You've heard the saying, "Winners never quit, and quitters never win." Generally, it's true. But not in this case. I'm quitting, and I'm gonna be a winner .... I think.
Here are some belated New Year's resolutions for 2008 that I may or may not keep.
Warning: Some of these are not sports related.
I'm quitting alcohol. That's right, I'm never going to drink again. (yeah, who am I kidding, this resolution won't make it thru the weekend)
I'm quitting caffeine. Sure, that withdrawal headache is going to be brutal, but just think how much extra sleep I'll be getting in return! And my hands will be steadier too.
I'm quitting the living room sofa. No more sports tv couch potato for me, and some day I will read an entire Tom Clancy novel from beginning to end - just not right now. While I watch the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl I shall do jumping jacks. While I watch the Daytona 500 I shall do sit-ups. While I watch March Madness I shall do burpees. Then I shall go for a 10 mile run just for the heck of it.
I'm quitting procrastination. Except for that Tom Clancy book thing of course.
I'm quitting my Green Bay Packer hate. One morning I just woke up and thought, "Maybe that Brett Favre ain't so evil after all." (Exception: whenever the Packers play the Bears, my hatred shall return)
I'm quitting every bad habit I've ever had. It just makes good sense.
I'm quitting my desires to date a supermodel. Too many restraining orders, it seems like I can't even leave the house without a police escort. I'm setting my sights on tennis hotties such as Maria Sharapova. Hot and sweaty tennis babes grunting in short skirts is what 2008 will be all about for me.
I'm quitting my desires to become a Formula 1 driver. At some point, I just had to face reality. I am shifting my racing dream to the Craftsman Truck Series, and seeing as I drive a Chevy Silverado I'm already half way there! And I even have a helmet and black leather driving gloves too! Oh yeah, this is going to happen.
I'm quitting any and all bad thoughts towards others. I will love my fellow human beings, even if they attended Arizona State University. Even the most offensive and criminally insane among us shall have my respect. As an addendum to this resolution, I will quit throwing things at people. Most don't seem to like it when I do that.
I'm quitting sarcasm. Words can be hurtful, and as my previous resolution clearly stated, I'm not doing that in 2008. I do reserve the right to irony. And maybe a little innuendo. Just a little.
I'm quitting my plan to tryout for QB of the Chicago Bears. I may be crazy, but I ain't stupid. Playing QB for the Bears is like breaking a mirror - you get 7 years bad luck!
I'm quitting my fear that the Chicago Cubs will never win the World Series. I will publicly embrace the many years of futility and proudly wear my Cubs jersey to each and every sporting event that I attend this year. God Bless Wrigley Field.
Amen.
So there you have it, in 2008 I will be a (somewhat) sober and relaxed Chevy truck racer smiling and waving to everyone while wearing a #4 Green Bay Packer jersey with Maria Sharapova closely by my side.
It's good to see you dropped your standards a little, and are looking to live out your dreams. I've figured out dating models isn't always what it's cracked up to be. I'm actually dropping my standards all the way down to hot farmer girls, you know, like the chic in Joe Dirt, and Daisy Duke, the crazy girl in black snake moan, etc etc. Yeah, that's even better than those tennis chics...
Oh man, you are a bigger person than me being nice to the Sun Devils in your world! LOL I will join you doing situps during the 500...what shall we shoot for 500 of them? I could probably pop out one a mile but would need the yellows to catch back up...
Very funny...although getting in some exercise during sporting events is a great idea. Heavens knows there's enough commercials and also yellow flags during races to insure you get your minimum daily requirement of 30 minutes, lol. Whether that will help you get Maria Sharapova or not...good luck!
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Well if you quit sex altogether that's when I know you've gone off the rails. I know that you're not about to step over to the darkside. You'll end up like Spears and Lohan in rehab. That's uness you're an Amy Winehouse fan ?
No , no , no !
tophatal .......
Last edited by tophatal on January 18th at 9:46 AM.
oh and I'm not sure if you'll get the coverage or not, but the V8's are back at Melbourne this year for an exhibition weekend so hopefully you can catch them and the F1 at the same time.
I'm a mechanical engineer and sci-fi geek by nature, and I love sports. Once upon a time I played some sports and was pretty good at them, but somewhere along the line I found I could actually make good money in the engineering business. So now I will write about sports and my goofy thoughts about them. Somewhere in these ramblings there might be some value for someone. I'm not sure.
