Giving Thanks

It is the day after Thanksgiving here in Massena. After a self imposed day off of the web I am sitting here in the afterglow of hot coffee and leftover pumpkin pie, what very well may be one of the best breakfasts ever.

While browsing all of my favorite blogs I came across a post on Elise's Simply Recipes that made me stop and think.

I have a lot to be thankful for.

My Red Sox took the pennant. For this I am happy (perhaps even giddy).

My Patriots are running over all of the other teams in the NFL. For this I am appreciative of thier overwhelming skill, determination and teamwork.

There are a large number of alternatively powered vehicles that will be hitting the showroom floors in the next couple of years. For this I am anticipating freeing the choke hold of the oil driven world.

But am I thankful for these? Well, sort of. But they really are not that important.

I am really thankful for my family, my health and the good graces thatGod has granted us over the years.

I hope that this holiday season finds you content in what you have, not too envious of what you don't and with a sense of inner peace in the world in which you live.

Take me out to the ballgame

After a long couple of months this Red Sox fan eagerly awaits tomorrow's opening game of the 2007 World Series. To see the BoSox take us this far has been a wild ride, capped off with 7 games on the edge of the seat while they sent the Tribe off to play golf in the off season.

I know that my faith has wavered a bit but my team has made it.

There are times that it just takes quite a bit to overcome decades of disappointment in being a New England sports fan.

For now I am in my glory.

Hoping, Dreaming, Praying

Autumn is a tough time to be a New England sports fan.

After watching the BoSox maintain thier lead through September I gleefully cheered them into the ALCS. Game 1 was a dream and my hopes built higher and higher.

Then came games 2, 3, and 4. The Tribe has proven to be strong this year. But there is still (at least) one more game to be played. One more chance for redemption.

I keep telling myself that they have been able to pull this off before. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

No matter what though, there is a happy ending. The Yankees are already playing Golf while the BoSox are playing ball.

All is right

While normally I don't see there being too many days where I would post twice, today is the exception.

As a New England sports fan life is hard. You get to endure a lot of pain and agony, usually at the end of the season.

But today is different.

On the opening day for the NFL the Patriots won (and over the Jets too) which gives them a share of the lead (technically). At the same time in MLB, the BoSox are on top and still going strong with the best record in the league.

Both teams on top, at the same time... Life is good and all is right in my world.

Take Me Out...

While I am a Yankee, I am not a Yankees fan.

As a lifelong New England sports fan I have had my share of disappointing seasons. Luckily, that has changed in the last decade as first the Patriots got their stuff together followed by the Red Sox.

But still,...

Now that July is practically behind us with August bearing down and Autumn hot on it's heels it is time for every BoSox fan to start getting nervous. Right now they are leading the Yankees by 8 (standings). But you start to asking yourself, when will the slide begin? When will the disappointment start?

But, for now they are ahead of the Yanks by 8, which is all that really matters.