CALL ME SNAKE

My session last week–in which I mentioned the Patriots in writing without becoming obsessed or otherwise bent out of shape-went so well that my therapist has recommended another go-around. That was a great confidence booster, as you can imagine. So here I am, ready for another “Patriots Update.” The only problem is, there’s no news to report: I’ve scoured the papers, wire services, websites and found nothing. Zip. Nada. So the question now is how best to proceed. After the progress last week, no one (least of all me) wants to see any “backsliding.” It’s a dilemma all right, and I’m not sure the news blackout is going to break any time soon. I may have to report on the Red Sox, who are getting plenty of ink now that Spring Training has started up again. My therapist, however, isn’t sure this will be an effective substitute because the “emotional valence is all off,” as she puts it. So there we are, which just might possibly be nowhere. I’ll get back to you when I have something to report, even if–as in this case–it proves to be nothing.