Football Is Back, And My Life Has Changed

It has at long last begun. Football season.

In principle it started last week on the smurf turf in Boise, ID in a contest ordained to be remembered for what happened after the blunt Blount party -more than anything that occurred in the course of the 60 minutes of regulation.

And now the Steelers - seeking to turn into the first team since the Pats to do it again - began their title defense with a gratifying victory over the Titans to begin the ‘09 football year.

I identify I’m not as productive in the course of NFL season. All of a sudden, I’m only doing stuff in between commercials, if at all, on Saturdays and Sundays, plus Thursday nights, Friday nights, and Monday nights.

Then add in fantasy football - which severely decreases the amount of time I would otherwise be functional, writing, or doing something prolific-and more time than I am willing to acknowledge are spent on this game.

This time of season, I certainly do not eat as well.

Wednesday night, I had fish with mixed veggies and went for a dip after a 6 mile run.

Thursday (game day), I consumed a super burrito, too many chips, beers, ice cream, some more chips, and saw the movie Max Payne after the game, before checking fantasy stats for Kerry Collins and then staggering to bed, bloated from the chips.

Don’t recognize if there are any NFL detox programs and even if there were, I wouldn’t voluntarily participate. Hopefully my family wouldn’t stage some sort of intervention.

Fact is, I don’t want to quit, although as a Broncos buff that can change as the season progresses.

NFL and NCAA football are religion for a huge percentage of the population. We’re corn chip-eating cult members following the rantings of Chris Collinsworth.

So it’s on. The 2009 year began and, like it or not, my days won’t be the same until a month into 2010, when the natural NFL detox begins.

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