Jul 28Member-onlyJake’s FAU Journal (July 27, 2022): So Did 2020 Mean Something, Nothing, or Everything?I’m sure I’ve said this before, but part of why I do the FAU Countdown on Twitter every year is to look ahead at what’s to come. Alright, FAU went 5–7 last year and the final month was extremely ugly. We move on, we post a picture of Tre Jackson…College Football6 min read
Jul 22Member-onlyJake’s FAU Journal (July 22, 2022): Don’t Confuse Standards and MediocrityI am admittedly a hard marker on many things. Tracy McGrady, to me, shouldn’t be in the Basketball Hall of Fame. I don’t think Terrell Davis and Kurt Warner are Hall of Famers, either. And by the way, “Takeover” is better than “Ether.” Based on the results of an Owls247…College Football4 min read
Jul 13Member-onlyJake’s FAU Journal: There Was an Idea (July 13, 2022)Over the last few months, I’ve noticed that some of my worst ideas tend to come when I’m either walking, or I’m working out in the pool. So, if this journal thing takes off, you can thank my pool jumping jacks. (And now, you’re welcome for that image.) Let’s get…College Football5 min read
Jun 28Member-only6 FAU Players I Want to See Break Out in 2022I always thought the idea that “hope springs eternal” was some turn of phrase from the 1920s about tortured baseball fans, probably in Philadelphia, thinking that the spring always represented a time for hope. …College Football6 min read
Jun 2, 2021Member-onlyThe Press Conference Is Awful and Pointless and You Know That I’m RightMidway through Lane Kiffin’s final season at Florida Atlantic, I stopped paying attention in the postgame press conference. I mean that with all due respect to Kiffin, and it wasn’t because I was bored or hungry or ready to go home. Not fully. I was tweeting out my game story…Sports6 min read
Jun 1, 2021Member-onlyThe Cynic Goes Glass Half FullI woke up and this morning and did not get myself a gun. I woke up this morning and, soon enough, had a smile on my face and did my morning walk in a pleasant mood. For all of my pre-existing issues, I’m still trying to live my best life…Mental Health5 min read
Apr 1, 2021Member-onlyA Tale of 2 March Months; And Quarterly Updates on if I’m Living My Best LifeThis may sound crazy to anyone who knows me, but I like unpredictability as much as I like a routine. Well, I enjoy the unexpected to a certain extent, at least. When I went to see Avengers: Infinity War for the first time, I totally expected Captain America to die…Mental Health4 min read
Feb 28, 2021Member-onlyLife Goes on, Even in a Pandemic. So How Can We Still Live Our Best Lives?I’ve been doing these monthly updates (and I do want to do more….but I keep forgetting or being too lazy) about the concept of living my best life in 2021. …Life5 min read
Feb 1, 2021Member-onlyControl What You Can Control: A Life UpdateEven amid a global pandemic, I make it a priority to walk at least a mile each morning before I start work and as the sun is still coming up. One lap with the dogs, then three to five other laps before I start work. (And on days where I’m…Mental Health5 min read
Jan 10, 2021Member-onlyMany, many unfiltered thoughts about my latest Sopranos rewatchAs I’ve said on Twitter, I am rewatching The Sopranos yet again. Half of this blog post will be random thoughts that are mostly spoiler-free. Everything after the line-break/giant line is a spoiler. Grab your cigar, whoooooah, and 98-pound mole and join me in discussing the greatest show ever to…The Sopranos5 min read