This post will pain me.
Due partly to a lack of time and desire to put forth a necessary effort, I am officially announcing my retirement
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from blogging about the Pistons, Tigers and Lions.
This is a decision that I have thought hard about. It's a decision that I talked over with my wife, our nine children, and my godfather Tim Cheveldae.
I've toiled with the thought of making this a one-team blog for the last several weeks. I have come to the realization that, while the fire is still there as a fan, I no longer have the drive to compete with the best. If I could, I'd blog about those three teams until I reach my late 20's, maybe even my 30's. But my body just can't handle the punishment anymore.
During the past few months I have felt my production slip. My game isn't up to par. My cliches are being used in full force but it's not helping. So as a prevention to becoming an embarrassment to myself and my fans, I'm cutting my losses and will from now on speak only of the Detroit Red Wings.
This decision came about due to largely to a conversation that Cheveldae and I had while splitting an appetizer sampler at Denny's last month. He told me to call his old friend Ray Sheppard, and that Ray always gives the best advice about these sort of things. He gave me his number. What follows is a dramatization of Mr. Sheppard's response.
Despite Shep's apathy, I've forged onward.
The reason that this announcement is hard is because I follow the Big 4 with an equal passion. Every night before I go to bed, I pray to God that the Lions will win the Super Bowl, and every night He responds by throwing a bucket of Mike Ilitch's fermented piss through my window. It's a terrible cycle, but why do I do it? Because I fucking care, dammit. (Contrary to what Drew Sharp once wrote about me, I do not "yearn for the savory taste of another man's urine.")
In conclusion I'd like to thank my comrades, my enemies, and my mentor Eklund. I will now take any questions.
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And now that the self-indulgence is out of the way, a brief summary:
Due partly to a lack of time and desire to put forth a necessary effort, I am officially announcing my retirement
**********
from blogging about the Pistons, Tigers and Lions.
This is a decision that I have thought hard about. It's a decision that I talked over with my wife, our nine children, and my godfather Tim Cheveldae.
I've toiled with the thought of making this a one-team blog for the last several weeks. I have come to the realization that, while the fire is still there as a fan, I no longer have the drive to compete with the best. If I could, I'd blog about those three teams until I reach my late 20's, maybe even my 30's. But my body just can't handle the punishment anymore.
During the past few months I have felt my production slip. My game isn't up to par. My cliches are being used in full force but it's not helping. So as a prevention to becoming an embarrassment to myself and my fans, I'm cutting my losses and will from now on speak only of the Detroit Red Wings.
This decision came about due to largely to a conversation that Cheveldae and I had while splitting an appetizer sampler at Denny's last month. He told me to call his old friend Ray Sheppard, and that Ray always gives the best advice about these sort of things. He gave me his number. What follows is a dramatization of Mr. Sheppard's response.
Despite Shep's apathy, I've forged onward.
The reason that this announcement is hard is because I follow the Big 4 with an equal passion. Every night before I go to bed, I pray to God that the Lions will win the Super Bowl, and every night He responds by throwing a bucket of Mike Ilitch's fermented piss through my window. It's a terrible cycle, but why do I do it? Because I fucking care, dammit. (Contrary to what Drew Sharp once wrote about me, I do not "yearn for the savory taste of another man's urine.")
In conclusion I'd like to thank my comrades, my enemies, and my mentor Eklund. I will now take any questions.
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And now that the self-indulgence is out of the way, a brief summary:
- this isn't really a major announcement, since we've only done hockey since like September.
- it'll be better for the site in the long run (or something?)
- cosmetic changes will appear gradually or suddenly, I don't know. Whatever we feel like.
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