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Tag Archives: dallas cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Announcer Honors Yom Kippur
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Around here, football is a religion ? at times the only religion that matters. With its own codes and customs, its power to lift and to humble, football ? especially Cowboys football ? can be … Continue reading
Posted in Dallas, Judaism
Tagged brad sham, cowboys game, dallas cowboys, fort worth star telegram, jonah and the whale, worth star telegram
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Why Are Some Teams Always Finesse Teams?
The Dallas Cowboys, no matter the coach, have been a finesse football team for about 50 years now. By contrast, the Pittsburgh Steeler have always been a brutal force team. Why has this never changed? The teams have been successful. … Continue reading
Posted in Football
Tagged brutal force, dallas cowboys, finesse, football team, pittsburg steeler
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Jeff Pearlman’s New Book: The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality
You can buy the book here and you can read Jeff’s website here. I interviewed Jeff last September ago about his book on the 1990s Dallas Cowboys. Jeff wrote the Sports Illustrated John Rocker profile that created such a storm … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged 1990s, baseball immortality, dallas cowboys, Jeff Pearlman, roger clemens
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I’m Not A Cowboys Fan Anymore
They were the favorites to win the Super Bowl through the first three games of this season. They were the most talented team in the league. They self-destructed and did not even make the playoffs. The quarterback has a poor … Continue reading
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Tagged dallas cowboys, leadership role, philadelphia eagles, poor work ethic, talented team, tony romo
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There’s Something Wrong With Me
I feel heartbroken, absolutely ravaged. Why? The Dallas Cowboys lost a football game tonight and probably won’t make the playoffs. Dennis Prager’s radio psychiatrist Stephen Marmer once described what was wrong with people like me. We don’t like our lives … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged dallas cowboys, Dennis Prager, life essence, losing a job, radio psychiatrist, tony romo
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Interview With San Francisco Sports Columnist Lowell Cohn
When I was covering the San Francisco 49ers and other stuff for KAHI/KHYL radio from 1985-1987, I loved to read Lowell Cohn‘s column on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle sports section. I thought Cohn the greatest writer … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Sports
Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, dallas cowboys, damn story, full time job, san francisco 49ers, san francisco chronicle
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Can Suicide Be The Right Choice?
If someone is miserable every minute of their life, is snuffing it a bad idea? I caught a drasha on Simchat Torah that said the best antidote to despair and suicide was Torah. One bloke got so upset with this … Continue reading
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Tagged antipathy, dallas cowboys, deep despair, drasha, shiksa, simchat torah
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Pacman Jones – The Luke Ford of the NFL
From the Star-Telegram: IRVING — Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips took a step Thursday morning to keep Adam “Pacman” Jones’ incident from becoming a distraction for his team. But with the volume of media in the locker room Thursday afternoon, … Continue reading
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Tagged dallas cowboys, dallas cowboys coach, luke ford, pacman jones, rsquo, wade phillips
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I Didn’t Go To The Flag Raising At The Israeli Consulate Today
I hear it was a two hour lovefest. I went instead to the West Hollywood Book Fair to brush up on the latest developments in queer lit. I sat in on a memoir writing workshop. There was a loud blonde … Continue reading
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Tagged dallas cowboys, diana raab, savage beast, social obligation, stuff magazine, teacher diana
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