New England Winter ... Deal With It

If you can't beat em join em.  That's the way this Winter is going for most of us around here in New England.  When cold -- skate, when snowy -- stud up and ride bikes, when blizzard -- cross country ski.  Or, pack up and go to Florida. 

Special thanks to cousin Myles Heffernan and his band Howard -- a rising sensation in NYC.  This song, Falling, was just highlighted on NPR's All Songs Considered.

NFL ... not all bad

While struggling lately with the myriad of NFL issues that seem to surface on a weekly basis, I happened to land on some images parked on an old hard-drive.  Having personally felt the effects of CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) on my own family,  I continue to struggle watching the guys on the Pats take one crushing head-shot after another.  It's truly amazing how tough these guys are, but in the end we see how truly human they really are on all levels.

I witnessed this first-hand with Ed Reed during a shoot for Xterra years ago.  I have to admit, as I sit here looking back, I was totally intimidated.  I would love to have a do-over on this one -- slow things down -- get the shot I really wanted.  But Ed was huge and I was not.  It was only after a couple of bevs with Ed did I realize he was totally mellow and up for anything, but time slipped away as did Ed with his entourage.  Thanks Ed.

 


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