The Cobblestone is a favorite of my dear wife Karen and I for pizza, calzones, wings, wine, Blue Moon, Happy Hour unwinding … It’s a comforting social stop in the Village of Liverpool. Now that’s it’s football season, they’re calling for more action. That’s pretty darn early, though. Karen works at the library Saturdays now…
A movie about concussions is coming to a theater near you on Christmas Day. Will Smith figures that the subject is important enough that he hung his star on it. I’ve seen the trailers for Concussion on the big screen. I’m a football fan, have been my whole life. Yet I’ve become increasingly concerned about…
The day has arrived for the third in a series of BloggyVille wagers regarding the success of the sports teams that Beth of I Didn’t Have My Glasses On and I. Just as a refresher, and not to rub it in at all, I won the season series wager between my Triple A Syracuse Chiefs…
Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I came across the Eastwood Bears as we circled the blocks surrounding the Little Bitty in our Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood last Sunday morning. The day was bright. Both sidelines were filled with parents and friends rooting on the home team and visitors from Central Square. I rather…
On Monday night at some point, I’ll click over the widescreen to check out how defending national champion Ohio State is making out in its season opener at Virginia Tech. Yeah, the Big Ten squad has many good quarterbacks, but the Hokies of the ACC is a very sneaky squad at home at night. Friday…
Frank Gifford died Sunday, the voice on the TV said. I was watching the Mets broadcast. But it could have been an entertainment show, or a morning talkie, or a football game. Even a show about books, if such things even exist these days. Yes, the Giffer cut a wide swath in his 84 years,…
NFL training camps open before the month ends. I was sent on a pigskin chase already. Yeah, I’m ready. As deadlines have it, my September story for Central New York the Good Life Magazine is in the Double-D category. Due and Done. My story will touch on Central New York football fever, Fridays through Sundays.…
Free Advice is a periodic feature in which I answer anonymous letters sent to markbialczak.com. Today’s reader asks for my opinion on Super Bowl Sunday. Mark, I know you had mentioned you once wrote about sports and you had once lived on Long Island. I too grew up on Long Island. I’ve hit a low…
This was my dinner so I could get out quickly for my Thursday night bowling league, what with my dear wife Karen having plans to dine out right from work with her friend Marie without stopping at our beloved Little Bitty in the Syracuse City neighborhood of Eastwood. One can of condensed Vegetable Alphabet soup,…
A Super Bowl primer for people of many lands. I wrote this one to help out non-football-regulars follow the big game last year, before it was New England vs. Seattle with the shadow of Deflategate and before it was Katy Perry set to dance at halftime and before this new set of commercials carefully crafted…
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