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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Category Archives: Myself
My last sportswriting post [Finally apparent truisms]
Yesterday I wrote about Grantland. Today (Grantland-style; I’m aware of the irony) I’m writing about me. I used to want to be a sportswriter. As my career has diverted, I still lurk in social playgrounds with sportswriters. At one time … Continue reading →
Posted in Journalism, Myself, Sports Media
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Tagged Bill Simmons, Colin Cowherd, Disappointment, Failure, Jason McIntyre, Joe Paterno, Joe Posnanski, John Hanley, Sports Illustrated, Sportswriting, The Big Lead, Tom Scocca
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WELCOME BACK TO ME [ Site news ]
First, I’m back. Your favorite cantankerous marketing pro and erstwhile writer. But things gotta change. So I’m going to be tweaking some design, thematic, and content elements around here. Regardless, I’m back. Sort of. Such as it ever was. This … Continue reading →
Happy Father’s Day
Father’s Day is a little difficult for me. I lost my dad last year, and I’m not a father myself. I think Franklin the Cat tried to say “Happy Father’s Day” this morning. He murmured and looked up at me, … Continue reading →
Oral histories: The evolution of storytelling? Featuring ESPN and The Lie
I have yet to read ESPN The History, though I’ve surveyed several excerpts and I’m still eager. I’m not quite sure the story or the samples rocked Bristol’s world. The “Oral History” probably, accurately details an insider’s view of a … Continue reading →
Posted in Journalism, Myself, Reading, Writing
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Tagged Chad Kultgen, ESPN, ESPN The Book, James Andrew Miller, Oral History, These Monks
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Break in the Action
WOO-HOO! FOUR-DAY WEEKEND: I’m signing off for a few days (I may even be away from Twitter) during a trip to my hometown of Clear Lake, Iowa. A couple things to remember during my time away. One: Follow me on … Continue reading →
SELF-PROMOTION: In case you haven’t heard, I recently signed with TLT Publishing for the publication of my first novel, These Monks, in 2012. Obviously, I’m very excited. Rest assured, I’ll keep you updated. But for more news about John the … Continue reading →
Posted in Myself, These Monks, Writing
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Tagged John Hanley, News You Can Use, Referrals, TLT Publishing, Twitter
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Random leftovers. It’s the holidays. You’ve earned it.
That’s right. More stuff, just for you. These leftover droppings are too long for Twitter, too short to waste more than a few minutes on, and too good to tuck back inside the stocking. ==== Did you get a Kindle … Continue reading →
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Myself, Sports Media, War on Slate
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Tagged Barry Rozner, Baseball Hall of Fame, Book of Basketball, Christian Bale, Cubs, Deadspin, Hire Jim Essian, Jayson Stark, Kerry Wood, Kerry Wood is a BAMF, KSK, Leftovers, More Slate Questions!, Simmons' minions, Sports Guy, stumping for my own stuff, The Fighter, Tommy from Quinzee Strikes Again, War on Slate
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The League: It’s about a fantasy football league!
You might have heard of TV’s The League. You know, FX’s counterpart to (the suddenly off-the-rails) It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. You might also have heard The League is another celebration of protracted adult adolescence, namely, guys getting drunk and … Continue reading →
Posted in Myself, NFL, Television
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Tagged Actors I've never heard of, Alan Sepinwall, FX, The Critic's Critic, The League, The Onion, The quote-unquote Sports Guy, TV Critic
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Something’s different. But what?
This is now a Colts blog. Why, you ask? Well, fucking because. I already delved into the personal side of this. What, you weren’t reading? And though you might think that launching an NFL blog devoted to one team is … Continue reading →
Posted in Colts, Column Gimmicks, Iowa Hawkeyes, Myself, Syracuse
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Tagged Bloggers, Bob Sanders, Colts, Fans, Marvin Harrison, New beginnings, NFL, Peyton Manning, Qadry Ismail, writing
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An Insurrection: A short story by MFG
About a year ago, some tortured employees around our nation were forced to work on a dreaded Friday – the 3rd of July. The horror! This year, another sect of poor souls unbelievably trudged to work on Monday, July 5. … Continue reading →
Seventy minutes later
So I thought we were sitting pretty last week, when Mr. Faded Glory returned to blogging. Turns out it was a happy mirage. Today, for example, time has run out on me. Stupid time. This always happens. And it always … Continue reading →
Posted in Adulthood?, Myself
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Tagged 70 minutes, Breaking Bad, commuters, Driving, Franklin, Frustration, Kansas, Kansas City, Lawrence, Mad Men, Minutiae, Ms. Faded Glory, Myself, Rubicon, Sophie
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Well, now I’m really discouraged: A guide to resenting peer success.
In the wake of today’s big bloggeriffic (shudder) news, I’d like to announce that Mister Faded Glory is totally for sale. Yes, it’s true! I apologize, because this has been unclear for some time. However, I’m certain my failure to … Continue reading →
Posted in Media, Myself, Writing
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Tagged blogs, Deadspin, ESPN, Five stages, inspiration, Iowa City, Mr. Faded Glory, NY Times, Sports Media, The Big Lead, The Office, These Monks
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Riddled me
So here I am. (looks around) Believe it or not, I’m back. And I even apologize for the delay. Chances are, if you read me, you’re a close acquaintance of mine, and if that’s the case, you probably understand my … Continue reading →
Posted in Adulthood?, Myself
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Tagged Anger, Crash, Facebook Police, Franklin, Frustration, Grammar Rodeo, Here's a guy, Hiatus, keurig, KSU, KU, Mister Faded Glory, Pearl Jam, Return, Sophie, Tool
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Where is that Straw Man? I’m waiting….
You might think I’m obsessed with Bill Simmons. You might not be wrong. In a cage filled with weakling bloggers (myself included), he’s the 800-lb. gorilla. But that’s exactly why I get so disappointed. My latest round of discontent stems … Continue reading →
Posted in Media, Myself
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Tagged Bill Simmons, Blog stuff, Craggs, Deadspin, Drew, ESPN, KSK, media
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Review: Bill’s book of basketball
No doubt some of you have eagerly waited for my review of Bill Simmons’ (No. 1 bestselling? Really?) The Book of Basketball. No doubt some of you hoped I’d excoriate his gargantuan tome in a vein similar to Charley Pierce’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Myself, NBA
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Tagged Bill Simmons, Charley Pierce, Chuck Klosterman, Clyde Drexler, Deadspin, George Gervin, Isiah Thomas, Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Will Leitch
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