Monday, April 20, 2020

Life Without Sports


From as far back as I can remember, I’ve loved sports.  When I was a young boy, I usually had a ball in my hand, a football, a baseball, or a basketball.  I played all sports available when I was in school.  My dad and I listened to Florida Gators football games on the radio in our living room for years.  He took me to see football, basketball and baseball games in Gainesville.  After I was married, I seldom missed an important game on TV.  After I retired, I watched more games than ever-- football, basketball, some baseball, track meets, volleyball, golf, tennis, boxing, swimming.  I plan my TV watching around sports.

I know that Aloma and I are fortunate to be healthy while so many people are critically ill with COVID-19, so I shouldn’t complain about not having sports to watch.  So I watch news, updates on the stock market and the science channel during the day and watch movies at night.  I have watched so many Hallmark movies that I can predict when a snowball fight is about to begin between two lovers and when a kiss is going to be interrupted and is not the final kiss that will seal the relationship.  For some reason, I’m not interested in vampire movies and movies with a dark theme.

Our lives are so boring that last week we planned to go together to get money from the ATM.  I was really excited.  Aloma washed and dried her hair and took 30 minutes to decide what outfit to wear.  I have a big week coming up.  I get to go to the doctor for a blood test.

Seasoned Man

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