More often than not, I spend my fall/winter Sundays watching ESPN’s instant classics of a recently played college game. I could give a litany of reasons why college is better, but that is not the reason for this post. For the few times I do hunker down to watch an NFL game, my basic TV package more than suits my needs. That said, I fully understand that I am of the minority missing out on an entire world of NFL football channels, lineups, pregame shows, post-game shows, locker room cams and whatever else the greedy bastards at Direct TV get you guys to pay for.
Well, I’m happy to report now is your chance to turn the tables. Though I’m not a subscriber, my buddy informed me that Direct TV is all but sending over an 18 year old hooker to keep you as a loyal customer. With a 5 minute phone call looking for “better pricing” they gave him the the Sunday Ticket and the HD Super Fan package for only $99. Supposedly its a good deal, about $200 off their regular price. Although I wouldn’t know… It will be atleast one more year before the thugs in the NFL have the chance to ”make it rain” with the Founding Father’s money.
This is one of the two days a year there are no professional sports on TV. If you’re looking for something to watch, take 10 to re-watch one of the greatest speeches of all times:
Jimmy V is keeping his dream alive with his V Foundation for cancer research. Currently there is a live aucion going on that raises money for his very worthwhile cause. If you haven’t yet, I suggest you check it out: http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/show?showId=vfoundation2009
Call me crazy, but woman are not designed to band together for a common purpose. Its simply not in their makeup. Woman are too petty and find too many issues with their piers that more times than not, breakup what could otherwise be the foundations for a solid friendship or organization. Guys on the other hand don’t give a shit. Give me any two guys and I can find some common thread between them that can muster into a friendship. Said another way, toss any 2 guys in a room with a 6′er and they’ll figure out a way to be friends for life. Yet you typically don’t find this with woman. Woman have an amazing ability to find tiny flaws in each other that break these bonds and retard any solid friendship from forming. Think about it: guys are the backbone to most social gatherings. From fire halls to rock bands, home-brewers to BBQ teams, Fraternities to The Mantuary we Men have an acute sense of bonding.
Over the years woman have tried to emulate Man’s ability to gather, but with little success. More times than not their gatherings are centered around negativity like gossip, overspending and unnecessary pampering. One woman’s group exemplary of this (yet has managed to remain together for over 40 years) is N.O.W., the National Organization of Woman: A bunch of feminists that banned together in 1966 and recently celebrated the anniversary of their “founding”. While I would never condone the abolition of specific people or groups from gathering, the whole notion of this woman’s group still getting all fired up makes me chuckle. Isn’t this game over? Aren’t you woman now CEO’s, breastfeeding in public and running for President? What more do you want? Why are you still so bitter? If you want your “group” to really thrive, may I suggest you take a page from the guys. After all, we’ve been “gathering” for a lot longer then 1966 and more successfully I might add. The Founding Father says, chill the F out, quit being so damn petty trying to find the negative bias to everything you encounter in life. Try just for a second to sit back, crack open a beer and gather under less caustic conditions… like us guys do. And while this advise may be tough to swollow at first, why dont you mull it over while you get me a beer… N.O.W.!
