Tag: Football
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Week 18 Newsletter: An Epic Ending
So this is it, huh? Before the 2017 NFL season, some league members showed me a newsletter from one of their other leagues and asked — if not dared — me to make one for our league. Not being a bitch and with my competitive writing fires ignited, I took on the challenge. Five years…
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Week 17 Newsletter: All-Madden
It was already a shitty Tuesday. Two days earlier, I started coughing and sneezing and expelling enough mucus to fill a small pool. I tried to tough it out at work on Monday but I knew I had to call out on Tuesday. I also knew I likely didn’t have COVID-19, but I wanted to…
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Week 16 Newsletter: No Way Home
I saw Spider-Man: No Way Home over the weekend. Because I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone (I’m giving you all until the next newsletter), I can’t really go into detail in a review. However, the image below is pretty reflective of how I feel. Also, the film is good because it gives me a free…
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Week 15 Newsletter: An Expected Journey
It seems like a long time ago that we began this fantasy football season. Maybe that’s because of the extra week to the regular season. Maybe it’s due to the pandemic. Maybe it’s the fact that we’re getting caught up in our real lives and the days just keep piling up without end. Maybe it’s because we’re…
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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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