I found bad haiku to be a good way to sum up a weekend last May. Since I’ve been absent for a couple of weeks, I hope this new round of bad haiku will make it up to you: October starts soon Leaves change, Halloween, birthdays Best month of the year — Chad Hermann quits… Read More summary II.
I’m not suicidal over the Southern Cal game. I’ve just been very busy. How busy? I’m in a motel in Harrisburg, getting a little work done the night before I cover a meeting of the state board of education. It’s not all bad — when I pulled into the HoJo parking lot tonight, I was… Read More hello.
In football seasons past, a week like this would have been different. The buildups to the Texas games of 2005 and 2006 were both full of posts about the game. Saturday’s game at No. 1 Southern Cal is that big. It might be bigger. It’s not unreasonable to say that the reputation of Ohio State’s… Read More pucker.
I’m not much of a gambler, but during football season, I have a hard time resisting the lure of the fantasy games. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m playing in a record number of pools this season; this post represents the first of what should, in theory, be weekly updates about how things are going. Pick… Read More fantasy-tastic, week one.
About a week ago, I hung out in Columbus on a Sunday morning, so I could a sporting event no less significant than Ohio State’s season opener, which I had attended just the day before. The event? The Spirit of Columbus Half Marathon. The significance? Our friend Fred, of Fred and Ethel fame, was participating.… Read More olympian.
That other football begins tonight. And yes, I’m sort of talking about the NFL, but only in an ancillary sense. The football I’m really excited about is the start of the two fantasy leagues I’m in this year. I am the defending champion of the Greater Bridgewater Area Press Association league, and I am planning… Read More kickoff.
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