part two in an erratic offseason of blogging
Last night I dreamed that the Vikings won the Super Bowl. I'll skip details (it was a little weird), but it was quite vivid. And I was just ecstatic. That's what I remember from the dream: grinning wide and feeling exquisite joy. But all along, I knew something wasn't quite right. I had remembered that the Saints won the Super Bowl. And I think I knew the joy I was feeling was short-lived, and I was bound to wake up.
And of course, I did.
I would diagnose severe "Football Burn Out syndrome".
ReplyDeleteLet it go man. Let it go.
The State of my own Recovery:
ReplyDeleteI felt a little joy when I opened the latest Directv bill and saw it to be the "regular" amount, after 4 mo's of Baseball Package and then on to 6 mo's of NFL Package. I had almost forgot what the "regular" price of television was. Funny thing was, I didn't think twice about the soon to be renewed Twins season, but I found myself wondering why I should bother covering the additional price burden for the Vikings next time around....
I'm sure I'll feel different after a few more months of recovery, but it was strange to NOT feel complete unconditional passion for the next available Vikings game, whenever that may come...
Heet.
I wish you would never wake up, Joe.
ReplyDeleteback to PV eh,no worries you will be back like the rest of us sad sacks that bleed purple.After 40 yrs rooting for the Purple,countless times swearing that I would find a new Team I am drawn back kicking and screaming.So will you in time,your dreams tell ya what your daytime mind denies,your a Viking fan.
ReplyDeleteLot of good games in those 40 yrs,few bad ones,but over all not bad,few woulda,coulda,and shouldas thrown in.But for the most part has been a hell of a ride,every year I have learned to give in at pre-season,hope,dream till that final second.I will finally,give a deep sigh,knowing it might have been,realizing that I was holding my breath yet again.
Await then the ending of Summer knowing this could be the year,hopefully watching every game that comes my way,either laughing or crying as the Season goes on.Once again holding my breath and awaiting the end of Summer.
Such is the life of a Vike fan,embrace it as a rite of passage of the Seasons,another year gone another year older ,maybe wiser maybe not.
But know you will be drawn as well we all are at the sounding thump of a kick off.Last Season will be forgotten as the New one starts.Your a Vike what else would you do.