Are You Ready for Some FOOTBALL?

duh, duh, duh, duh...bum, bum, bum bah! (That's me humming the Monday Night Football theme for you non-sports people). Yes, ladies and gentlemen FOOTBALL is really here. Not any of that mildly entertaining pre-season shit, Thursday it is ON! Now, Titans v. Steelers isn't as exciting for me as some matchups this season but it's football and I'm watching it on my brother's plasma so I'm happy. For some people, my love of football might seem a bit of a paradox. Some folks perceive me as this shy, gentle spirit which I am. I'm also crazy about wrestling, a good tackle and athletic competitions. Football requires agility, intelligence (kinetic and otherwise), and courage. It's primal. There's something very animal-like about the sport. It's a great venue to unleash latent aggression and to challenge one's body. Sometimes people need to grapple with each other. We need to run as hard as we can, we want to outpace someone else, maybe we even want to collide. If you think about it, we do this with people at an intellectual, emotional and spiritual level all the time. Isn't some violent instinct unearthed occasionally when our boundaries intersect? Life is about conflict and drama. If you doubt me, try to write a story without conflict. A good story hinges on conflict. Anyhow, football is a great channel for many of my animal instincts and my shadow side. Gentleness is easier for me to sustain when I am in touch with that inner animal. My brain is starting to wander. Crazy meds. Well, I just wanted to rant about football and now I'm tapped out. I need to eat. Will try to rant again with a more integrated brain. Adieu.