sports, politics and me

Okay - so I must admit that I really do love television and without TiVo I would surely drop dead. These past two weeks have been bliss for my tv addiction - the ultimate trifecta = Olympics, Democratic National Concention and the US Open! These three events tell you a lot about me - sports junkie, political junkie and hot athlete junkie (i.e., Andy Roddick, James Blake, Roger Federer). It also tells you that I must be a little schizophrenic because how many people get excited by Michael Phelps one night and Chris Matthews the next?? Maybe at the core is how freakin competitive I am. I love competition! I get that massive adrenaline rush, my heart races and I feel euphoric at the mere merging of human drama and competition of any kind, be it athletic or political. Hell - I even love that ESPN now covers the National Spelling Bee! what could be more compelling than small children sweating profusely while they wait to hear what completely obscure word they will have to stand and spell in front of thousands of hoity toity academic types??

What have I learned about myself in all this obsessive watching and overly emotional involvement in anything competitive...I think I am just a cheerleader deep down. I love to cheer for the underdog or the person whose life story I am touched by. I would fight to the death for my favorite teams (i.e., NY Yankees and NY Giants) as well as any athlete that has the fortitude to withstand years or training and sacrifice to compete at the Olympics.

I cheer for Barak Obama and Joe Biden even louder than Andy Roddick this week, believe it or not. If Barack Obama can win the presidential "competition" he will surely have the opportunity to make the many profound changes that our country so desperately needs. If Andy Roddick wins the US Open, I just get to check out his ass for hours on end :)