Funny that you should suggest...

Funny that you should suggest...

Submitted by Mark (not verified) on January 5, 2006 - 6:24am.

Funny that you should suggest this on the same day I did that very thing…

This morning I woke up with a profound desire to say goodbye to spectator sports for a while. I live in Seattle, so I will watch the Seahawks games for as long as they last in the playoffs, but ESPN.com, local sports sections, baseball statistics blogs … those things are going in the trash for one month, and then I’ll re-evaluate. I came to this decision after watching a college bowl game involving two teams that meant nothing to me personally or financially, and yet the outcome of which managed to upset me. Bah — not worth it. Better to take a step back and see what life is like without it.

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