Tag: 2024
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Week 18 Newsletter: Oops, I Did It Again
(clears throat) Ahem… (cue theme music 1) Fantasy football has more than one royal family (badass guitar noises) Adrenaline in my soulEvery game out of controlDo it all to win the Epic LeaguePoints are scored, a lot of themGettin’ into the endzone againThe game is over, I’ve won the Epic Bowl WWHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA And my father…
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Week 15 Newsletter: Absolute Cinema
As I’ve mentioned a few times before, this year I decided to re-attempt a challenge I completed nine years ago: watch 100 movies I’ve never seen before in a calendar year. Back then, I had realized there was a shocking amount of classic films I’d never seen. So I decided to cross a huge chunk…
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Week 12 Newsletter: International Engagement
I was ready. I had everything set to go. Almost every section of the newsletter was written — I just had to finish a couple of paragraphs and do some picture editing. After some initial struggle, I had even thought of a theme. I hadn’t really gone into depth about my promotion at FOX40 and…
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Week 9 Newsletter: Scarily Delicious
So as it turns out, it is possible to go to Morocco for several days and return home without becoming violently ill. I’m back in the USA, baby! I’m still dealing with a pretty killer case of jet lag, but I’m officially on home soil once again. Even though I walked all over the Iberian peninsula, I…
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Week 6 Newsletter: No Notes
Today is a memorable day for several reasons. It’s potentially the day I do the last 5 p.m. show for the foreseeable future before I start my new Senior Producer schedule. It’s a day where I get to watch football and playoff baseball. My voice is finally starting to come back after this past weekend.…
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Week 4 Newsletter: Live from New York
While 90% of NFL fans have their eyes set on Sunday, this Saturday is pretty important, too. It’s not just because Georgia is playing Alabama in a Top 5 showdown. It’s also because Saturday marks the premiere of the 50th season of Saturday Night Live. Through all of the ups and downs, golden eras and dark…
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Week 1 Newsletter: Evermore
Lady and gentlemen, football is back! Before I go through the latest fantasy football and NFL news, notes, and opinions, I would like to highlight one new aspect of these newsletters. For the first time ever, they’re available online! Remember that website I made to give my World Cup of Hate project a place to call home?…
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2024 Draft Newsletter
As I creep up in years, I’m discovering that the term “with age comes wisdom” is not exactly true (though that may be just me being a dumbass). However, it does allow for a better perspective on things. One such thing I’ve been thinking about is football, specifically how football sucks. Now when I say…
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