29
September
When I awoke this morning, the day was agreeable. It wasn’t particularly sunny, but it wasn’t particularly dark, and the feel of the cool air against my skin was pleasant. As the morning progressed, the day grew darker and darker. Rain steadily fell. The day became bleak. Somber. Tedious. It was the day of the [...]
22
September
I’m going to have to apologize in advance to the readers, but this week’s Sunday at the sports bar was a little dirtier than usual. I don’t have a concrete explanation for it. Perhaps it was the presence of a non-regular visitor. Perhaps it was the lack of Crazy Fish Guy’s calming influence. Perhaps it [...]
15
September
WVU lost in an embarrassing fashion yesterday to Cincinnati (is there any other way to lose to Cincinnati?), and for some reason, this weekend has the feel of a miserable 0′fer weekend. These weekends are pretty rare, but highly miserable. It occurs when the Mounties, Steelers, and Chargers all lose. It doesn’t happen often, but [...]
8
September
Walking up the stairs to enter the sports bar, with the glow of three massive big screens off in the distance, I imagine that the trip through the afterlife tunnel into heaven might feel something like this. It’s not really the bar that has me thrilled, it’s opening Sunday in the NFL. I have been [...]