football
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Immaculate Grid
I’m not much of a video/computer/mobile gamer. Hand-eye coordination was never my strong suit, which put a hard ceiling on how good I could ever get at a lot of arcade and console games. When I was younger, I enjoyed PC-based strategy/worldbuilding games like the Civilization series, but those games are major time-sucks. I simply Continue reading
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Browns at Ravens, Jan. 4, 2025
Back at the beginning of this NFL season, my cousin — a Baltimore Ravens season-ticket holder — invited me to join him in Charm City for a game. My schedule was such that the only game I could get to was the season finale against the Browns. Given the state of the Browns, I didn’t Continue reading
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Dueling Fandoms
A week or so ago, I was following a baseball game that my favorite team, the Baltimore Orioles, were playing in and a thought struck me: This year’s Orioles squad is simply a lot of fun. They are a young team, loaded with talent, and they have a knack for come-from-behind victories. This team, I Continue reading
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October
I’ve heard it said that tourism is all about collecting clichés. When it comes to the enduring clichés associated with the fall season, I don’t need to engage in tourism to collect them. They are right outside my front door. Central New York has all of the stereotypical/archetypical ingredients of American autumns in spades: pumpkin Continue reading
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Game Day
Ah, the great college football rivalries: Ohio State vs. Michigan! Army vs. Navy! Auburn vs. Alabama! Syracuse vs. Colgate! Okay, so you’re snickering at that last one, but consider that Syracuse and Colgate played their first football game against each other back in 1891. Going into today, the two schools had squared off against each Continue reading
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August
More than any other month on the calendar, August is a time of transitions for me. It starts with the weather. In many parts of the U.S., I know August is associated with the sweltering dog days of summer. But in my corner of Upstate New York, this is the time of year when things Continue reading
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I’m Just Going to Watch the Games
“This (game) is not a must-win; World War II was a must-win.” – Marv Levy, former Buffalo Bills head coach and master of keeping things in perspective. NFL training camps are opening up this week. Most years, that fact would activate Football Mode in my brain and I’d start eagerly seeking out as much news Continue reading
About Me
Researcher. Marketer. Teacher. Father of adult children and dogs. 20th Century holdover. Central New York native. Long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan. History nerd. Traveler. Vintage advertising enthusiast. Hat wearer.
a.k.a. V.J. 