Blogger Meetup Part 2 and the Super Bowl (It’s Complicated…)
I decided not to watch the Super Bowl this year. WHAT??? I know- I’m usually ranting and raving about football. Well… it all started when I found out Trump was attending the game. Ugh. Then, I heard- and I’m not sure if this is really true or not- that they were not putting the usual slogan “End Racism” in the end zone IN DEFERENCE to Trump. Seriously??? Then Mahomes said it was “an honor” to have him there… Kelce said “that’s cool” BUT THEN WHAT ABOUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND, DUDE… and… I just lost my desire to watch the whole thing. Guess what I did instead- I went to dinner with Birchie! She was back on our side of the state for one more night before flying home, and was more than happy to meet again. We had Mexican food… …. and then went for a walk. The area was strangely empty… except for when we passed a sports bar and heard the ruckus inside. Oh yeah- there’s a game going on. We had an early dinner and I got home right before halftime, so I turned on the game. Did everyone else love the halftime show? I had no idea what was going on. It all sounded like a lot of noise to me- but then, earlier in the day I was listening to the Mozart Requiem, so I’m probably not the target audience for this kind of show. It wasn’t until the next day that I found out the show was designed as a protest (well yes- I did take note of the Black Uncle Sam.) I don’t want to see it again, but I can appreciate what he was trying to do. I ended up watching a good part of the second half, and well… I have to say I loved it. I used to like Patrick Mahomes, and I still appreciate his work ethic and think he’s an amazing player. But it was deeply satisfying to see him get his Trump-loving ass kicked. On the subject of small victories, I listened to the Ezra Klein episode that everyone has been talking about, “Don’t Believe Him.” It is GREAT, and only about 15 minutes long- give it a listen if you haven’t already. So what’s next? College basketball and more Ezra Klein. I think I might be ready to start engaging again…. just a little. Did you watch the game? What did you think of the halftime show? Top photo by Anushka Srivastav on Unsplash