Ruben's Writings

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! In between bites of turkey and glances at the football games on TV, be sure to acknowledge the people and things you’re thankful for. They won’t always be there. Thanks to you all for another promising season — let’s finish strong! By that, I mean please oh please let me end up…

Alright, time for another newsletter. Hold on — it’s a text from one of the guys… “Hey Ruben, when’s the trade deadline?” Not again… When’s the trade deadline? When’s the trade deadline? When’s the trade deadline? When’s the trade deadline? When’s the trade deadline? When’s the trade deadline? When’s the trade deadline? When’s the trade…

Well, that was an eventful, oddly-connected weekend. Dad and I spent the vast majority of the weekend in Palm Springs for the wedding between my cousin, Camille, and her new husband, Stephen. It was a lovely service at a small botanical garden full of cacti, one which I do not have pictures from because the bride and groom requested no phones…

Congrats to the Atlanta Braves on winning their first World Series since 1995 and — more importantly — denying the Houston Astros a legitimate championship. The Braves also broke the Atlanta Sports Curse and provided some much-needed relief for a city denied joy over and over again. The roster is loaded with likeable talent and…

Happy Halloween, bitches! It feels weird to write that when we’re still a few days away from Halloween. But this is the last newsletter before then and I have to hit the annual theme for the last time. This Sunday’s football games are going to be so full of Halloween puns/gags that I’m going to…

While we are all sports nuts, we each have our own various likes and quirks that influence what we’re interested in. Some people are nerds with intricate knowledge of things like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings. Others may be low-key metalheads who use those kinds of tunes to turn up at work. Others…