Posts Tagged ‘patriots’
One more thing to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day
Coincidence? I don’t think so.
The Patriots beat the Lions, 34-9 on Sunday, which marked fourteenth anniversary of quarterback Tom Brady’s debut in the NFL. On that same day in 2000, the Lions beat Tom Brady and the Patriots. Final score: 34-9. Coincidence? No way. Glitch in the matrix. Bug in the program. Virus in the machine. A sign that…
Read MoreI began the day as a depressed and angry idiot. I ended the day with laughter and rainbows and sunshine. Literally. The lesson: Don’t give up hope.
Bad start to the day. Arrived at my friend’s house, 40 minutes from my home, having forgotten without my ticket to the Patriots’ game. It requires an incredible amount of stupidity to do such a thing, and I felt like an idiot. This meant that I would need to drive back home, pick up my…
Read MoreThe Patriots new jersey guarantee highlights the struggles of NFL players
There’s no greater testament to the fragile nature of job security in the National Football League than this offer from the Patriots Pro Shop.
Read MoreI admire this violent, malicious man.
On a good day, former New England Patriots and current Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather is a hard-nosed, hard hitting football player. Those days seem few and far between. More often, Meriweather is a dirty player with a disregard for the safety of his opponents. During his tenure in New England, I watched him make…
Read MoreThe Patriots are proof-positive that perspective is hard, if not impossible
A friend and fellow Patriots season ticket holder sent this to me yesterday in one of the weekly email exchanges that we have prior to every game. I thought it summed things up perfectly: Tom Brady’s career record as a starting QB now stands at 139-39, making him the first quarterback in NFL history to…
Read MoreHe must be thinking about the upcoming Patriots playoff game
Best use of duct tape ever
I received a gift in the mail last week from a former student. Here it is. At first I thought that she has simply seen the Patriots logo, been aware of the versatile nature of duct tape and decided it would make the perfect gift. If this had been the case, I would be have…
Read MoreMy wife and children are ruining football for me.
I attended the Patriots game on Sunday. The weather was spectacular, the pregame tailgate menu was superb, and most important, the Patriots won. It was the first game in more than a month for me. I missed both home games in October thanks to my book tour and a wedding. I was happy to return…
Read MoreThe three day, three month, three year test
Last year the New England Patriots played the Kansas City Chiefs on a Monday night in Foxboro. My fellow season ticket holder could not attend the game for less than acceptable reasons, and I could not find a soul who was willing to attend the game with me. The freezing temperatures and the probability of…
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