Update: I can no longer post to my blog from work. I can’t even get on WU. My company’s internet filter refers to the site as “Pay to Surf.” Ridiculous. And while I am capable of getting around said filter, it’s kind of a lot of work just to post to my blog, so I’ll just wait until I get home in the evening to do all of this goofing off. Looks like I’ll have to find new, inventive ways of goofing off at work. Just when I had it all figured out, too. Damn!
Note to self: Perhaps I need to decide if it would be less work to figure out how not to work, or just to work. Must investigate further.
So I went to a high school basketball game last night. I have never been to a high school game of any sort in my life. Ever. In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I am and have always been a geek, so sports were not high on my list of things to do in high school.
My stepson, however, is 17 and plays for the West Eagles. Last night we went to see his team play the Service Cougars. I wasn’t sure what to expect, so let me tell you what did not happen:
There was no “duel-to-the-death” mentality between the two teams. Indeed, there didn’t seem to be a feud going on at all. Boooooooring.
There was a noticeable lack of inspirational music going on when the really-good players had the ball (as opposed to the no-so-good players.)
There were no squads of cheerleaders cheering for the teams and having a “Bring It On!” contest of increasingly difficult stunts.
No half-time show. Madonna, Prince, Janet Jackson and Journey all showed a definite predilection toward being somewhere else.
I didn’t see a single player becoming a werewolf in the middle of the court.
And finally, there was no incredible shot from halfway down the court at the final buzzer that won the game for the good guys and had the responsible player carried off the court as the crowd in the bleachers went wild. And again, no soundtrack.
I did notice, however, that our team was wearing black, and the other team was wearing white. Very interesting good vs. evil paradigm going on. And, oddly enough, the white guys won. Yes, our team lost, despite the best efforts of my wife to attempt to win the game using sheer volume as a playing tactic.
All in all, however, a good game and an interesting experience.
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