Updated: January 1, 2018 Chronicling, for some reason, every book and short story I’ve read since The Lord of the Rings late in the spring. This is a companion to the rabble-rousing “Selected readings from the Old Lady Book Club,” protested openly by AARP, NOW and other pro-civility agencies. You cannot spell literati without ire, […]
The game: Patriots at Saints The beer: Riverwalk Storm Door Porter The result: Win, 36–20; Raiders win, 45–20 The commentary: “What album cover banned or censored because of nudity deserved it the most?” I took out the unnecessary comma after “nudity” but resisted rewriting Johnny Keno’s question for him (almost: “Which banned or censored album […]
Week one The game: Chiefs at Patriots The beer: Maine Lunch India Pale Ale The result: Loss, 42–27; Falcons win, 23–17 The commentary: “There goes the no-hitter,” as I would say—every time—in the days when I attended Red Sox games. “Patriots eat shit in front of God and everyone,” says some “unionized” basement-dweller under the […]
The beer: Ipswich Blueberry Shandy The commentary: I dreamed I was Julian Edelman. On the goal line leading 4–2 (!) over the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl or the opening game—there was tension beyond what the scheduled week-four matchup deserves—“Julian” went in motion behind Brady and told him “I want a touchdown!” I/he scooted past […]
Now he has his revenge The game: Patriots vs. Falcons The beer: SingleCut Heavy Boots of Lead Imperial Stout The result: Win, 34–28 The commentary: Need I add the “OT” designation to the score above? Is any reader (!) unaware of the game’s epic? Nah. Even local guinea pig Rosie Posie knows what’s up and […]
The beer: Samuel Adams Hopscape Wheat Ale The commentary: Still fits. Twas a bye week of Super Bowl memories, thanks to the NFL Network, which I still can’t believe is part of my one-step-beyond-basic cable package. Leading up to the Seahawks game a couple of years ago I already covered where I was at with […]
The game: Steelers at Patriots The beer: Flying Dreams Nightcrawler Dark Ale The result: Win, 36–17 The commentary: The “watch live” plan didn’t quite work out. And I think we read The Gift of Nothing, having borrowed it from Steeler defensive coordinator Keith Butler. “Coach, Brady is picking us apart. This zone shit isn’t working. […]
Playoffs, week one (bye) The beer: Old Planters Crop Rotation India Pale Ale Playoffs, week two The game: Texans at Patriots The beer: Mystic Hum Low-Frequency Porter The result: Win, 34–16 The commentary: Low frequency my ass! Six straight conference championships for “those assholes”? Indeed, Mister Tomlin! The Steelers, though, are no slouches. In re-tempting […]
Week sixteen The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Anchor Christmas Ale The result: Win, 41–3 Week seventeen The game: Patriots at Dolphins The beer: Notch Dog and Pony Show New England Pale Ale The result: Win, 35–14 The commentary: Why not wait until two hundred seven total posts and one hundred nineteen “beer and […]
The game: Patriots at Broncos The beer: Lefty’s Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale The result: Win, 16–3; Adam, 10–0–0; Erin, 4–0–0–0 The commentary: I don’t know about the barrel-aged beers anymore. A little rich for me. The Northampton Brewery didn’t have Maggie’s Wee Heavy on tap last weekend so this “Scotch ale” from Provisions was a no-brainer. […]
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