BOSOXBLOG tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1360548 2013-04-18T09:48:08-07:00 TypePad bosoxblog/redsoxhttp://feedburner.google.com Boston Strong- undefined tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d1883401901b6090ef970b 2013-04-18T09:48:08-07:00 2013-04-18T09:48:08-07:00 A huge part of grief is wanting to belong. Grief and fear isolate us, so we try to find ways to become part of a group again. I have never gone to church; I have attended multiple candle vigils in... Carolyn Kimpel Sausage Guy Saves Baseball (and a love story) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d1883401676870aa83970b 2012-07-12T10:40:24-07:00 2012-07-12T10:40:24-07:00 The problem with writing about the sausage guy is I’m not sure what type of story it is. It falls somewhere between a sports story and a love story. I have begun it several times. Once for my book. Once... Carolyn Kimpel Bring baseball back to the Bleachers tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d18834016765748f00970b 2012-04-20T10:08:47-07:00 2012-04-20T10:08:47-07:00 The baseball block is back. It’s not that there isn’t a wealth of issues to discuss right now. My baseball block isn’t from not watching games. I have been at a game, and been able to watch quite a few,... Carolyn Kimpel The Kid saves baseball tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d18834016764f32e87970b 2012-04-11T14:42:47-07:00 2012-04-11T14:42:47-07:00 Yesterday, my students took a mock MCAS. I sat with students and watched them work meticulously from 8:40-12:15. On these days, we often spare our students from homework. these days also aren’t our favorite days, and we get it. After... Carolyn Kimpel Getting over Baseball Block tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d188340168e9b46b8c970c 2012-04-05T19:02:50-07:00 2012-04-05T19:02:50-07:00 I need to write about baseball. But I haven’t been breathing baseball. Been teaching Casey at Bat. Been getting lost in sports pages’ as we search for money words for the writing project. Maybe it’s just the baseball I was... Carolyn Kimpel Final Thoughts on Fantasy Football tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d188340162feb7bc89970d 2011-12-30T09:58:56-08:00 2011-12-30T09:58:56-08:00 I told myself it was for the writing. It was for the art. It was because I wanted to try something new. But if that had all been true I would have tried skydiving, something further from me. For many,... Carolyn Kimpel 'Twas the night before Christmas...and championships tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d188340162fe577632970d 2011-12-24T08:31:15-08:00 2011-12-24T08:31:15-08:00 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Jay Street, only one room mate stirred, fearing defeat . The Patriots jersey was draped over the bed with care, In hope the Pats would win. But there was a fantasy scare.... Carolyn Kimpel We had a god, so what if we have a saint? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d18834015393f6a9ec970b 2011-12-03T10:41:00-08:00 2011-12-03T10:41:00-08:00 Valentine just came back from the Dominican in in effort to win Ortiz’ heart over. If only all we needed was heart for players to play. Ortiz was flattered, but at the end of the day, it’s a business. Well,... Carolyn Kimpel Working Detention into the Budget tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d18834015436554535970c 2011-10-22T10:58:12-07:00 2011-10-22T10:58:12-07:00 A co-worker recently asked me to talk about the Red Sox. I told her it was too soon. This was yesterday. It's a little embarrassing to be a Sox fan right now. It's like bringing someone to a bar you... Carolyn Kimpel The Turn tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008dd21d188340154355f2c17970c 2011-09-12T15:53:05-07:00 2011-09-12T15:53:05-07:00 It started out like any other Sunday. The only thing to get me out of bed was football. The only thing to get me out of my house was not having the ability to watch football in my own home.... Carolyn Kimpel