A couple weeks back I clicked over to The Washington Post to read about the Redskins. This is my daily torture. The thinking is that news about the team can’t always be bad; this season has taught me that it can. My mouse missed the “Sports” pull-down menu and landed on the link for “America’s [...]
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Training camp opens… unemployed football fan rejoices
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Are you ready for some football? Why, yes, Hank, thanks for asking. I’m actually ready for a lot of things, and football is chief among them. Here’s a quick list… football (like I said) a paycheck this the end of summer a new Boards Of Canada album The World the end of the “Obama isn’t [...]
Despite staff layoffs, Redskins still offer record player contracts
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Football season has been over for weeks. Pittsburgh fans are still starting fires in trashcans, though these days it’s to keep warm, not to celebrate their team’s championship. The Washington Redskins still managed to make headlines yesterday, with the start of the free agent signing period. On the day teams begin talking to available players, [...]
Without football, unemployment gets a little harder
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
A grateful fan’s lament that his team’s season is over