Superbowl Sunday

Ah yes. The Superbowl. I believe this year its the Colts versus the Saints? I don't follow football enough to have a favorite team or to pick a side, but from what I hear it's bound to be a good game.

I see football as kind of a leisure activity. You just put it on as background noise while you hang out with your friends and eat tons of food. Of course you periodically have to check the score and cheer or boo at appropriate times to stay in the loop. But that's about as far as football goes for me. Generally though football is celebrated and watched religiously.

Everyone knows about the Superbowl. They know when it is, who's playing, and who they want to win. But, little did you all realize that it isn't the end of football season but really the beginning of NASCAR season! Yesterday was the Budweiser Shootout. (Daytona 500 is next weekend). Kevin Harvick took first again and Kasey Kahne came in second. If you wanted to know.

Yes I realize that NASCAR is a series of left turns. Yes I realize that it has been associated with being uneducated. And yes I realize that some people don't consider it a sport. But consider it a personality quirk, I actually love NASCAR. Have you ever watched a race or been to one? Have you felt the adrenaline rush as some of your favorite drivers go three-wide around a turn? Have you ever watched a driver spin out, roll his car, and have it burst into flames and still walk out OK? Have you ever felt proud of the rookie driver as he comes from behind in a race and takes a top five place at the finish line?

NASCAR is definitely a sport. Drivers need protective gear, there is a chance of injury (and even...gulp...death), they get paid a ton, they can lose up to ten pounds in just sweat in a race, and have millions of screaming and adoring fans. Now try and tell me that's not a sport.

A sport like football sounds just as silly as NASCAR might if you think about it. Guys put pads on everywhere and run at each other holding a ball as fast and hard as they can. They tackle each other in order to take the little ball to one of the ends of the field. Oh and why is it called football anyway? The ball only makes contact with some one's foot a handful of times in a game. My roommate summed it up pretty well I think: "Football is basically a bunch of guys running for two seconds until they get knocked over and then spend fifteen minutes talking about what just happened." And that's why we are friends =].

So I know this doesn't have anything much to do with honesty, but i just sat around all day doing homework and watching the Superbowl. This is my HONEST opinion about NASCAR and football =] so take is as you like. Feel free to leave me honest opinions as well. I love love love comments.

Take care,
Kate