Red Sox Win World Series. Now Maybe I Can Get Some Sleep

It’s great that the Sox have won another World Series.  It’s great because I’m a die hard Red Sox fan and because the Series is finally over and I might be able to start getting some sleep.  I might even drink less.  I’m ecstatic and exhausted.  It’s not just the emotional exhaustion that is [...]

Hey Rockies . . . Welcome to Sea Level

Ok, I know I dismissed the Red Sox when they were down 3-1 to Cleveland.  But everyone in Red Sox Nation knows that the Sox won that series precisely because I rationalized their defeat.  If I had guaranteed a victory an even let thoughts about a potential victory enter my mind, they [...]

You Know You’re in New England When . . .

Fall is great in New England.  The trees are alive with blinding color, there are great events everywhere like this weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta, and thanks to global warming, people are out and about everywhere, basking in the sun and warmth.

But nothing in New England is bigger in the fall than [...]

Remaining Calm in the Face of the Impending Red Sox ALCS Loss

Anyone who knows me also knows that no one can sanely use the words “sports” and “calm” in the same sentence about me.  I’m just an uptight guy when it comes to sports, especially when my team is involved (before you post a comment with a wise crack about not being just with sports, [...]

I Don’t Feel I have a Concussion Problem . . .

I just saw this quote from Ottawa Senators forward, Dean McAmmond, in Sports Illustrated and thought it worthy of passing on.

I don’t feel I have a concussion problem.  I have a problem with people giving me traumatic blows to the head.”

Yup.  That pretty much sums up ice hockey.

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Cycling Crop Circles

In the suburbs around Boston, one frequently runs across strange symbols painted on the road.  Most of these are geometric shapes, arrows, directions and short descriptions to guide those responsible for fixing, destroying, burying or replacing parts of the local infrastructure.  Some of the road graffiti has a more subtle meaning, though – gently [...]