CALL ME SNAKE

After a long period of soul searching lasting the better part of an hour, I have decided not to cave in to peer pressure, despite the damage this may cause me personally and professionally. This blog will not–I repeat NOT–be devoted exclusively to news of and relating to volleyball. This was, as you can imagine, a difficult decision to make. The volleyball lobby is extremely powerful, not only in this country but internationally, and is fully capable of rendering this blog insignificant. Although I will report on volleyball affairs from time to time, as has been my custom, I will not be restricted to that domain. In the end, it came down to this: My imagination is so broad and far-reaching that it could not possibly be confined to a single sport, no matter how pervasive that sport may be. Rest assured, I will continue to discuss my ongoing struggle with Patriots Obsessive Disorder and the debate over Antoine Walker’s return (and the related matter of Gary Payton’s comeback), as well as other burning issues my readers have come to depend on. If you want to know where I stand, and whether I can “go the distance,” look no further than the title of an acclaimed 2000 movie: “You can count on me.”