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…
Twenty-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.…
Policing the national anthem makes you a self-righteous jerk
This isn't a post about athletes kneeling or sitting during the singing of the national anthem. When it comes to that particular form of protest, I would prefer they find…
A 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…
My 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…
The 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…
My book launch party was filled with many surprise guests and references to Dungeons & Dragons
My most recent novel, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, was published ten days ago, on September 8. Originally, my book launch party was slated for September 10, but that…
ESPN’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…
My 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…
The 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 whom I have never met takes the field to play a game that…