Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category

Unique Opportunity

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Listening to ESPN Radio in the lead-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl, I heard several former players talk about their career experiences. The Patriots’ All-Pro linebacker Teddy Bruschi mentioned playing in five championship games over 12 years. When he said it was no fun losing two of the Roman numeral classics, an ex defensive tackle – [...]

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Brothers United

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Tonight on ESPN, the Downtown Athletic Club will announce the 77th recipient of the Heisman Memorial Trophy – awarded each year to the ‘outstanding college football player in the United States.’ Right now, players you’ve likely never heard of are participating in the 112th renewal of a contest that best exemplifies what the sport is [...]

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Eternal Gratefulness

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

In 2006 – when the economy was surging with no apparent end in sight – we decided it would be good to let our children experience the struggles less fortunate people endure.  So on Thanksgiving, we joined with other families from our parish to serve at a homeless shelter in downtown.
There we encountered men and [...]

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Boo Hoo

Monday, October 31st, 2011

As a kid, Halloween was one of my favorite holidays… until we moved to the country when I was seven and there were no doors within walking distance. Then Halloween was just my brother’s birthday. (Happy 56th today, Mike!).
When our children were little, it was an annual treat to take them around our neighborhood and [...]

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Kindling Success

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Addendum: RIP Steve Jobs – You are this generation’s greatest innovator
Amazon recently introduced a new version of its trendsetting Kindle electronic reader. While the original ignited change in how books reach audiences, the latest intends to disrupt the momentum of Apple’s iPad. Kindle Fire has a bigger – color – screen, a [...]

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