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The Day We’ve All Been Waiting For

Thursday, July 29, 2004, is a gorgeous day here in the Hub of the Universe, Boston, Massachusetts.  Unlike yesterday where I braved the rain, security, and the supposed transportation nightmare of the Democratic National Convention to attend a rally at the Charlestown Navy Yard, today is a beautiful, sunny day.  The birds along Commonwealth Avenue are chirping, the flowers in the Public Garden have never looked more radiant, and the golden Bulfinch dome of the State House is shining triumphantly in the sun (when it is not being obscured by green-clad snipers armed with machine guns).  The weather seems to be metaphorically representative of this most anticipated of moments, the long awaited day when hometown Senator John F. Kerry of Beacon Hill steps to the podium at the Fleet Center and delivers a speech accepting his party’s nomination for President of the United States.

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Patriot Fans Left at the Altar?

Tom Brady has it all, movie star good-looks, rocket-launcher right arm, $50,000 worth of diamonds on his fingers, 2 Super Bowl MVPs, and if the rumors are true, a very attractive young lady with whom he is now engaged.  Okay, let me start this article by stating that I have nothing against the sacrament of marriage.  I’m “Pro-Marriage” and I love weddings.  Open bar, the “chicken dance”, Aunt Sue and Uncle Frank doing the limbo, the whole shebang.  I hope in the near-future that I get married.  But now I’m speaking as a Patriots’ fan… Tom, please tell me WHY?