The Super Bowl is half over. I've come to the realization that I watch the game...well, for the game. Not for the commercials and not for the half time entertainment. So I'm writing instead of listening to Bruce Springsteen.
At the end of the night, my football season will be over. Nothing will preoccupy my time on TV until baseball season begins. My Sundays will be devoted to taking naps in the afternoon. My Monday nights will be...well, just another night of the week.
Outside my home, we still have huge piles of snow. The inflatable snowman that Belinda put up after Thanksgiving is still waving his sign that says, "Let it snow." I would love to take the billboard for bad weather down, but he's frozen into the ground. So with February upon us, who can I blame if we get another six feet of snow this month? To my neighbors, they probably think I'm the cause because we've got that stupid snowman asking for more snow.
About two weeks ago we bought a Wii game. And then 10 days ago, we bought a Wii Fitness module. So we've been "working out" on the Wii system.
Last Saturday night, a friend of Scott's came up to me and said, "Geez, Slim, have you got a personal trainer? You've really slimmed down."
I hate to admit it, but couldn't contain my laughter when I replied, "Yeah, I'm on the Wii Fitness Program." It's probably better for you than nothing, but I don't or can't do the more strenuous exercises that Scott can do. So I'm left with "rowing the boat" or performing a "step-on, step off" rhythm exercise.
This morning when I stepped on the Wii Fitness platform at 6 a.m., the game said that I had gained two pounds from yesterday and it asked me what I had done to gain so much weight. It listed several options so I clicked the obvious: "Over eating."
Then the game scolded me for "over eating"...hey, did it think I got in this shape because I was star quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers?
So more of my discontent is coming out. And while I gained two pounds today, Scott lost two pounds. Now my goal is to lose 20 pounds in two months. Frankly, that's always my goal. Scott's goal was to gain six pounds by bulking up by doing these exercises.
The Wii game tells me every morning that I'm obese and Scott is underweight. I keep thinking, boy to only have Scott's problems.
Tomorrow is the first of three "paydays" at work for the six of us that are dieting. Last week I was fourth out of six people. My hunch is that unless five of the six really pigged out on Super Bowl Sunday, I won't be taking home the $60 either.
I had good intentions, but as Grandpa has told me so many times over my life time, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
So what do I have to look forward to? Well, next weekend Derek is coming home from college. Perhaps I can beat him at Wii bowling.
February's a short month so even if it snows every day, at least we're getting closer to spring. But if Algore comes to Mandan, I'm going to take out all my frustrations by turning on my snowblower and pounding him and his limousine and his private jet with a steady stream of snow and ice.
Who knows, maybe I'll lose a couple of pounds and the Wii system will like me again.
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Hey Steve- So did your team win the big game- or were you a bird fan? Just curious. A week ago I was able to pry the leg lamp out of the soggy ground and replace it in its box until next Christmas. At least the lamp doesn't attract snow!
I won $5 from my son Derek. Earlier, I had drafted the Cardinals and traded them to Derek for the Vikings. Not one of my smarter moves. However, at last I was vindicated. Thanks for sending the wonderful PowerPoint from Marissa's wedding. I really feel as though we were there...only I got more sleep and didn't have to drive 600 miles. I hate that football season is over. If they still sold them, I think I would go out and buy one of those vibrator football games that your dad and I used to play with when we were kids. Rnndy would chew the plastic heads on one of his players and that player would be "Too Tall" Jones...one of our favorites from the Dallas Cowboys.
Hey now! Why are you telling the world about our bet? Okay, Okay you beat me this one time. And Yes, it was probably the biggest bet of the year. Still Dad there are some cash inflows that should remain secret :) Any who it hurts even worse because I was already tasting those five bones from the bank of dad.
The temps are above freezing which means that tennis and golf season are just around the bend.
I was making an appointment for my satellite installation last week. They couldn't get me scheduled until March 2nd. I had been told initially it would be just a week or two. When I asked why it would take so long, the lady at the call center someplace far from here looked and said it must have to do with the weather. I told her yes, it is weather. We call it "winter". Things don't stop for 60+ inches of snow. So, I guess I'm on a television fast until spring! As far a the big game is concerned, my adopted team won and the food was terrific. Fortunately, there is no scale or Wii at my house, so I don't have to be faced with the facts every day.
I'm on a television fast too. I suspend my satellite service after the last motorcycle race of each year, and don't resume service until the first race of the year the following Spring. Otherwise I'd get sucked in by all those awesome documentary channels!
I had lunch yesterday with a young man who bought his grandfather's house near the Missouri River north of Bismarck. Among his Grandpa's treasures was an old "vibrator football game." Needless to say, it wasn't for sale. But the man was interested in learning how the game actually operated. He doesn't want to break the seal on the plastic covering for fear it would lose its value. I'm sure someday it might wind up on e-Bay.
They sell those games in the toy section of Menards. Obviously they're not the classics that we grew up with...but such a game is still available. It's probably just a plastic Chinese version though. Don't get me wrong, I know plenty of nice Chinese people. It's just that you get what you pay for.
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