BeauSox

A tip of the hat to the Yankee Wordsmith, my uncle Bill of Manchester NH for treating me to that moniker. Yes, even here in Mongolia I can follow the exploits of my favorite sports teams. I can use an online feature that gives play-by-play accounts of any baseball, football or basketball game played in the States in nearly real time. This is how I "watched" the Boston/Cleveland Game Seven, yesterday morning.

While there is some excitement in this method, I confess my acute homesickness in times like this. I knew this would be an issue before I left for Asia in June. New England sports fans anticipated a terrific Red Sox season, and why not? They had a 13 game division lead when Julie and I boarded the plane. We anticipated a special Patriots team with their new offensive weapons and look at them - a 7-0 start and on a pace to break the NFL season scoring record. I read of the acrobatic catches Moss makes. It is not the same as watching and cheering them with friends on the couch. Then there's Boston College's great season and the new-found promise of the reconstructed Celtics. I guess I'll have to be satisfied with the DVD season-ending recaps. Sure am looking forward to those.

In the meantime, I will enjoy the best I can from afar and take heart in knowing the fellow fans that I love are having a fabulous time. GO BEAUSOX!!!!!!