While in the throes of being an "empty nester," I started watching football.
It began with college football (a much more civilized version than the NFL) and progressed to the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers (I can't pick a team).
A lot of this new enjoyment can be attributed to the "office football pool." I might be inclined to be a bit of a "gambler."
You see, around my firm, if you're a staff member, you either "play or get labeled." Labeled as not one of the gang, labeled as a cheapskate, labeled as "un-American." I tend to be a "pleaser," so I'll wager ten bucks here and there. I'm sorry but I cannot give up my gourmet coffee fund for football. I have not gone there yet and don't plan on it.
However, when someone told me today that I was guaranteed to win the first pool "7-1," I was ecstatic. I have no idea how I'm guaranteed to win or even what I would win, if I was the winner. Truth is, even though I've started watching football, I have no clear concept of the rules or how the game is played. I do understand "touchdown."
And while we bask in 90 degree weather today, I must admit I'm looking just a little forward to football. Between the office football pool and the Pumpkin Spice Latte, the Fall season has its perks.
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