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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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A More Beneficial Stretch?

By J. Michael Moore | Published: November 25, 2009
Sunday the Falcons start the Tom Emanski portion of the 2009 schedule — back-to-back-to-back home games at the Georgia Dome. At 5-5, the Birds certainly could use some Thanksgiving weekend home cooking. Head Coach Mike Smith is 11-1 at the Dome in his tenure and the Falcons appear slightly more dominant at home, especially on defense [...]
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Feeling the Holiday Spirit

By J. Michael Moore | Published: November 9, 2009
We’re still a few weeks from Thanksgiving, but I’ve already seen signs of the holiday season pop up around North Georgia. Another sure sign of the holidays has made its way to Flowery Branch: the annual sale of autographed ornaments. They’re going fast, so here’s the sales pitch. Each year the Falcons get a bundle of custom [...]
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Taking a Glimpse at the (Mini) Schedule

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 23, 2009
The NFL announced prime time matchups for Week 1 and the slate of 2009 Thanksgiving Day games Monday afternoon. The Falcons aren’t included. The Tennessee Titans will travel to Pittsburgh to open the 2009 season on Thursday, Sept. 10. The pairing isn’t much of a surprise since the defending Super Bowl champion has opened the season on [...]
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