Tag: Fantasy Football
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Week 14 Newsletter: Ambitious but Rubbish
The newsletter era is officially reaching its end. Including this one, only five newsletters remain, which means if I want to make certain themes happen, I have to do so now or never. The problem with this is I typically don’t want to force a particular theme unless I have a reason — for example if it’s…
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Week 13 Newsletter: The Mind-Killer
(trying to think of a theme) Well… I’m excited to see Dune this weekend. This isn’t a complete ass pull — I’ve been wanting to see Dune for a while now and finally have some free time to do so. Yes I know it’s on HBO Max — I want to experience this on the big screen and help with the theater…
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Week 12 Newsletter: The One with the Football
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…
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Week 11 Newsletter: When’s the Trade Deadline?
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…
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Week 10 Newsletter: Audience Engagement
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…
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Week 9 Newsletter: A Dreadful Experience
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…
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Week 8 Newsletter: A Scary Sunday
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…
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Week 7 Newsletter: Forgive this Disturbance
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…
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Week 6 Newsletter: Gunning for my Gganbu
While I was away, a certain show took over the internet. Now as I’ve mentioned I don’t often get caught up in the wave of popular TV shows — just look at my lack of history with shows like Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, You, Orange is the New Black, and The Handmaid’s Tale. But I was waiting for my flight…
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Week 5 Newsletter: Give it to the Italians
Greetings from the Bay Area, where not too long ago my return flight home landed. Anyway, to get back to the point I started last week — yes, I took a trip to Italy! I hadn’t been overseas in three years (which for me is an eternity) and hadn’t been on vacation for an eternity…
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