When the team you dislike more than any other plays your favorite team in the Super Bowl, it is going to hurt if your team loses. It is going to really hurt if they lose because of a mistake and a terrible play call. And it will really really hurt watching your franchise quarterback throw a pick to another no name…
Author Archive for Qmusing
I once appeared on the High-Five Challenge. We lost. I am still a little sore about it.
On My Own ESPN Boycott, Goodell, and #freesimmons
Except for maybe the most hardened misogynists among us, watching the NFL has been more difficult this season. The NFL has shown itself to be a despicable organization. It has been bad enough watching as they squeeze players for more money with the lockout a few seasons ago and seeing the NFL soak cities and taxpayers for new stadiums for…
On Madden 96, the Waggle, and the Revolution
Better writers than myself have already thoroughly covered early Madden game aspects like tackling and injuring players after the whistle, the ambulance that would come on the field after such an injury, and other memorable aspects, but I do not know if anyone has covered Madden 96’s true legacy: the QB Waggle. I did not know anything about defenses, offenses,…
On Not Returning Home
I often speak ill of the Atlantic Ocean. I mock its weak tide. I disparage its small waves. I burden those within earshot with my comments because I grew up next to the vastly superior ocean, the Pacific Ocean. My remarks about the obviously inferior Atlantic Ocean are part of a greater collection of observations I have about life on the East…