My wife and I are planning to have a nice evening at home tonight. We will prepare cashew chicken, watch television, not football, and not watch a half-time show. As far as I am concerned, there is no football game being aired.

I am not a football fan, as you can tell. Actually, I do not like any sports. I have two older brothers that watched baseball and thought talking about sports was a manly thing to do. I never cared about that, and I dislike all the babble about the stupid bowl that has been going on for two weeks.

They were forced to take me along with them when they went out to play. I was always picked last for any team. That was never an enjoyable time.

My brothers were Cardinal fans. In 1969 I predicted that the New York Mets would win the world series. They told me that I was crazy. I was right. I must admit that I had made that prediction for several years because the Mets were in the basement. I did it just to make them angry.

If you are a football or sports fan, that is all right for you. Don’t expect me to get all warm and fuzzy about grown men playing games and making money doing it. Let’s find common ground between us.

If I had to choose a team to win THE BIG GAME, it would be the Eagles. It is not that I like that team better than the other one. I like eagles. I like all kinds of eagles. I collect them. I have photographs, stuffed toys, figurines, and even paintings of eagles. I just like eagles. Not the Philadelphia Eagles.

What do I do for fun? I am doing it now. I enjoy writing and expressing my creativity in this manner. You may find that to be strange. I am fine with that. Do what you want to do and let me do the same and we will get along fine.

Enjoy the game and the commercials tonight. I hope the team that you support wins even if it is the Chiefs. Don’t forget to enjoy the game day snacks. That is something where my wife and I will join you.

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