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Pittsburgh rulz again
The Seattle Black and Gold Brigade got together for one special evening yesterday for the first Pirates game ever in Seattle. Wow, I had a freakin great time. For just finding out that I'm the father of identical twins , I couldn't think of a better way...

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Even if I'm drunk, I won't take this bet
Scott Weise decided it would be a good idea to bet on his beloved Bears this past weekend. He was so sure the Bears would win, that he vowed he'd legally change his name to "Peyton Manning" if the Bears lost. "A bunch of friends and I were talking one...

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Footballgasm 2006
Pea and I spent the entire weekend immersed into Pro Football. Saturday we hit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. From there we drove to Pittsburgh, PA for the night. Sunday, we went to the Steelers game in Heinz Field. Monday we flew to Seattle...

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Be afraid, be very afraid
Yes, its almost Halloween , but we all have other things to be afraid of. This past weekend, my incredibly awesome wife sent me to the Evergreen Motorcycle Safety class. Now, I'm not dumb enough to go out and do a " Roethlisberger ", but she certainly...

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Crazy Running
So I've run 2 marathons and climbed some high mountains and I figured I was pretty nutso. Apparently, I'm pretty tame compared to my climbing partner Michelle . She entered her SECOND 4 Deserts Ultra Marathon recently. In the past she participated in...

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Spring Football, Spring Sunshine and Spring Biz
This past weekend was a blast. It started on Saturday with another installment of our wine tasting parties. This time the wine tasting was at our new furnished house, now known as "The Vortex" . It's been dubbed the Vortex because many of our friends...

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Super Bowl XL -- Peaboy's Pix
Peaboy posted his pix finally -- From the Pea OK, I had a little technical problem in getting them posted. My pics start here on page 3 and go to page 9. http://peaboy.net/photos/peaboy/category1144.aspx?ppage=3

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Can't we all just get along?
Folks, football season is over. Yes, it sucks to lose no matter how it happened. I am looking forward to playing each other again next year in Miami, let's start prepping for that. Saying one city is better than another city based upon the reactions of...

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Super Bowl XL - Rob's Pix
Rob, one of the 3 Troys, just sent me his pixs from the Super Bowl. I've posted them to the photo section here: http://offramp.exit83.com/photos/super_bowl_xl_-_one_for_the_thumb/category1043.aspx If you have pix and you want them posted, let me know...

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Super Bowl XL - Super Bowl SUNDAY! - Day 3
It's time to bring your "A" game, its Super Bowl SUNDAY! After 3 hours of sleep, I was awakened by Mindy's neighbors who were all ready for the big game. Even the people who live in Detroit are Steelers fans. Anyway, as if I needed to be reminded where...

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Super Bowl XL - Saturday - Day 2
Saturday, Peaboy and I went to the NFL Experience downtown. The point of the exhibition was to enable people to sense what it was like to be an NFL player. Besides the typical NFL historical stuff and pictures, most of the venue was turned into tiny football...

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Super Bowl XL - Friday - Winter Blast - Day 1
Peaboy and I flew to Detroit on Friday, and you could already feel the excitement at the airport . Everyone was busting my chops because I was a Steelers fan, and I assured them that it would be a good game. Once we got to Detroit, we found our way to...

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Steelers suck less
How yinz doin'? I'm back in Seattle after watching the sloppy game in Detroit, but hey, a win is a win, right? I've had puh-lenty of people providing me with conspiracy theories about the game. Will you all please do me a favor and watch the game again...

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Seattle is too damn nice
Someone forwarded me the Rick Riley article this week, and its priceless. I'm reprinting it here. Giving Seattle The Needle Rick Reilly Okay, Seattle, grab a grande, skinny, no-foam, half-caf Espresso Macchiato and let me explain why the Pittsburgh Steelers...

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Super Bowl Tickets Myths
ESPN along with StubHub published a list of the top 9 myths about Super Bowl Tickets. This article is a great read. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=rovell/060131

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