Moving from state to state has it's benefits. You shed the less desirable memories and retain the best. You share stories of triumph and leave behind the blemishes. This is one of the few benefits of frequent moving.
But, lately, it's been a chest puffing, pride enfusing moment to acknowledge my New England roots as a Massachusetts native. Our sports teams are kicking ass and taking names. The Red Sox just sweeped the Colorado Rockies in a World Series that was shockingly abrupt. After 80+ years with no world series title, the Boston Red Sox now hold two World Series Championship Titles in the last four years. Wow!
The New England Patriots (Foxboro, MA) are stomping on asses every week. Last week they destroyed the Miami Dolphins and this week they annihlated the Redskins (sorry Brent). Even the Boston Bruins kicked the crap out of the Chicago Blackhawks... and landed a few cheapshots while they were at it.
I doubt this series of goodwill towards New England sports will continue with the Boston Celtics but who knows... maybe they will have a break-out season, too.
All in all, I'm proud to originate from Massachusetts - even from my cushy suburban hometown of Sandwich. When it comes to game day, we are all from the same home state and we all cheer together!
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Davey Does Dallas
I was trying to think of something funny for the subject that had a ring with Texas or Dallas and here is my thought process: debbie does dallas...oh! davey does dallas... wait a sec, isn't that a title of a porn movie? hmmm, and davey does dallas sounds like gay porn. Maybe I should change the title... ?
One of my best buds, Jesse, has a place just outside of Dallas where he recently began working as a Quantitative Analytics Manager for some fancy pants financial institution. He travels frequently from our home town (suburbs of Boston) to Dallas and we finally decided to connect in Texas since I've never been to the state coined with the phrase, “Everything is Big in Texas.”
I cashed in a voucher from American Airlines and flew for free - my favorite price. The visit was generally fun and catching up and re-telling stories we've each told each other a dozen times is still amusing. In our cultural exploration of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area we discovered some truisms about the Dallas Cowboys - they ought to be called the Dallas Cougars... for their agility, prowess and cunning. These 'cougars' are ogled and admired even as the franchise begins to age; crowds cheered and sang jubilantly as they scored. Even considering this AA-game performance, the Patriots are better!
...it was almost as fun as watching the alma mater play college football… or the Minnesota Twins in St. Paul/Minneapolis.
Not to mention the fact that our New England Patriots rocked the crap out of Miami and the Boston Red Sox won the American League division to secure another trip to the World Series. It’s been a fantastic season to proudly lay claim to our Massachusetts roots – we have a lot to be proud of.
All in all, it was a perfect guy’s weekend of beer and sports and reconnecting with a great old friend. I look forward to visiting again soon.
One of my best buds, Jesse, has a place just outside of Dallas where he recently began working as a Quantitative Analytics Manager for some fancy pants financial institution. He travels frequently from our home town (suburbs of Boston) to Dallas and we finally decided to connect in Texas since I've never been to the state coined with the phrase, “Everything is Big in Texas.”
I cashed in a voucher from American Airlines and flew for free - my favorite price. The visit was generally fun and catching up and re-telling stories we've each told each other a dozen times is still amusing. In our cultural exploration of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area we discovered some truisms about the Dallas Cowboys - they ought to be called the Dallas Cougars... for their agility, prowess and cunning. These 'cougars' are ogled and admired even as the franchise begins to age; crowds cheered and sang jubilantly as they scored. Even considering this AA-game performance, the Patriots are better!
...it was almost as fun as watching the alma mater play college football… or the Minnesota Twins in St. Paul/Minneapolis.
Not to mention the fact that our New England Patriots rocked the crap out of Miami and the Boston Red Sox won the American League division to secure another trip to the World Series. It’s been a fantastic season to proudly lay claim to our Massachusetts roots – we have a lot to be proud of.
All in all, it was a perfect guy’s weekend of beer and sports and reconnecting with a great old friend. I look forward to visiting again soon.
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