5.18.2012

Hipster Philosophy

If a person lives as the perfect epitome of a generation, but no one sees him/her, does that generation still exist?

5.02.2012

We all want to be pursued.

We all want to be pursued
To know we're not meant to drift away
We all want to be pursued
To know living isn't waiting out the day

We all want someone to engage
To leave the respectful distance behind
We want the giant silence
To have something real take over our mind

We all want to be pursued
To have someone find us, catch and hold us close
We all want to be pursued
To know that to someone, hope will matter most.

5.01.2012

Good reads

I am a sportswriter now, so I should be advertising my work on my own site, I guess.

Most nights when the Red Sox play, I write a little opinion piece on a quote from the loquacious manager, Bobby Valentine. It turns out his quotes have been pretty boring lately, so I wrote about that tonight. It's quite a change for a man who used to be a chatterbox.

In that section, I've also written about Valentine' reaction to a blown 9-0 lead, to admitting mistakes with pitching and player management, and to finally getting all of the pieces working together and winning. He's also said he thought a player was "trying to kill me," and that the Sox "have a lot of heart" (but not the right kind, I point out).

Most days, I write offbeat stories about interesting angles in the professional sports leagues. Tonight Dwyane Wade chucked an opponent's shoe into the stands, and the Nationals' newest outfield phenom played softball with some locals at the Washington Monument.

Other times, it's been about Eli Manning making people drive their cars slow, Indianapolis bidding Peyton Manning good riddance, Kevin Love's fresh face, Wes Welker as he looked in seventh grade, or a look at the original draft card that had Tom Brady going No. 199.

My favorite are the opinion or think pieces. Tonight I took a look at the Knicks, surmising that this combination ought not to be. I also wrote once about how awesome Derek Jeter is and the state of American tennis.

I also make amazing photo galleries, like of how Bobby Valentine looks like a muppet or the greatest appearances by athletes on Saturday Night Live.

So, feast on it. This is some of the world's best work.