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.
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Not your year
When an entire game swivels on a phantom illegal contact penalty, it’s not your year. When their fumbles always go out of bounds, are always uncalled, are never recovered, it’s not your year. When the drops bounce into opposing D-backs, … Continue reading
The greatest ad I’ve ever seen
With absolutely zero irony, today I compliment or pay minor tribute to the greatest ad I’ve ever seen. An advertisement so brilliant in its simplicity, so majestic in its story arc, so exquisite in its execution, so inspiring in its … Continue reading
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Now I know how Vikings fans feel
Or the Bears. Or even the Lions, I suppose. But only because of the eerie officiating at Lambeau Field, not necessarily the smackdown. Just an abysmal game by the Colts, one which looked completely off-kilter at the start, when the … Continue reading
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Memo
TO: The NFL FROM: The Indianapolis Colts RE: Sunday Dear National Football League, We’re back. All the best, The Colts
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So here we are
Back on the wagon, talking football as early as Monday. I know you’re shocked, but try and cope. (Maybe that’s what we’re doing.) The Indianapolis Colts pulled out a bittersweet, improbable win on Sunday – ralling from 17 down in … Continue reading
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My only friend, the end.
I may have lied. It may never have hurt this bad. It burns. It saps strength. It’s failure. I have no explanation. I know not why the Cubs turned into the converse of this season’s 97-win team. Maybe they froze. … Continue reading
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Disgustipated
Who laughs today? No, not you, I know, of course. How could I even ask? In a stunning case of schadenfreude, White Sox and Cardinals fans laugh at you. Brewers fans warily raise an eyebrow, snidely snickering at you. Giants … Continue reading
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Mortified
I would never have thought at the close of Thursday night that the Cubs would have been worse than Sarah Palin. Other than that, I barely know what to say. I still don’t believe in curses, and I still don’t … Continue reading
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Our day in the media
First of all, you might remember my bewildered ruminations on the Manny Ramirez trade last summer – I still find it an unconscionable baseball move, I still find the mass media’s overwrought scoldings laughable, and I still can’t fathom the … Continue reading
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Well, that was ridiculous
Just three questions, then we’ll put the Cubs’ Game 1 loss (7-2? Really?) to bed and bounce back tomorrow. The right pitcher is on the hill. (I’d also like to see Reed Johnson in right field tomorrow. Nothing against Kosuke, … Continue reading
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Cubtober.
For crying out loud, I told you fuckers to wake me when September ends, and now it has! When the hell did this happen? As you know, MFG made his supposed-to-be-annual pilgrimage to New York City last week, and his … Continue reading