Tuesday, August 18, 2009




Football Fans Unite Around Satellite TV

There are some days of the week that seem to drag on more than others. For example, Tuesday might be a day on which you never have anything planed: no weekly dinner arrangements with friends, no special activity with a particular member of the family, and no television series that you catch every week at its Tuesday night prime time slot. As a result, this type of weekday can feel spectacularly boring, and can become a day in which you dread on your weekly schedule. However, just as likely as having days that bore you to sleep, you may also have days that you know you are bound to enjoy. For many, these days are Friday and Saturday, during which you are able to be most social (as you probably do not need to get up early for work the next morning) and overall most free with your time. Many people know ahead of time that when Friday night rolls around you are going to meet up with your group of friends and spend the night eating, drinking and talking until you need to head home for some rest. Others know in advance that come Saturday afternoon they are going to go for a long jog and then cook a nice, relaxed, gourmet dinner with their loved ones as they settle in for the evening. Either way, having pre-made plans for certain days of the week is more fun than going into the day or night with nothing on your plate.

However, while Friday and Saturday plans may seem like the most exciting and enticing, there are a huge number of people who would argue for Sunday being the most appetizing day of the week. When football season rolls around, people often revolve their schedules around sports. As a result, it is not unusual for people to have their entire Sunday planned out in advance: after waking up and getting your normal exercise and breakfast in, it is time to slide on your favorite and lucky jersey and jet over to your local sports bar to grab a table near one of the big high definition sets before kickoff. Two pounds of spicy, hot wings and two pitchers of beer later, it is time to run back home, wash up and tidy the house a bit before your friends come over for dinner, drinks, and most of all, to watch the game being played that night on your big high definition satellite TV set. Once they all retire to their separate homes, you can throw the dishes in the sink and hurry off to bed before another workweek begins the following morning. Sounds like a pretty spectacular day for anybody who lives and breathes sports.

Having a structured day might sound more annoying and frustrating than free and fun, but the exact opposite is often true. Knowing what you are going to do with your day, night, or both ahead of time can save you the stress of coming up with something productive and entertaining to do on the spot, and can also produce some of the more exciting days of the week: just go ask football fans across the country.

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