Once upon a time, I didn't follow Kathy Griffin - didn't watch her show, catch up on her stand up specials, etc. Didn't bother. Those were dark, unfunny days, my friends. Then my sister came to stay with me after I had a baby and filled my DVR with "My Life on the D-List" and a … [Read more...]
Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Seriously you guys. I mean it. #GoIrish! Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Alumni Association and its amazing comprehensive list of the BCS National Championship Events that I am missing. See also: Play Like a Champion Today and My Complicated Relationship With Football … [Read more...]
My Complicated Relationship With Football
Decades into my study of football in all of its forms, I confess. I still don't understand the game. I was born into football country. My father was a senior at Notre Dame - we lived in South Bend, Indiana for the first year of my life. I grew up in an Irish-Catholic … [Read more...]
Declan Sullivan’s Death Through Mother and Alumna Colored Glasses
I sat down to watch a Notre Dame football game, the day stretching out before me, hours of football, laundry, beer, and yard work. The kids will play and whine and try to get me to switch to the Wii. We'll hang out here at home, and chill. Maybe Notre Dame won't lose … [Read more...]