"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:21:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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>>> Tonight we had the remains of the Mulligatawny soup. It was still
>>> just as awesomely good. Later around halftime, we'll have some jumbo
>>> shrimp cocktail. I cooked and shelled and cleaned them yesterday, so
>>> they are all ready for game time.... (which has just begun).
>>>
>>> I don't much care for football since I never learned the scoring
>>> method or the rules. Hubby however, is glued to the TV and rooting
>>> for the Giants, the one NY team playing. He's really a Jets fan, but
>>> they lost and dropped out a couple of weeks ago.
>>
>>We are exhausted. Apparently every ill mannered person in South county is
>>in Walmart today! At first I was happy when I saw lots of produce. But
>>then we noticed some things that expired on the 15th of Jan. At least we
>>were able to get most of what we needed. Went to Albertsons to get the
>>rest. Still didn't get it all so will have to try the Albertsons near the
>>dance studio for the rest. Was actually amazed at how much we were able
>>to
>>get. The last time we bought food after a snowstorm, there was precious
>>little to be had.
>>
>>We had lunch at Taco Time. Angela is having a gluten free kid's meal.
>>There isn't a lot of food in it so no doubt she will want something else
>>later. I bought a tiny pizza with a lot of different cheeses on it. Will
>>probably not have anything else since I'm not very hungry.
>>
>>I don't even know when the football was on or if it was on yet. I try to
>>do
>>my best to avoid it. I grew up in a house where we didn't watch it at
>>all.
>>I knew nothing about it. This led to them getting angry with me when I
>>was
>>in high school. I was the team mascot. Actually there were more than one
>>of us. Several of us wanted to do it so we took turns. The problem? I
>>had
>>no clue when to cheer. I had to stand down with the cheerleaders. They
>>told me just to stand there and do what I was told.
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>
> I'd be willing to try and learn, but my husband gets so involved with
> the game, getting him to explain anything is nearly impossible, not to
> mention getting an answer to a question. I am turned off by the
> sheer violence of the game itself. Every year there are kids that
> die and are crippled by football. Seems a terrible waste to me to
> get a concussion or become a cripple due to a ball game!

That's my feeling about it too. I very much dislike that aspect.