for my wife — that I’d be the sports editor in less than a year.

Then, the man who was like a father during 14 years in Tulsa, said, “I expect you to go to Arkansas. It’s home and I believe you…