2010

Ramblings | 2010 Year In Review

December 31, 2010

It has been a great year for us here at Big Dan’s Ramblings.  I started publishing posts in May of this year and have seen a fairly steady increase of hits every week.  The posts ranged everywhere from recipes to product reviews to a stretch where we were updating almost daily on Red Sox news.  Over this time, I have slowly started to find my voice and figure out where [...]

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Merry Christmas to all the BDR Readers!

December 25, 2010
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The staff at BDR would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! We hope Santa was very good to you and that you enjoy this time with your loved ones. We’d also like to thank you for reading BDR over the last eight months and ask that you continue to support us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Football | Rumbling, Tumbling…But Not Fumbling

December 23, 2010

Here we have Dan Connolly’s performance in what probably accounts for the most historic kick return by a guy who could eat an entire Old 96′er (Great Outdoors reference!).  I know that this video has been played a lot this week, but I just can’t get over how awesome it is.  Here you have a guy who is listed at 6’4″, 313lbs running 71 yards on a kick return.  Freaking [...]

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Football | It’s All Over: Brett Favre’s Storied Streak Comes To A Whimpering End

December 14, 2010

Arguably, one of the most impressive streaks has ended. With the announcement that he was on the inactive list last night due to a shoulder injury, Brett Favre‘s consecutive start streak concluded at 297 games (321 including playoff appearances according to Adam Schefter). Like him or not, the man has had an impressive career. Personally, the records don’t do much for me (see list below). They are impressive, don’t get [...]

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When Is A Sloppy Joe Not A Sloppy Joe?

December 6, 2010
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I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but I grew up in a fairly traditional Italian household.  You know the drill – pasta at least three nights a week, church on Sunday morning, no meat on Friday during Lent, and a mother who was both skilled in filling your belly and being able to guilt trip you into doing anything she wanted you to do.  All of our family [...]

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UMass Football – Moving On Up?

December 2, 2010

As some of you might remember, my Open Letter to Jack Wilson, President of the University of Massachusetts received quite a lot of attention.  As such, I’ve been following the story on UMass football’s potential move from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).  Today, the Boston Globe ran a pretty interesting article on this exact issue – UMass still deciding on best move, MAC is [...]

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Blak Sheep Gnarly State Park Stik Used and Reviewed

December 2, 2010

My friend Doug has a small, but up-and-coming, snowboard company call Blak Sheep Snowboards based out of New Jersey.  Below is the review that AngrySnowboarder.com gave him on his 155cm Blak Sheep Gnarly State Park Stik: Originally posted at AngrySnowboarder.com: American made products seem to be diminishing more and more by the day. But that’s just the price we pay for the globalization of the world along with the fact outsourcing [...]

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Where Was This Size In High School?

November 29, 2010

Trying to delay probable disappointment and eventual anger, I purposely avoided the bathroom scale for the last week. As the Thanksgiving holiday rolled through, I enjoyed all the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, desserts and libations with, essentially, reckless abandon. And why not? I was with friends and family, celebrating my absolute favorite holiday. But, as with all good things, the holiday came to an end. My folks went home, my [...]

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