- Turns out that insecurity leads one to believe that if people are laughing, they’re laughing at you. It usually takes me a second to remember that I’m not that important. Or comical.
- Sadly, I am going to have to start taking a couple of teams seriously. First among them: The Dallas Cowboys. Okay, they’re clearly a legit team. Three quarters into the playoff game and the unstoppable Packers look unable to start, let alone sustain, a drive. Tony Romo is a tough SOB. He’s getting shot up with painkillers before every game and fighting through the pain of the numerous crushing hits he takes to make some truly amazing plays.
- Another interesting thing about Tony Romo: He’s Hispanic. Its interesting because when the sports stations talk about the breaking of the color barrier at QB, they only talk about the black QBs and fail to significantly address Romo’s civil rights role. Of course, I could have missed all that because when I hear the name Romo I tend to grimace and shut off the TV. We Giants fans can and should only pity Romo for toiling away his life with the second (or third) best team in the NFC east (current playoff standings notwithstanding, of course.)
- One more point about Football—I find myself drawn to teams not because of the team and the legacy of that franchise, but because of players and coaches. That is why I enjoy watching the Broncos and Patriots these days and why I will at least make an effort to enjoy the Bills if they sign ‘Sexy Rexy’ Ryan.
- Blonde remains the default hair setting for American hotness. I remain not a fan of that default. At what point did we decide that Norwegian beauty was the end all? That constant quest for blonde beauty does a great disservice to all of the other shapes and shades of beauty. Then again, I’ve noticed that the typical ‘blonde beauty’ is on default setting in more than looks. Step out of the stereotype, sister! Perhaps many of them cannot because the stereotype often becomes the aspiration/goal.
- I’m not saying it is time to hang up my cleats, but it is long past time to stop lamenting over what sort of atheletic career I could have lead had I not been a motivational fail and start to live a life designed around healthful living and actually being the best version of myself.
- Swanky-looking Wendy’s are rare and weird but also represent a wonderful location to escape and disappear into the feeling of the pads of my fingers against the keyboard. Writing is life.