TALES FROM THE METEOR! Robbed of Greatness

Editor’s Note: here at DFO, many of us are not satisfied with the Super Bowl matchup. For some of us, this is because we hate both teams at a level that rivals Robert Kraft's hatred of the Jupiter, Florida police department's vice squad. For others, our seething hatred of one

TALES FROM THE METEOR! Running It Back

Editor’s Note: here at DFO, many of us are not satisfied with the Super Bowl matchup. For some of us, this is because we hate both teams at a level that rivals Miami Dolphins team doctors' apparent hatred for acknowledging that their star quarterback may have suffered a concussion. For

TALES FROM THE METEOR! — Retirement

Editor’s Note: here at DFO, many of us are not satisfied with the Super Bowl matchup. For some of us, this is because we hate both teams at a level that rivals a lefty's hatred for regular-shaped scissors. For others, our seething hatred of one team is more than enough

Tales from the Meteor: The Last Journeyman (Part 3)

Sunday, February 3 Right ascension 17 31 22.9 Declination -74 16 68 Elongation 76.4 Delta 0.02 AU This is the end of my journey. I pull up the motorcycle in front of a pleasant, but modest-enough, home in Redondo Beach, California.  The hybrid that Ryan Fitzpatrick had let me take remains in Arizona, abandoned in the

Tales from the Meteor: The Last Journeyman (Part 2)

Wednesday, January 30 Right ascension 16 49 55.2 Declination -74 14 23 Elongation 71.2 Delta 0.25 AU   Doug Martin is very, very surprised to see me. Note that he is not unhappy to see me, just surprised. He and I got along just fine on a professional level, but we had nothing in common personally, so

Tales from the Meteor: The Last Journeyman (Part 1)

Friday, January 25 Right ascension 16 47 47.9 Declination -75 18 19 Elongation 80.4 Delta 0.57 AU   Josh McCown is frowning as he peers at the cellphone I have handed to him.  The light from the video illuminates his face, flashing occasionally as the images on the screen change.  He doesn't say a word until

Tales from the Meteor! The Stefonimatrix

Editor’s Note: here at DFO, many of us are not satisfied with the Super Bowl matchup. For some of us, this is because we hate both teams at a level that rivals God's apparent hatred for the Cleveland Browns. For others, our seething hatred of one team is more than

Tales from the Meteor! O’er the Land of the Free…

Editor’s Note: Here at DFO, many of us are not satisfied with the Super Bowl matchup. For some of us, this is because we hate both teams at a level that rivals Eli Manning's hatred of the cooties. For others, our seething hatred of one team is more than enough to

TALES FROM THE METEOR! The Quackening

Editor's Note: here at DFO, many of us are not satisfied with the Super Bowl matchup.  For some of us, this is because we hate both teams at a level that rivals Andy Reid's hatred for kale salad.  For others, our seething hatred of one team is more than enough