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and now I know.
As my frustrations with the Cleveland Browns have waxed and waned over the years, I’ve threatened at different points just to bag my five-plus decades of support because it wasn’t worth the effort. I...
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right in front of me.
Not my ticket. I was 14 and my parents wouldn’t let me ride my moped to Colorado. A couple days ago, I needed to run to grab a thing at Ikea and some stuff at another couple places nearby. In...
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not that terrible.
Oh, look — someone from The Simpsons found a copy of Uncle Crappy’s bracket. Folks, I have to apologize. I normally would have had this update ready by midweek at the latest, but real life got in the...
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glory days.
Fun NCAA tournament fact: The last time a 13 seed advanced to the tournament’s Sweet 16 was 2012 — when the Ohio Bobcats shocked Michigan in the first round and continued to advance. The Bobcats’ seed...
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woooo, cross-promotion.
Thing you guys already know: I am a college football freak. True, my freakishness is a bit myopic, in that nearly all of it is filtered through the lens of Ohio State football and what everything might...
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In the late 70s, my musical world view was informed pretty much exclusively by Q-FM-96 in Columbus, and was therefore a bit limited. Rock ‘n’ roll — and the harder the better — was what I wanted to...
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another lifetime ago.
I thought I had already said goodbye to Derrick. When I found out last week that he had died, I realized I was wrong. And this was harder than I thought it would be. I hadn’t seen Derrick since … my...
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nerves.
I took that shot as I awaited the start of my very first real yoga class. I was nervous. Nervous enough that I almost didn’t get seated in the grass. Nervous enough that I almost left. I had been...
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the last time.
Not my stub. But I still have it somewhere. I had a good run with the Grateful Dead. But by 1994, my expectations were diminished. I started seeing the band in the mid-1980s, during a pocket of high...
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11. two weeks.
From now through Nov. 28, one state will occupy an inordinate amount of my time and energy. One week from today, Ohio State plays its final home game of the season against Michigan State. In recent...
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9. elementary.
By the time you read this, I should be on my way home from the Honda dealer in my No Really It’s Actually Fixed This Time, 10-Year-Old, 245,000-Miles-On-It Element. At least, that’s what I was promised...
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5. run for your life.
I started running in October 2011. And I got to the point where I craved. it. It was important back then. I was a 45-year-old fat guy, working a stressful job and hoping against hope that my family’s...
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bricked.
As mid-life crises go, getting a tattoo is way less expensive than a sports car. And when you’re working with a print-journalism salary, that’s kind of an important thing to consider. But once that...
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choked.
I should know better than to stroll through the produce section of Whole Foods A) while I’m hungry and B) just two days after I get paid. But in our most recent trip, it worked out well. Because there...
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the beam.
This is awesome on all kinds of levels, but I was especially excited to see some tight shots of The Beam, the big thing with the piano strings that Mickey’s beating on. Those vibrations, when...
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above and beyond.
First, let’s make sure you’ve all seen this comment, left by Tenth Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge (Brought to you by Bocktown) winner Kewyson on the previous post: Now, on to my wish (I...
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one.
Ugh. The Dook Blue Devils won last night’s title game, and that makes long-time participant Kewyson our Tenth Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge (Brought to you by Bocktown) champion....
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music for months.
Getting our Crappy selves to Chicago for the Dead/Trey shows isn’t happening, but we’re looking at a pretty good musical run in the coming weeks nonetheless. And that’s a good thing — I know I can...
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fifty.
My friend Sarah just posted one of these on Facebook, and I decided to not wait until I was invited to jump in (sticking with my usual practice of posting FB memes here, because I try to never pass up...
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on repeat.
In 2010, Mrs. Crappy and I ventured to Ohio for a terrific Groundhog weekend. When we returned, our street looked like this: This weekend, I am venturing to Ohio — Mrs. Crappy has to work — for what I...
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