Category Archives: football

Winning Team

Posted on November 11, 2015 by TheSmirkingCat

Last season, my Lightning were electrifying Stanley Cup finals contestants.  This year?  Let’s just say I had to scroll quite a while to find them listed in the NHL rankings.  *sigh*  Apparently I am destined to never see my hockey … Continue reading →

Posted in football, hockey, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 Comment

D*mn It, Steelers!

Posted on January 5, 2015 by TheSmirkingCat

You have your classic, run-of-the-mill, bad football playing.  And then, in its extreme form, you have how the Steelers played Saturday night against the Ravens. I almost ran out of curse words before that game mercifully ended.  It’s like the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore Ravens, football, Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 Comments

Champions

Posted on December 29, 2014 by TheSmirkingCat

I was nervous about the Steelers game last night against the Bengals, because my Steelers have been so inconsistent.  I had no idea which team was going to burst out of that locker room: the one that disastrously and embarrassingly … Continue reading →

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My Steelers Rock!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by TheSmirkingCat

In my old age (as a point of reference, anything after 30 has felt old), staying up until midnight to watch a football game rarely happens.  I will watch until I start yawning, then head to bed, figuring I’ll catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore Ravens, football, Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 Comment

Pink Sparkly Things! Oh My!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by TheSmirkingCat

My fundamental concept of feminism is that your well being is significantly enhanced by not assuming you can step on me because I am female.  You are welcome to try, but the consequences are your full responsibility. So when I … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, football, get a life, hockey, NFL | 3 Comments

Just Retire, Ben!

Posted on September 12, 2014 by TheSmirkingCat

At long last, my Pittsburgh Steelers football season is in full swing!  I didn’t get to see their tenuous victory over the Browns last week, so I was hyper-excited to watch them take on the Ravens last night.  Turns out … Continue reading →

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Give Me a Break!

Posted on January 10, 2014 by TheSmirkingCat

After Florida State University won the national championship game, Jameis Winston, FSU’s quarterback, was interviewed.  At some time during or soon after this interview, Dee Dee McCarron, the mother of University of Alabama’s quarterback, AJ McCarron, tweeted, “Am I listening … Continue reading →

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