I always look forward to September Sundays. Usually the weather is mild. Get all my chores done on Friday afternoon and Saturday. Settle in for some football. This is my 50th season as a pro football fan. A golden anniversary, heh heh! This just proves that I can stick with it no matter what!
My Golden Anniversary for Oklahoma U football was 2 years ago. My father took me to a game with no ticket and I sat on his shoulders in the hot sun all afternoon. That day is one of my earliest happy memories. Prior to that it is mostly hospitals and medieval looking medical apparatus. After that day I always listened to OU football on the radio. They went on to have a 49 game winning streak, a mark that still stands today.
I began to watch pro football after the Sooner alumni began to play in the NFL. Especially Tommy McDonald got shafted out of the Heisman Trophy by Paul Hornung at a 3-7 Notre Dame. DOH! That was also the year of the Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore (yes Baltimore!) Colts miracle comeback against the NY Football Giants in the NFL championship game. What a game!
Fast forward to now. I haven't watched religiously, nor will I if there is something to do outside. I go to a couple of Titans games a year. It seems after I moved here in 1997 my old home town Houston Oilers followed me to Tennessee. No tickets today, but i am watching them now. I can't get back to my old school Oklahoma U but thanks to the internet now I can keep up with them too.
Fifty years is a long time. It has really passed rather quickly. I stay very, very busy, always doing something. But Sunday in September, I can relax and let go of all the clutter. See what's new this year. In football, things change from game to game and play to play. Life seems to be a constant. Work hassles & deadlines. Taking care of the house and vehicle. Wheelchair needs brakes? Out of milk? Burnt out lightbulb? Yard getting deep? Dealing with whatever life sends your way.
On Sundays in September, you will find me with my cat and 2 birds yelling at the TV when things go great, and when things go wrong. Scares the pets, they usually stay out of my way. I feel like I am 4 years old again!
It's a good thing!
Thanks for stopping by...
