Life. And Scoreboards

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If you're tired of the noise and the bullshit in the world, you’ve just found the oasis. Welcome. Here, you can read stories and articles of fiction and nonfiction, and get a look at life behind the scenes in the scoreboard operations part of the Sports Entertainment Industry.

I'm JD, a computer programmer. I’ve been programming and operating scoreboards in arenas and stadiums for decades. If it can be done in an arena or outdoor stadium, I've probably worked it: NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS, minor league baseball and hockey, NCAA of all sorts, and more concerts than I can remember. I’ve been present at over 3,000 live events and if you count remote programming over the last decade, the number of events I've worked is closer to 4,000. Currently, I work every Denver Broncos home game. When the Broncos, or the visitors, cross the goal line, I push a button that adds 6 to the scoreboards.

I also write articles about non-sports-related subjects, as do our honored guest writers.

Hopefully the sum total of it all presents you with a difficult choice of which section of Life. And Scoreboards to read next.

We have a small staff of office administrators, computer systems analysts, and artists who help keep Life. And Scoreboards running smoothly. Our singular goal is to make your day with every article we produce. -JD

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Scoreboards
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These are the articles that involve the Sports Entertainment Industry. Fun articles for the whole family—except for the occasional profanity. Hey, sports can be a rough business.

The Casino
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For ten years, my alter ego, a casino manager also named JD McWilliams, ran an illicit hockey fight pool from deep inside the heart of a sports arena that hosted Colorado Avalanche home games. A lavish but imaginary casino was the controlling apparatus. The Casino was imploded years ago, but the casino chips are still part of the Life. And Scoreboards motif.

These are the press releases from select games with the original publication date in the subtitle. They are all free to read. The casino manager and I are similar, except he can be a surly bastard. And he carries a snub-nose .38.

Life.
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Articles and stories about life. And you never know what's coming next.

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The art team, office staff, and I produce three articles per week, publishing every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Our guest writers publish whenever their schedules allow and are in addition to the M-W-F articles I write.

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Life. And Scoreboards
just pure entertainment