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I'm not sure of when the last time was that I posted on this thing two days in a row. Come to think of it, I don't know if it's ever been done in the history of this blog. While Sports Romance is now a day old, the blog formerly known as Don't Worry About It... has been around for a little more than two years.

I was browsing over some past posts earlier today and noticed that I've made mention of my teams. I've not only done it, but quite a few times. My apologies for adding that in yesterday's post. It felt necessary at the time.

I've been a staff writer at The Gettysburg Times for about three months now and I'm beginning to receive reader feedback via e-mail. As you can probably imagine, much of it is negative. What's ironic about the whole thing is that when I first started I couldn't wait to get e-mail feedback from readers, and then the first negative e-mail I received had me all bent out of shape. I guess I should be careful what I wish for.

Regardless, I enjoy feedback whether it's positive or negative. I welcome comments, questions, concerns and all things relevant. It's the comments and feedback that keeps this job interesting. It is why I love writing. A good friend of mine who until recently wrote for The Center for New York City Affairs told me back in February that the beauty of our job is that it's there everyday. Our names are on our work, and people read it. That's our work. I like it because thousands of people read my work everyday. Certainly not on this blog, but my articles in the paper, whether in print or online, are viewed by a whole county and then some.

It's something that tickles me. I love what I do. I love writing.

Since this is Sports Romance, I had better put something in here about sports. The NCAA men's lacrosse tournament reached its final four teams this past weekend, and we got Cornell going up against Notre Dame and Duke vs. Virginia. Cornell reached the title game last year, so I think they're going to beat Notre Dame, but Notre Dame has been playing with a chip on its shoulder, having been one of the teams that many people thought shouldn't have been selected among the field of 16. Evidently they deserved to be there, even with a 7-6 record. They beat no. 6 Princeton and then 3rd-ranked Maryland. Cornell may be no. 7, but the Big Red brings an experience to the table that can't be coached. I like Cornell against Duke in the final, based on what Duke did to Johns Hopkins in the first round. Hofstra is out of it, having lost to Maryland in the first round. I was ecstatic that the Pride made it with its 9-4 record. Either way, I think the team will be pretty solid next year, not losing too much from this year's roster.

Now I had better get to work, on the stuff that people actually read.