All of us football fans out there are rejoicing — the new football season is only weeks away. (Caveat, when I say “football,” I’m talking about American football, not the sport the rest of the world calls football but we in the U.S. knows as “soccer”!)
I thought about making some stereotypical wisecracks here about “football wives,” etc. But I would never do that. One of the most avid NFL fans I know is my wife. She’s a very knowledgeable follower of NFL and college football. She and I both revel in Mizzou Tigers football on Saturdays and KC Chiefs football on Sundays throughout the season. Heck, she’s even been following the “will he/won’t he” controversy surrounding former NFL QB Brett Favre with me. Turns out Favre’s choice was “he won’t” — come out of retirement for a season with the Minnesota Vikings, that is.
(I wouldn’t go so far as admitting publicly that I’ve been known to attend a particular church because the scheduled Sunday services work well with NFL scheduling. Nope. I’d never say that. Nope.)
At any rate, in times of economic recession and bemoaning our “broken” U.S. health care system, maybe a little sports escapism is a good thing. Gotta take a break once in awhile, and what better way than through sports, hobbies and collecting, reading, hiking and outdoor living, and all those “non-news” ways to enjoy life.
So take a break. And be sure to join me and my family as we cheer the Mizzou Tigers and KC Chiefs through another season!