Sports
Serena is beautiful. You are a terrible human being.
Comedian Amber Ruffin alerted me via Late Night with Seth Meyers that horrible human beings have recently been insulting Serena Williams for her physical appearance, specifically related to a black body suit that she wore at the French Open but also for her physicality in general. In the words of Amber Ruffin, “When you’re skinny,…
Read MoreClara’s first Patriots game. NOT WHAT I EXPECTED AT ALL.
I took Clara on a rite of passage last night: Her first New England Patriots game. I’ve been attending Patriots games regularly for almost 20 years, and I’ve been a season ticket holder for almost as long. I’ve spent some of my favorite, most memorable days at Gillette Stadium, tailgating with friends, cheering in the…
Read MoreI’m not a skateboard guy, but I think this is remarkable.
I’m not a skateboard guy, and I’ve never been a skateboard guy. I’ve always seen skateboarding as a series of bad equations: Enormous amounts of time invested in learning and practice in exchange for the ability to ride on an inefficient means of transportation and perform a few dangerous, not-so-impressive tricks. Hours of potential fun…
Read MoreThe boy has been trained well.
In truth, I didn’t push my love for the Yankees and hatred for the Red Sox all that much. I think he absorbed most of his sports allegiances through osmosis. Or he simply made the most sensible, most logical, most reasonable choice.
Read MoreI hit a new thing. The results were tragic.
I played golf on Sunday. On the second hole, I hit a tree with my second shot, causing it to ricochet directly back at me, nearly killing me. My third shot was heading toward the green when it struck a rake lying between me and the green, popping the ball up and sending it right of…
Read MoreThe most unlikely of pars
I play golf because I love the game, even though I play it poorly. I play golf because it allows me to spend time with friends. I also play golf because sometimes, the moments are unforgettable, ridiculous, and hilarious. On Sunday morning, I played golf with two friends at Rockledge country club, a public golf…
Read MoreThe importance of an editor
Remember Brandi Chastain from the 1999 World Cup? She’s the soccer player who kicked the winning goal against China to win the gold medal for the Americans. After scoring the goal, she pulled off her jersey, exposing her sports bra and sending a sizable number of conservatives into amusing, ridiculous hysterics. Chastain was recently inducted…
Read MoreFive sausages and a good story
The New England Patriots defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in the AFC championship game at Gillette Stadium. It was the eighth AFC championship game that I have attended in my lifetime. Patriot fans have indeed been blessed over the last 16 years. Prior to the game, about ten of us gathered in the parking…
Read MoreVin Scully’s boycott of the NFL is stupid
In response to football players kneeling during the national anthem, Vin Scully has announced tat he will not watch the NFL ever again. His comments: “I have only one personal thought, really. And I am so disappointed. And I used to love, during the fall and winter, to watch the NFL on Sunday. And it’s…
Read MoreFree Dive
This is both fascinating and bizarre. Watching the video of this man free dive to the bottom of the deepest pool in the world is both mind boggling and incredible, and yet: 1. I don’t understand the desire to free dive. I cannot fathom (see what I did there?) the desire to swim as deep…
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