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Sympathy for a Yankees fan.
Posted by dlovell | 10/09/06
I think my dad put it best at dinner last night.
"I don't even want to hear the word 'Yankees.'" I think he was serious. But of course, that led to a discussion of what went so drastically wrong in the division series against the Tigers this week. And, of course, a discussion about who is going and who is coming next season.
The 2006 season is officially over for me. I'll not wear a Yankees cap until the World Series champion has been crowned. I may even change the ringtone on my cell so that I don't have to wince at John Sterling's "Ball game over. Yankees win. Theeeee Yankees win!"
Ugh...
Good bye, Walter.
Posted by dlovell | 10/24/06
As I pulled out of my driveway yesterday morning, the strangest feeling hit me. I knew, almost without question, that I would not live to see the end of the day.
I was wrong.
But that fear stayed with me throughout the day. I kept wondering if I was going to crash my car again, or if someone was going to run me down in front of the gas station. I kept wondering if I was going to choke on my lunch or my gum.
I've been almost obsessed with dying for the past couple of weeks -- ever since I read "The Perfect Storm." The fear started growing from there, until I can't seem to drive faster than 60 and I chew my food extra long. I realized this morning that none of that worrying was worthwhile...
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Rambling onDaniel Lovell, New Media Director for Eagle Newspapers, has won more than two dozen awards for his columns, editorials and investigative journalism. He is actively addicted to the Internet, soda and New York Yankees baseball.
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