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“Oh, Len, come down, and meet at the burial ground. They’ve undid the aerial, tore down the merry-go-round. This world’s all wrong, so let’s go where we belong. Pack up the stereo, meet at the burial ground.” This song came … Continued

You ever sit front row? I have. The first time I remember was a White Sox game, back in 1985. It wasn’t where our seats were, but back in the day, as the game proceeded, and the crowd thinned out, … Continued

“This morning, I woke up… feeling brand new, I jumped up…. feeling my highs and my lows, in my soul, and my goals, just to stop smokin’, and stop drinkin’, and I’ve been thinkin’, I’ve got my reasons, just to … Continued

It’s a simple concept… When I used to get upset as a kid, my Mom and Dad used to tell me… deep breaths, deep breaths… and I would eventually calm down. I used to get upset whenever I couldn’t do … Continued

Few years back, I showed up at work at 4am in the morning. Our 3rd shift manager looked at me walking in, like “what the hell?”. Yeah, what the hell. Unfortunately, that morning, I had to be the bearer of … Continued

It wasn’t easy beating the 46. Man, did the 85 Bears run that defense to perfection. They had the defensive line and linebackers to put overwhelming pressure on the QB; they had hard hitting safeties, and corners who could cover … Continued

Everybody worries about the call… Take for example last December… I had a missed call from one of my grammar school friends, on Christmas Eve morning, and then a text that said “call me”; well, this can’t be good. I’ve … Continued

I’ve been doing this for almost 10 years… writing this blog on this website; that’s crazy to me. I remember why I started it… I was pissed at my job; it was my 20th anniversary and nobody cared. I wanted … Continued

Meanwhile, on the betting front… I placed one bet in Vegas; can’t remember if I already mentioned this. It was on the Columbus Blue Jackets, and I hit it! A nice $50+ score to offset some of the slots’ donations. … Continued

Happy Birthday to my boy… a clean dozen now. Man, how these 12 years have flown by. I remember just the other day when he was born… We had been in the hospital almost 24 hours; my wife was having … Continued