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Billion Dollar Man

February 8, 2024 – 1:07 am

Published on 5/2/2010 I don’t own a television. My laptop provided most of the programming necessary for entertainment, although the online screen resembles that of an airline economy-class movie presentation. The only gap on my computer has been sporting events and I fill that absence by heading down to Frank’s Bar on Fulton Avenue. Last […]

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Sleeplessness 101

September 2, 2022 – 9:19 am

Twelve years ago my younger sister and I were sitting at her kitchen table. She handed me a clipping from the Boston Globe and pointed out an ad requesting volunteers for a medical survey on sleeplessness. “Beth Israel is paying $1500 to those candidates completing the 10-day experiment.” “$1500. That’s a good wage for two […]

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Love-Hate Boston Sports Teams

October 4, 2012 – 12:02 pm

FROM MY NIECE Boston sports teams are like men in relationships: The Patriots are like the new boyfriend that you really like – he’s awesome but almost too good to be true, so you worry. The Bruins are like the guy that you just casually dated and you don’t really care about him, he’s just […]

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Celtics Versus Heat Game 6

June 7, 2012 – 6:41 pm

Tonight the New Big Three of the Miami Heat will face elimination at the hands of the Old Big Three of the Boston Celtics in the Corporate Garden at North Station. The sell out crowd are expecting a victory from the Men in Green over the visitors. ESPN’s analysts have reassessed their previous judgment about […]

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Kobe Ain’t Shit

June 17, 2010 – 7:50 pm

Kobe Bryant entered the NBA as a 17 year-old rookie out of Lower Merion High School. The Lakers shooting guard has been the league’s top player throughout the 21st Century. A perennial All-Star. 81 points in a single game breaking Elgin Baylor’s team record. 4 championships. The top selling tee-shirt in the USA. New York […]

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