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Category Archives: Dallas
Captain Comeback and the Denial of Death
Twenty-four seconds remain at Metropolitan Stadium. The cold has come down out of the upper Midwest and lodged in the turf, and the Dallas Cowboys trail the Minnesota Vikings by four. The date is December 28, 1975. Roger Staubach (b. … Continue reading
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The Flex
Eighty thousand people come apart at the same instant. The ball crosses the line, the noise rolls down out of the upper deck, grown men pound each other on the shoulder pads, and on the Dallas sideline one figure holds … Continue reading
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The Audience of One
A January Sunday at AT&T Stadium. The roof holds back the Texas sky. Ninety thousand people fill the bowl, and on the sideline a row of women in white vests and blue shorts and white boots wait for the opening … Continue reading
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When Men Were Not Afraid
Before I fall asleep at night, I like to watch Youtube videos of Dallas Cowboys games from their Super Bowl winning 1977 season. I’m struck by the ease and confidence of the announcers. Sometimes, however, the men can be too … Continue reading
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Do My Deflationary Frames Move Me Along The Buffered vs Porous Axis?
My favorite AI chatbots say: The buffered self believes it sees the social world from outside. It treats coalitions, status games, and convenient beliefs as features of other people’s lives. It stands at the analytical desk, sovereign and uncaptured. When … Continue reading
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Decoding Sports Illustrated’s Bathing Suit Issue
When I was young, I looked forward to the Sports Illustrated bathing suit issue so that I could see gorgeous women way out of my league having fun in minimal clothing. In real life, intimacy is often frightening and I … Continue reading
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Skip Bayless – The Tucker Carlson Of Sports Journalism
Gemini says: Skip Bayless is a parallel figure to Tucker Carlson in the sense that he represents the “sports version” of the same transformation from elite institutional reporter to populist “heel.” While Carlson is an object of fascination for the … Continue reading
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The Past Is A Foreign Country
I lived in Northern California from 1977 to 1993. The Dallas Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers one time during the 1980s. They played a total of six times in that decade (including one playoff game). After a blowout win … Continue reading
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A DEEPER Look Into Tom Landry’s 40 Defense-The Mad Scientist-WARNING EXCESSIVE CONTACT
Before I go to bed, I like to watch videos on the Dallas Cowboys. By the 1980s, the NFL had changed. Offenses like the “Air Coryell” Chargers and the West Coast 49ers were shredding traditional defenses. Landry, who was seen … Continue reading
How I Fell In Love With The Dodgers & Cowboys
I moved to Napa, California from Australia in May of 1977 (turning 11 on 5-28-77) and I spent most of the next three months in the Pacific Union college library. Initially, I read books on World War II. Then I … Continue reading