I'm not a big fan of Tim Tebow.

But the football team I root for, the New England Patriots, just signed him.

Can I still make fun of him, or do I have to stop?

Over at the DG, I ponder this questions.

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Over at the DG, I make my NBA finals pick.

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Over at the DG, I make my NBA conference finals picks.

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Over at the DG, I write about the Red Sox's surprising success, and recent slump.

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Over at the DG, I write about how the Celtics narrowly avoided being swept by the Knicks, and why it doesn't really matter.

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Over at the DG, I offer my thought on the Celtics and the Heat, LeBron and Jeff Green. 

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Over at the DG, I share my thoughts on the departure of Wes Welker.

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Over at DG, I write about how we finally got enough snow to ski over the weekend.

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Some Capital Region residents have expressed disappointment in last week’s snowstorm, but not me. The six inches or so that we got in Albany seemed perfectly adequate, and after clearing off my car, I decided to go cross country skiing.

One of the great things about cross country skiing is that you can just go out and do it for free. But you do need snow and the January thaw, when temperatures climbed into the 50s, pretty much wiped out my local cross country skiing options. I usually ski at the Albany Pine Bush, though I sometimes venture out to Peebles Island State Park in Cohoes, and Omi International Arts Center, the sculpture park in Ghent. But on Saturday I was in a bit of a rush, and decided to try skiing a little closer to home, at the Corning Preserve.

I had never skied at the Corning Preserve before, due to lack of snow — the snow seems to melt more quickly down there. But I knew I was guaranteed to find snow the morning after a storm, even a disappointing storm, and so I made the short drive to the boat launch. Much to my amazement, the city of Albany had already cleared the bicycle path, so I carried my skis across the footbridge and put them on after I got across, in the wide open field on the other side.

The snow was light and powdery, and since there was only about a half foot, it wasn’t too hard to break trail. Breaking trail is good exercise but not exactly my favorite thing to do, and as I skied, I imagined how much better life would be if, instead of clearing the bike path, the city had laid down a cross country ski trail or two.

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Over at the DG, I offer some of my thoughts on the NBA - my favorite league, bar none.

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Over at the DG, I make my Super Bowl pick.

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Over at the DG, I wrestle with my feelings about football.

Basically, I enjoy watching it, but I'm becoming more alarmed by the research suggesting it causes an array of health problems, such as CTE, later in life.

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For Christmas, I received two New England Patriots-themed gifts: a winter hat with the team’s logo on it and a hooded sweatshirt just like the one coach Bill Belichik wears on the sidelines, minus the cut-off sleeves.

The sweatshirt is nice and warm and I wear it at home. I wear the hat when I ski and go for walks, and hope people don’t throw rocks at me or yell nasty things. Up until last weekend, when the Patriots were summarily embarrassed on their home turf and sent packing, I was proud to wear this hat. Now I feel a little silly when I put it on.

The Patriots’ loss marked the end of the NFL season for me. Yes, I’m bitter. And I hate the Baltimore Ravens.

But there’s more to it. I’ve become increasingly troubled by football and what we’re learning about the game’s impact on players. I’ve enjoyed watching games this season, but as the season has progressed, I’ve also felt increasingly guilty.

My guilt peaked early last week when researchers at UCLA reported that signs of the crippling degenerative disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, had been identified in living ex-NFL players for the first time. Using brain scanning technology, the researchers detected the presence of an abnormal protein associated with CTE, which is linked to dementia, memory loss and depression, and is triggered by repeated head trauma, such as concussions.

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Over at the DG, I offer some thoughts on the Patriots loss to the Ravens.

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You know what I don't want to hear another word about?

The Harbaugh brothers squaring off in the Super Bowl.

Ray Lewis' swan song.

The 49ers.

The Ravens.

It's going to be a long two weeks.

Over at the DG, I make my NFL Conference Championship Picks.

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Gawker has a handy guide.