The Week That Was: Recounting, Recuperating and Rebounding

Last week was a tough one to be a Bostonian. (If you're wondering in what respect, every authentic "Bostonian" is a sports fan by nature, or is at least generally aware of the current hoopla surrounding our professional teams.)

For starters, before I delve into the other tragedies, the Bruins severed a painstaking loss to Chicago in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. This distinctly reminded me how I felt back in January, when the Patriots surrendered their season to the Baltimore Ravens (and that chump Ray Lewis) in the AFC Championship game. Which reminded me of just how many damned times I'd felt this way before, prompting me to revisit the intro of a college essay I penned after watching the Pats lose to the Giants in the Super Bowl.

History in Boston often eerily repeats itself...