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Picking Soldier Field tickets…
Of course I love going to football games, and I have tickets to the Illinois vs. South Florida football game this September. Now I’ll see about a couple of Bears games and perhaps a couple of Colts...
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With all that is going on: college football…
Before I forget: 5 mile run (treadmill), 1 mile walk (5.8 on the mill, .25 track. run: 5.1-5.6 Froggy to 30 minutes, then 6.1-6.2 to 40, 6.7-6.8 to 51:21. 11:30, 22:30, 42:27, 51:21. It felt better...
View ArticleWatching dreams die
I’ve been fascinated by this topic for a long time; here is a post that I wrote 13 years ago. What I am talking about: a young person grows up and maybe has a bit of success at something, be it...
View ArticleCollege football weekend and observations
Temple -7 at Navy (ESPN: Temple, 67.7) Navy is having a rough season; win over Memphis and an FCS program. Temple blew out Maryland, Tulsa and East Carolina and lost 2 close games to decent teams...
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Back from Colts vs. Bills…
First things first: back in the saddle, workout wise. 41:52 for a 4 mile treadmill run; tried to run the final mile sub 9 but gave up 37 minutes and slowed it down a bit. Yesterday, we went to the...
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Bumbling out of the Thanksgiving break (still a bit whiny)
No, the break was not a total loss; I got a lovely long walk with Lynnor, a Turkey Trot, (best 3 mile/5k of the year), no weight gain, a basketball game (vs. an overmatched opponent) and an exciting...
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Sweet! Bears take down the Rams 15-6 in a great defensive effort
As far as the game itself, this graphic really tells the story: And of the 6 points; 3 of those were set up with an early interception that set up the Rams at the Bears 15 (opening series). The other 3...
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Great outing to see Bears win NFC North: beat Packers 24-17
The game itself was interesting; the Bears mostly dominated play in the first half, scoring on two drives while limiting the Packers to a field goal and taking a 14-3 lead. The Packers opened the...
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Bradley and Colts provide weekend excitement…
Saturday afternoon: Bradley took on Southeast Louisiana State; a team that won it’s league last year and made the NIT but is 2-8 vs. D-1 competition this season and only rated 314 in the Sagarin. BU is...
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Bears lose slugfest with Eagles
Well, the game wasn’t over until the Bears field goal attempt clanged off of both the upright and then the cross bar and dropped onto the field with 10 seconds to play; it turns out that the Eagles had...
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