I'm heading out of town. Going to leave that whole workplace behind for a little bit. Try to disconnect and all, ya dig? I'll be back in a week or so. Won't have a lot of Web access or the latest breaking sports news at my fingertips. Hopefully, I'll return and the Mets won't have signed Kerry Wood to a five year deal worth a billion dollars or some such nonsense. Should you see a blog post from me in the next few days, I might not return home (because my fiancee will likely have bludgeoned me to death).Do us a favor? If you're bored, click through some archives and shower us with compliments regarding our brilliant perspective on the sporting world. Or, better yet, click on an ad or two...maybe every one on the site. This little getaway is going to set me back a few. Your support is appreciated. Every little penny helps, people.By the way, I recently participated for the second time in "Meeting People is Easy," a somewhat regular feature from our Internet friends over at One for th...
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