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: January 2009
Evaluation of a deal
Yesterday the Cubs shipped mediocre and possibly brain-dead shortstop Ronny Cedeno to the Mariners for former maligned Mets reliever Aaron Heilman. (note: it’s possible he was actually much-maligned.) Is this a good deal? Hmmm. Let’s check here for an opinion. … Continue reading
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What did I miss?
In between a disgustipating sinus infection, a week’s worth of sun and siesta in Puerto Vallarta, a week crammed with work-related seminar action and a friend’s surprise birthday party, MFG has been missing in action for quite some time. What … Continue reading
Posted in Film, NFL, Scrubs, War on Slate
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Going dark
You probably tuned in tonight for some witty update about the Florida-Oklahoma game. Or about legions of K-State fans cheering for Oklahoma in some pathetic attempt to convey relevance. Or maybe even a subtle dig at Fox, trotting out the … Continue reading
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He’s a gamer
Speaking of our other favorite dominant regular-season team that flamed out in the postseason … By now all this offseason Cubs stuff is totally old news. The North Siders parted ways with Kerry Wood, sadly dealt Mark DeRosa, smartly dealt … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Colts, Cubs, Irony?
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Still mad
I will see visions in my sleep. First, Dwayne Bowe dropping the Chargers’ onside kick during San Diego’s furious rally to beat the Chiefs. One had a sense the Chargers’ rotten luck, or bad karma – last-second losses to the … Continue reading
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Incensed
I’ve never been this infuriated by the result of an NFL game. I take nothing away from the Chargers. Their luck has been on the upswing now for about five weeks. Probably even deservedly so. They also have a bizarre … Continue reading
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Vengeance … we hope
I’d start off our Colts pregame post by pumping my fist and claiming that ‘mercy is for the weak, the enemy deserves no mercy,’ or something like that, but the truth is I’m terrified. I know almost all the analysis … Continue reading
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One and done?
For all our posturing about a college football playoff (most recently here), sure, we still effusively enjoyed our almost-mater Iowa Hawkeyes‘ easy victory over South Carolina in the Outback Bowl. Awesome Blossoms for everyone! The unranked and unnoticed Hawkeyes gelled … Continue reading
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Gifted to you
Perhaps I’m unaware of this whole phenomenon, but at what point did “Gift” transform from noun to verb? As in: On Tuesday, ABC is gifting me new episodes of Scrubs. But the word gift has now morphed fully within our … Continue reading
Posted in Fail, fail, Grammar
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Bowlmania winds down
Yes, I’m scoffing. There’s no such thing as Bowlmania. Not anymore. Gone are the halcyon days when we had a stupid, non-revolutionary system that matched conferences up, pitting the cream of the crop against one another in various locations on … Continue reading
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