Published on November 16, 2010 by DPS
It’s been a long time since I started to make a concerted effort to ignore politics entirely. I still vote, which, perhaps, makes me a hypocrite, but I find so little in the way of redeeming qualities in ANY politicians, regardless of whether they are left, right, or somewhere in the middle. The entire system is predicated on a person’s ability to lie and raise lots of money (which is then owed by way of favors.) It’s like being trapped in a cage with a viper and a scorpion: You can pick your favorite, but no matter which one wins, you’re in trouble.
So, rather than wallow in that mud, I choose to pay attention to sports. Sure, the folks involved in that are every bit as corrupt and amoral as the politicians, but they can’t raise my taxes or start wars that my kids have to fight in and pay for. Plus, since they are just games, I used to think that the acrimony would be a lesser variety. I mean, come on! It’s only a game.
Why so pissy?
My assessment has proven to be very much mistaken—at least about the amount of vitriol that exists in and around sports. Plus, it’s not the players and other directly involved in the industries that are the worst. no, it’s the fans.
If you want to see direct examples of how much disgusting hatred the average person is capable of there is no better place to look than in the comments thread of a sports related news story or blog post. (more…)
Published on August 20, 2010 by DPS
I did a search on Google just now for the term “food blog”. Do you know how many results it reported?
695,000,000 results. That’s six-hundred, ninety-five MILLION, for those of you confused by all those zeros and commas.
I wonder how many of these Oprah has been to?
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Published on July 25, 2010 by DPS
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Published on February 6, 2010 by DPS
Joe Gill is Boston Sports Then & Now has a get-together in the works for late March that he’s calling the Boston Sports Blogapalooza. This from his post:
“BSB will also provide a venue for Boston sports bloggers to meet local sports media members. Share your thoughts and opinions with the media bloggers, beat reporters, and radio show hosts in person! It’s all about networking folks and in a fun laid back atmosphere (no suits and resumes required!)
What can be better than spending an afternoon talking sports?”
The rumor that I got (not directly from Joe just yet) is that it is going to be held in Sunday, March 28. Keep your eye on Boston Sports Then & Now for updates.
I’m going to try my best to get there…maybe I’ll see you.
Published on January 10, 2010 by DPS
If the stylish prose on this blog is not enough to fill your day, stop and check out these two new additions to the blog-o-sphere.
This one belongs to my nephew Jake, the budding comedian.
Abby, my step daughter, pens this one.
Drop by and post some comments – it’ll make their day.
Published on October 12, 2009 by DPS
Published on October 8, 2009 by DPS
