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#AsForLax & a Personal View of Sports Psychology

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Announcer Nikolai Busko called me out twice during Saturday afternoon’s broadcast of Army Lacrosse versus Lehigh. The first time was awesome. The second time, though, I felt bad about it. A little surprised the BKs starters are still in. I wonder if they’re making a concerted effort to keep the score lopsided b/c of the rankings. Lehigh scores again, & it’s 17-11. I did not think the BKs would give up more than 10 today. #GoArmy #BEATLehigh #AsForLax — Danno E. Cabeza (@DannoECabeza) March 16, 2024

Let's Reboot Miami Vice!

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It took some doing, but I finally convinced my wife to watch the original Miami Vice with me via Amazon’s FreeVee service . We’d just finished The Sopranos , and for as much as we enjoyed The Sopranos, I gotta say we're both enjoying Vice a good bit more. Part of that is undoubtedly down to nostalgia. My wife and I were both 80s kids. Most of it, though, comes from the vibes, which were immaculate at the time and remain unchanged even to modern eyes. I have therefore started wondering what a modern reboot of Miami Vice might look like.  Here’s my idea.

#AsForDynamite: Why Are We Doing This?

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Hello friends. I hope this post finds you well.  Let's talk about AEW. A common complaint among WWE fans about AEW is that "AEW doesn't tell stories," or more precisely, that AEW tends to book random matches with no built-in backstory ahead of time. Now, usually WWE fans rank just ahead of Navy fans as far as my Personal Fucks Given Rankings (PFGR) are concerned, and indeed, many of these takes have become substantially less grounded in reality since Elon started his nominal pay-for-engagement scheme over on the former bird app.  But it still got to me this week.  I mean, I understand that dudes are shooting out random nonsense to try to stir engagement & get Elon's money, but this week still marked spectacularly bad story comprehension.

Greetings from my Social Media Break

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, friends! I started my social media hiatus on Friday, December 15th, which was about ten days ago. I drove up to the University of Vermont that day to pick up my eldest daughter Hannah, making it easy to leave Facebook and Twitter behind. I'd found myself getting a little too obsessed with seeing reaction to things I'd written, mostly for As For Football , over the previous months. I therefore wanted to break the habit of checking in with the world-at-large.  Merry Christmas from Casa Cabeza! It had gotten a little too easy to doom-scroll my way through the day, and with that had come a lot of unfiltered bullshit. Too much of what passes for opinion comes from miserable bastards looking to outsource their own unhappiness. I've missed interacting with AFF's Firstie Club, but the cold turkey approach seemed like the best thing for the moment, and here we are. I've read quite a bit, I've listened to a few audiobooks from my loca

As For Dynamite: Jay White is AEW’s Cactus Jack

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Greetings, friends, from my social media hiatus. 

As For Dynamite: "The Hangman Problem"

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I have a million things I need to be working on right now, but fuck it. Let’s talk about AEW Dynamite . Granted, maybe ten people are gonna read this, but… Who cares?!

The Pointer Brothers’ Guide to Skiing on a Budget

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Skiing is a great sport, but alas, it can be very expensive. Even my rich friends often dedicate a decent amount of time to figuring out how to manage the lifestyle on some kind of budget. It’s one of those things where it sometimes really helps to get a tip or two, hence this piece. I’ve had this thing in mind for well over a year now. It’s based on conversations I’ve had with strangers on various ski lifts plus tips from my friends and classmates in the Pointer Brothers’ Ski Group . The Ski Group is an informal friend collective that I organized with my “brother” Brian, who was, in fact, my roommate throughout our firstie year at West Point. We use the group to plan ski trips, share tips and photos, etc. And now, well… here we are.  This piece is intended for young professionals just getting into the skiing lifestyle. If you found your way here, you’re probably a fellow West Pointer, and that’s great. However, it’s not a requirement or anything.  All are welcome.  If you’ve got tips,