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Super Bowl Sunday Reading and Predictions
With the game starting in a few hours, I thought I’d take advantage of United States biggest non-official holiday and pen type a few words from a Bostonian’s perspective (even if I do live in San Francisco now). I read just about every article that has been written about the Patriots in the last week. [...]
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Eight Things I Think I Think (and Personal Finance Links)
Google on the Schedule Today – I think that whenever I get the chance to take advantage of Google’s AdSense team inviting me to review my website 1-on-1, I have to take it. I did it last year and it was excellent. My Wife’s Take on Invitations – I think that while on the topic [...]
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Personal Finance Links (Boston Sports Edition)
As you may have noticed lately, the posting here has slowed quite a bit over the last month. I have been spending a little more time enjoying the summer and following the NBA Finals. I don’t typically watch basketball, but when the Celtics are in the playoffs, I get interested. One of the things that [...]
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Personal Finance Links (2010 NFL Draft Edition)
I’ve been a little wrapped up in the NFL Draft over the last week. I always take this time after getting taxes done to throw my thoughts about finances aside for a little bit and focus and my other true love – football. Having grown up in New England, I’m a Patriots fan. If you [...]
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What We Can Learn From a 12 year old Football Fan
[Note: While this post is football-related, it translated to any sport... and I tie the story back to money... I promise] I’ve always believed there is something we can learn from everyone. This past weekend professional sports organizations may have learned a lot from a 12-year-old young gentleman in the stands football game… and he [...]
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Belichick was Right (and Personal Finance Links)
Do we have any football fans in the house? If you aren’t a fan, just skip down to the links. If you are a fan, hopefully you caught the Patriots-Colts’ “Rivalry of the Decade” game. Whenever these teams get together it’s always comes down to the wire. As a Patriots fan, losing a game with [...]
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Personal Finance Links (Football is Back Edition)
It feels good to have the NFL back in gear. Of course my wife is of the opposite mind. If only I could get her to like football as much as she likes baseball. I have been spending more time that I should reading about the Patriots. (For those who are new to this blog, [...]
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NFL Draft (And Some Personal Finance Links)
This was a big weekend in Boston sports. With the Red Sox – Yankees playing and Celtics and Bruins seasons still going on… all the teams had some logs in the fire. Oh, I forgot to mention the Patriots. They entered the draft with 11 picks. They proceed to wheel and deal. They traded down [...]
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Post Weekend Links: Free Dr. Pepper, Jack’s Back, Heat, and the new King of the Cassel
Too many things on my mind right now. Time to get them out: Free Dr. Pepper – I didn’t get it out to you in time, but Dr. Pepper got surprised when they promised to give away free Pepper if Guns and Roses came out with an album in 2008. Against all odds GnR appears [...]
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Ten Things I Think I Think (and Some Links)
With apologies to Peter King, I’m going to borrow his shtick for this round-up. I think watching fewer than ten seconds of Usain Bolt was every bit as amazing as anything that I’ve seen in the Olympics thus far. That includes two of Phelps medals by the narrowest of margins. To see him slow up [...]
