MISTER FADED GLORY
I'd call this blog a "Critique of Life," except that sounds way too pretentious.
Watch for my first novel, These Monks, a comedy about friendship, frustration, and Des Moines, available later this year.
Email me: jjh(at)misterfadedglory.com.
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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Thanks for giving a care
Don’t even think about reaching me … I won’t be home. PJ, Footsteps. We’re taking this week off from the blog. Before you leap from your desk chair, hurl your Chee-tos, and claim we took last week off, well, let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes, Melancholy
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Fan douchebaggery, episode 674
Good day, how do, and I send a smile to you. Don’t want to waste, waste your breath. Don’t want to waste my hate on you. Metallica, Wasting My Hate I usually try not to react so knee-jerk to columnists, … Continue reading
Posted in Colts, Sports Media
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Change of heart
Read the page, it’s cold and dead, and take me home.Alice In Chains, Don’t Follow Well, Ms. Faded Glory has gotten to me. The former lit major was just a little unnerved by yesterday’s post which (not intentionally) appeared to … Continue reading
Posted in War on Slate
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Simple Pages
And though the news was rather sad, well, I just had to laugh. The Beatles, A Day In the Life My Newsweek subscription lapses in only a few short weeks, and it was an easy decision. (An official friend of … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Reading
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Moving on
“When you can’t decide…what’s on your mind, it’s clear…” The Smashing Pumpkins, Starla. Well, it’s not the easiest game to stomach, particularly when it looked like the Colts were in control in the fourth quarter. The Colts fell to a … Continue reading
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Let’s just play
Oh, please, let it rain today… Pearl Jam, Wash You know what I think. The Colts are going to beat the Patriots in the much-hyped Game of the Millennia. Despite the Patriots’ impressive record, three victories were against their division … Continue reading
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Nothing new
Understand, I’m not falling down I said, ‘look around, the room’s taller now,’ I can’t close my eyes, ’cause I see the sound in waves… In waves …Pearl Jam, Severed Hand I know you’re all breathlessly awaiting my evaluation of … Continue reading
Posted in Colts
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