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Birdseed: December 3, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: December 3, 2009
It’s been a busy week in Flowery Branch balancing life, football and the multitude of story lines on the Falcons and Eagles. Luckily there’s always some Birdseed to make sure we’re all in the loop… Falcons will lean on reserves down stretch, Atlanta Journal-Constitution It’s the time of year for holiday shopping, family gatherings, and NFL injuries. New [...]
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Birdseed: Thanksgiving Edition

By J. Michael Moore | Published: November 26, 2009
Holidays like Thanksgiving are about spending time with those we love. But sometimes that’s impossible. This morning I chatted via instant message with a friend halfway across the world. He’s in the National Guard and will spend the next several months deployed away from his wife and two children. We joked about working on Thanksgiving, though my tapping [...]
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Maps and Notes for Week 12 Television

By J. Michael Moore | Published: November 26, 2009
Two things are certain on Thanksgiving: I’ll fall into a food comma at some point because of Mrs. J. Mike’s delicious cooking. The Lions will play (and probably lose). Before I turn on the office television to watch a little Thanksgiving pigskin and, later, go home to a feast, I’ll detail a little about the weekend television schedule. (It’s [...]
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Week 7 Television Notes

By J. Michael Moore | Published: October 23, 2009
Welcome back to regional television coverage, Falcons fans. How did that Sunday Night Football game treat you? After a prime time win over the Chicago Bears the Falcons begin a two-game stretch that features a near-national audience and a world stage on Monday Night Football. Looking ahead to the next home game against the Washington Redskins, [...]
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Birdseed: October 15, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: October 15, 2009
Seven years ago this evening my life changed forever. It’s all thanks to a wonderful woman and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Mrs. J. Mike and I had our first date 2,555 days ago. The night included watching an old VHS copy of one of the best — or worst — horror movies ever made (who says I’m [...]
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Birdseed: October 9, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: October 9, 2009
So, the much-anticipated Madden showdown didn’t go too well for me. It seems the human behind the controls of an xBox 360 needs to have some actual skill to make things work properly. My abilities must have caught an earlier flight to San Francisco. Sorry to let you down Falcons fans, but rest assured the 31-17 defeat [...]
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Birdseed: October 8, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: October 8, 2009
Tonight’s the night. At some point this evening my brother-in-law and I will match gaming wits in the xBox universe. He’s a 49ers fan and when we play online — sparingly — it’s often an Atlanta-San Francisco matchup. He currently holds a 2-0 lead. One game I openly contest, since the computer randomly awarded the Niners a touchdown [...]
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Birdseed: April 10, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 10, 2009
My father has always been an early riser. I remember stumbling into the living room as a child on Sunday morning to find him wide awake, second cup of coffee in hand, watching some old movie on AMC or a Dirty Harry marathon. I thought he was crazy. He always said the early morning was the best time [...]
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Birdseed: April 6, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 6, 2009
It’s amazing how a photograph can transport you to a different place and time. Yesterday, my wife went through some old pictures and found a snapshot of my father, grandfather and me playing golf in Florida. It was taken from the balcony of a rented condo as the course wrapped its way between vacation homes. I’m hacking [...]
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Birdseed: March 30, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 30, 2009
My father is a man of many talents. I’ve watched him pack a U-Haul trailer with the skill of a Tetris champion. I’ve marveled from the floor as he flawlessly painted in a straight line along the edge of the ceiling. I’ve laughed as, like a spider, he moved around and across a roof and through [...]
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