The Diatribe * net

Last week the Future Mrs. Larby and I went to see Neil Diamond live and in concert at Madison Square Garden. It was a sight to behold. When he rose out of the stage — oh yes, he ascended out of the floor like a Phoenix rising from the ashes—you would have thought [...]

Friday night—nearly 10 months after the October magic of 2004—I watched NESN’s Faith Rewarded dvd for the first time.  Three reasons led to my decision to pop the dvd in the ol’ player:  1) The Sox (fronted by Charles Bronson Arroyo) were getting their arses handed to them by the Twins, 2) The Yankees (led by a no name called Aaron Small) [...]

I think Steinbrenner is getting desperate, check out the Yankees’ latest acquisition:

I am a displaced Sox Fan.  I have to admit, I’m still not comfortable uttering those words.  It defies logic.  Did I grow up in Boston?  Negative.  Did I endure 28 years (my lifespan) of agony rooting for a team that could never get the job done, no matter how close they came?  Negative.  In fact, [...]

Four years.  What’s happened in four years?  Man, that’s a tough one.  It’s so amazing how we can, each and every one of us, pick little microcosms of our lives that actually tell a full and complete story and yet, in the grand scheme of things, are just blips on the radar of life.  Far out. For me, [...]

What can I say?  I’ve been MIA for quite some time.  At my old job, all I wanted was some responsibility so I could leave at the end of the day with a sense of accomplishment.  Now I have that and more, and by the time I get home the LAST thing I want to [...]

Well done, LTJ.  The icons are a stroke of Genius.  I’m sorry to hear that the scooter won’t make it’s way down to Jersey, but if it’s going to help hook up your pad then it’s all good.  I already have a list of activities that I’m expecting you to participate in:  Most importantly get ready [...]