Farewell, Sidney

The time has come for me to bid you all adieu.

I'm leaving Sidney to take a job in Bristol, Conn., with ESPN as a program assistant with the radio department. Before a couple of weeks ago, I had full intentions on staying in Sidney for a year or two. But then I received a call from an 860 area code.

For as long as I can remember, I've loved sports and loved watching ESPN. My mom was very protective of her son. The scope of mediated text I could consume was very very narrow.

I couldn't listen to certain music while she was around, I could not play certain video games, I had to go to different c...