Patriots

Greetings from Limon, CO. Tomorrow I pick up Lyds at DIA and head to Boulder as the ski trip begins.

Had a nice drive today, especially the last 2 hours as I listened to the 2nd half and following 2 (2!) overtimes of a great OU men's basketball victory over West Virginia. Here's hoping the football team can handle WVU next week in regulation.

So now I'm watching the Pats play the Giants for a chance to set a whole ton of records and hopefully not choke. Entering the playoffs I'm hoping that this year's explosive Patriots still recall a little about previous years Patriots; teams that did little with style, but somehow always found a way to win when it counted. Before this year Tom Brady was never a great fantasy QB, he'd throw for 150 yards and a TD, but the Pats would win.

To address the spygate thing from the season's first game, sure it gives ammunition for the increasing number of haters out there, but frankly I don't care. Yes, it was illegal and immoral, and rather silly to think that Bellicek needed to spy to beat the Jets, but it in no way taints this season. If anything, it proves beyond a doubt that this season has been honest. Maybe it casts some doubt over previous seasons, maybe, but I doubt the Pats were the only team doing it, so how many team's records are you going to call into question?

Hmmm, and New England goes into halftime down 21-16. It's going to be an interesting second half.

And finally, what a year for New England sports. Red Sox win the series, Pats are 15-0, Celtics have the best record in the NBA, both UConn and BC football win 10+ games, the Revolution went to their 3rd straight final (I'll forgive the fact they've lost all 3 times), and even the Bruins are learning from their fellow New England athletes and refusing to entirely suck.

New Years Resolution

To update this blog more. Living in Madison I'm away from pretty much all of my close friends, and this a great way to keep in touch.

Right now I'm in Oklahoma for Christmas, but on Saturday I'm leaving for an epic ski trip to Colorado where I could get up to 10 ski days in. I'll also get my first in person contact with Dartmouth friends since August, which I'm looking forward to about as much as the skiing.

Okay, I'll post again soon once I've finally done something or thought of something interesting and worth writing about.