I woke up today, roughly 10 minutes before my alarm was set to go off, laboring through unsettled dreams reliving the handful of plays that might have made a material difference in my beloved Bengals' squeaky loss to the Chiefs last night. I was gutted when KC's field goal sailed through the goal posts, and … Continue reading The Morning After
Category: Sports
Socks for Social Distancing, Day 37
Sundays are the day of the week I’m most likely to watch a sporting event, whether that be football in the fall and winter or baseball once spring has come. Sometimes I ever watch soccer with the oldest son on Sunday mornings. Of course we aren’t doing any of that now, since there aren’t any … Continue reading Socks for Social Distancing, Day 37
Socks for Social Distancing, Day 41
Okay, look, it’s been 40 days and 40 nights...
Socks for Social Distancing, Day 13
Here’s to looking forward to the day, hopefully not too far off in the future, when we’ll actually get to hear the ump call out, “Play ball!”
Sports Are The Best Punishment
When I put today's socks on this morning, in knew one of two things would happen. Either my Bengals would rise to the occasion (for once) and make it a game against the Saints -- who many are saying are the best team in the NFL -- or, more likely, considering the state of their … Continue reading Sports Are The Best Punishment
A Haiku To Clarify Sock -Based Fandom
Blue socks, orange stripes...
The Referee Isn’t Always This Blind, But He Rocks Lame Socks Regardless
Eldest son earned his first varsity Yellow Card tonight, for "Dissent", of all things. In other words, he might have suggested out loud, on the field, that the referee was out of his freaking mind. Eldest Son was not wrong. The referee called a horribly one-sided game. But, alas, such is life sometimes. And the … Continue reading The Referee Isn’t Always This Blind, But He Rocks Lame Socks Regardless
Slalom? More Like Slammin’, Into The Side Of A Tree
At last we reach the zenith of Sports Week, I'm gald to be able to share with you socks from the sport I am least likely to participate in. Sure, skiing looked cool in all ths great and awful B-grade 80s comedy movies, but the fact is that there is no instructor on the Earth … Continue reading Slalom? More Like Slammin’, Into The Side Of A Tree
You Gotta Represent, Especially If You Can’t Ball
Continuing the theme of the week, I couldn't possibly live with myself if I hadn't had a pair of basketball socks. Now, the Puddinette will not favor this picture, because she prefers when they look more "natural", meaning "at comfortable rest" rather than "looking like I just shoved my feet out in front of me … Continue reading You Gotta Represent, Especially If You Can’t Ball
One More Pair, For The Gipper
Are you getting sick of football-related socks yet? I figured probably so, but that I might as well wear these today, since it's the first Monday night of a brand new season of Monday Night Football. Truth be told, I wanted to wear them to kick off Sports Week, which may or may not end … Continue reading One More Pair, For The Gipper
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