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Last Train to Loserville
Nov 17th
This was one rough week to be a Devils fan. Halfway to my preseason goal of seeing eight games in person already, with an away game the night before Thanksgiving to come, I’d like to say I’m happy with my team. I’d also like to say that I’m dating a Playboy centerfold. Neither statement would be anywhere near the truth of the matter. The real truth is that for the first time in many years, I’ve had the displeasure of watching the team play horribly with no real confidence that it’s going to get better. If someone were to make a movie of the games I saw in person this week, the consecutive losses to the hated Rangers and the annoying Islanders would be titled “The Apathy and the Incompetence”.
Seeing Red Over Big Blue
Nov 8th
The halfway point of the NFL season finds my Giants holding a 6 wins to 2 losses record. That fact is even more impressive given that they began the season dismally having lost their first two game while giving up over 80 points over the course of the losses. They’ve righted the ship, avoided the traps, and took care of business. There isn’t a useful cliche` for playing well that hasn’t been used to describe them. Going into Sunday’s NFC East showdown with the despised 7-1 Dallas Cowboys, one of the two teams to have already beaten them, I should be a very happy man. Instead, I’m seeing red……as in the color of the jerseys the Giants will be wearing while facing their divisional nemesis on Sunday.
Watching the Leafs Fall
Nov 3rd
As the autumn winds begin to blow and the temperatures grow colder with each passing day, the annual phenomena of leaves first changing colors and then shaking loose from the trees occurs. However, that is a topic for another day. We’re still in color changing territory. We are a couple of weeks from them falling to the ground en masse. Perhaps I’ll wax poetic about it then. No, the Leafs (sic) I refer to in the subject refer to the Maple Leafs of Toronto. Their collective fall coming at the hand of my New Jersey Devils.
Your Possible Pasts
Nov 1st
It never fails. I could be up for 20 hours straight without so much as a break, but if the last thing I do is drive for any distance over a few miles, I’ll be wired when I return home. Insomnia is an old friend of mine. You might say we share this apartment. Personally, I wouldn’t mind having her evicted.
Still, it was a good night overall. Much of the gang was assembled for karaoke. Given that this group of friends in particular consists of those who appreciate my somewhat sardonic wit, it affords me the opportunity to relax and truly be myself. Often, too often as of late, I’ll spend half the night trying to figure out whether the new group of people de jour I happen to be hanging out with will be entertained or insulted by my singular brand of sarcastic humor. Tonight was one of those nights where it was truly open season. Mama always did say, “Make’em laugh”. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t my mama. I’m sure it was somebody’s mama. It has to be, after all, I read it someplace.
Things From England or A Tale of Two Football Games
Oct 28th
Yesterday was one of those real bad sports days where I was concerned in terms of the results. As I’ve already chronicled, the Devils fell to the Senators. To add to it, my two favorite college football teams, Penn State and Rutgers, lost by large margins. Today, I’m happy to report, was a much better day.
The daily double started off with a team from London and ended with a team playing in London. Yes, London…..as in England…..where the royals are…..no, not the Kansas City Royals. Alright, I’ll get back to the sports.