Dog Days of Summer

Now that the NBA Finals are over, Tiger Woods is out for the rest of the year, and both Euro 2008 and the College World Series will be finished next week, all that will be left is major league baseball. In other words, there will be no exciting sports left on TV. Luckily, it all works out, because interestingly enough, those sports you watch on TV can also be played outside!! I could complain how there's nothing to watch on TV, but getting outside and playing soccer or basketball myself is just as good.

Reasons Why Playing Sports is Better Than Watching Them:

1. No controversy over whether referees are fixing games - Nobody calls fouls in the first place, lest they be called weak.
2. No commercials - Yes, I do love the Charles Barkley and Dwyane Wade ads, but other than that, it's pretty brutal.
   
3. Gatorade tastes better after you've worked for it - Why non-athletes drink Gatorade continues to perplex me.
4. Games don't take three hours to play - That's right - you can be in bed before midnight.
5. No obnoxious sideline reporting - The only interview you'll have to give is on Monday, when all your co-workers ask why you're limping.