Posts Tagged ‘new england patriots’
It’s true. I hate strangers because of what they love most.
I’m a reluctant atheist (I wish I had faith in a higher power but haven’t managed to find it yet), but I can certainly get behind the belief that hate is never a good thing and should be avoided whenever possible. I also agree with this church sign when it comes to football season. Football…
Read MoreTwenty-five years spent standing in a parking lot
I’ll be tailgating in the parking lot at the Patriots game on Sunday. I have seen many things in the decades I have spent tailgating at Gillette Stadium. Public intoxication. Nudity. Fist fights. Fender benders. Lobster shell distance throws. A Christmas tree labeled “Treebow” that was set afire and nearly burned several dummies to death in…
Read MorePolicing the national anthem makes you a self-righteous jerk
This isn’t a post about the athletes who are kneeling or sitting during the singing of the national anthem. When it comes to that particular form of protest, I would personally prefer that they find a different way to draw attention to a very important issue, but I also recognize and respect their right to…
Read MoreA Giants fan enacts a random and nonsensical act of football hatred upon a Patriots fan
I found this in my classroom on Monday morning following the Patriots loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game. The balloons, the orange soda, and the poorly sprayed silly string on my chair are the work of a New York Giants fan who cares absolutely nothing for the Broncos. This person also…
Read MoreMy 13 New Year’s resolutions for the NFL
On the heels of my own list of New Year’s resolutions comes my proposed resolutions for the National Football League. There are many serious issues that the NFL needs to address. This list does not touch upon the more complex and serious issues facing the NFL but seeks only to increase a fan’s enjoyment of the…
Read MoreThe Patriots lost yesterday. I’m a happy Patriots fan today. You should be, too.
As a Patriots fan who spent yesterday evening in Gillette Stadium, watching his beloved team blunder their way to a second straight loss, you might think that I would be upset today. Depressed. Annoyed. Outraged. Discouraged. Disheartened. Even angry. Enraged. You might think that the flood of messages that I received from joyous Giants, Jets, and…
Read MoreMy book launch party was filled with many surprise guests and references to Dungeons & Dragons
My most recent novel, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, published ten days ago on September 8. Originally my book launch party was slated for September 10, but that was the date of the Patriots home opener at Gillette Stadium, and I have my priorities. My publicist understood completely, so the launch was moved to…
Read MoreESPN’s Jason Whitlock asked a bunch of stupid questions about Robert Kraft, so I answered them. It’s a good strategy when faced with dumb, rhetorical questions.
In his press conference following the announcement that the NFL plans to uphold Tom Brady’s four game suspension, team owner Robert Kraft said: “The decision handed down by the league yesterday is unfathomable to me.” In a piece for ESPN about Kraft’s response, Jason Whitlock writes: “Really? Unfathomable? What country has Kraft been living in? What…
Read MoreMy wife’s text message in the closing seconds of the Super Bowl said it all.
My wife and I watched the Super Bowl in separate locations last night. One of my favorite moments of the night was the text that she sent after Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson’s pass to secure the Patriots’ victory. I’m confused by what just happened but I know it was good. Yes, honey. It was…
Read MoreThe best moment that I have ever spent at a football game. Maybe one of the best moments of my life. And it happened during a timeout.
My love of the New England Patriots doesn’t make a lot of sense. A collection of men who I have never met take the field to play a game that I have never played professionally, and even though I have no tangible connection to a single person associated with the Patriots organization, my heart hangs…
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