I was born and raised in southern New Hampshire about an hour away from Boston, which means I pretty much came out of the womb wearing a Pats jersey and a Sox hat. Don't get me wrong, I like the Celtics and the Bruins too, and I'll watch them when they're on TV, but the Pats and Sox are 1A and 1B in my book.
I joined the Army while I was still in high school and shipped out shortly after I turned 18 in 1999. I spent the next 8 1/2 years traveling around the world while serving my country, including a tour in Iraq during all of 2005. I went to college for a couple of years after leaving the service in 2007, and I recently moved back home to be with my family and friends.