Let’s hope this is more The Godfather Part II and less Ghostbusters II.

Sequels are rarely better than the original, but I think I can buck that trend.

First off, I was careful to set the bar at a manageable height in my first go-round as the Powell Tribune’s sports editor.  Pretty smart thinking, that was.

Secondly, I’m hoping this sequel is more of a reimagining (think Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, with less murder) than a tired rehash.

Anyway, the point is, I’m back.

Didn’t expect to see me back in town?

Well, to tell you the truth, neither did I.

But maybe we shouldn’t act so surprised.

I first came to Powell in May of 2012 because it gave me my first opportunity to work professionally out of college.

Now, just a little more than three years later, I’m returning because it has provided me with not one, but two unbelievable opportunities.

Some might call it the “Godfather offer.”

After eight months of working at a daily newspaper in Northern California, I’m returning to northwest Wyoming and the only paper which covers it properly (like any good sequel, I’m not above pandering to the core audience).

The Tribune’s sports editor position is one in which I feel both comfortable and prepared, but for which I also have a new sense of motivation and Drive (Ryan Gosling cameo=$10 million box-office boost).

Outside the Tribune, I will be working as the assistant coach of the Northwest College volleyball team, a position I held last fall and left the Tribune to pursue.

Why did I leave the Tribune to coach volleyball?

Because I knew there was no way one could be allowed to work two amazing sports-related jobs, so without even so much as broaching the subject with my bosses at the Trib, I saved them the hassle of scoffing at the idea and resigned.

Soon after I realized I was just plain ol’ wrong. Not because I didn’t want to coach, but because of course the Tribune — a company that prides itself on its genuine care and concern for its employees — would consider my desire to jump into an exciting new field.

So, to recap. I used to have one great job. Then I quit it for another. And then I quit that one, too.

Makes sense, right? No?

What makes less sense is that I’ve been welcomed back to both jobs with open arms.

Basically, things are turning up aces for me, and while that’s an incredibly obnoxious thing to write about, I have to thank Powell for dealing me such a loaded hand.

Powell Tribune general manager Toby Bonner — along with the entirety of the Tribune staff — went further than makes me feel comfortable to accommodate my return.

And because of that, I promise to never again quit and then ask within a year if they’d have me back.

Over at the college, head volleyball coach Shaun Pohlman — the only college coach who ever recruited me for anything — never closed the door on my potential return to a job I cherished.

Did it also help that he had almost zero alternatives at the ready? Sure. But I’ve never been too proud to fill that coveted “best you could do” role.

Lastly, a very special mention must be made to Don Amend, who will be returning to the Tribune to work a couple of sports beats during the fall season.

It’s funny (almost certainly not the perfect word for the situation) how my life has been so indirectly, yet undeniably impacted by Mr. Amend.

When Don left his position at the Tribune in 2011, it was I who was hired to replace him. In a sense, the only reason I was ever in Powell — or even knew the city existed — was because of Don’s departure.

Now, almost four years later, it’s Don’s return that makes mine possible.

So thank you, Don.

Because of you and the others mentioned above, I get to live the best of both worlds.

Say, that’s a pretty good tagline.