Vinnie's Abyss

Although many fans focused on Wes Welker's 15 catches for 192 yards, in the end it was Sun Chronicle Assistant Sports Editor/Columnist Mark Farinella who stole the afternoon at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.

Farinella established a 2009 NFL high for most in-game blog posts by entering 25, bettering… Continue

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VINCENT LEVINE can be reached at: vincent.levine@rocketmail.com

Here's a list of the 14 featured members on the Southeastern Massachusetts Online Community and the total number of blogs posts for each in order of least to most (current as of Nov 22, 2009 at 11:23 PM):

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The information I posted about the 2008 high school Superbowl game times and locations that Mark Farinella is referring to came directly off the MIAA site. As soon as I was made aware of the changes I re-posted. I believe the Sun Chronicle recently errored in the same manner with the Patriots game time in London and Farinella posted a blog to clear up the confusion.
IT happens!
http://thesunchronicle.ning.com/profiles/blogs/clearing-up-gametime-confusion

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Blogebrity: A person who has become famous through blogging.… Continue

BLOGHOG never sleeps, blogging day and night, 365 days a year, in sickness and in health, even while on vacation!

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*Photo by Ross Mantle -NY Times

In Avella, Pennsylvania the high school football team, the Avella High Eagles, nearly had its program ended a year ago due to “apathy” and “attrition”. In one game verse Clairton, one of the best small-school football teams in the state, about 50 students per… Continue

I was told when I was old enough to eat at restaurants myself that the proper tip for a waiter/waitress who performs his or her duties was 15%... I was also told that a tip’s origin dates back to when someone wanted to “insure proper service” they would tip before the meal. I believe now, an… Continue

MIAA PHILOSOPHY

Within high school sport programs, young people learn the values associated with discipline, performing under stress, teamwork, sacrifice, commitment, effort, accountability, citizenship, sportsmanship, confidence, leadership and organizational skills, participating wit… Continue

In his recent blog post "Bonus thoughts from the shores of Lake Massapoag", Mark Farinella stated "...my experience tells me that programs that never have a chance to win don't grow and prosper, and one of the points of interscholastic athletics is to encourage participation." Huh? Great logic 'Fearless"-- On one hand you are saying that a team that continually finishes in the bottom of the standings will never grow and prosper. Huh again? I've seen many teams turn around in many different sport… Continue