Yesterday Was a Special Day for Me

And yet nobody even acknowledged it. You see, yesterday I became days old.  (Sorry for the weird formatting, I've given up after an hour of trying to fix it.) For those of you who've forgotten their lessons in Roman numerals, that's 25,000 (don't worry, I didn't know how to write it either). The problem with … Continue reading Yesterday Was a Special Day for Me

It Looks Like I’ve Got My Finger on the Pulse of the Nation

For the second time in three years, we had to watch the Super Bowl at an odd hour. Two years ago, we were in London when my hometown Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl. The game didn't start until 11:30 at night, and I'm not a night person. But fortunately, the game was on a … Continue reading It Looks Like I’ve Got My Finger on the Pulse of the Nation

Why I Don’t Always Root for the Underdog

It's hard to do sometimes, to go against the grain, to not root for the feel good story competitor, the one who is clearly an underdog. After all, everybody loves an underdog. There have been many great sports movies that featured an underdog, and while the underdog may not always win, the audience is unanimous … Continue reading Why I Don’t Always Root for the Underdog