Sports Fan

I have to admit 2010 has been a good year to be unemployed if you're a sports fanatic.

February brought us the Winter Olympics. I am a Curling freak! Love it! Of course, living in Southern California, Curling is hard to find. I always had to go to Canada. It's on in all the bars there. But, I didn't miss a single Curling match the entire Olympics! How awesome is that? Wish the USA would have done a little better but, as they say, there's always next time! This year, since I had plenty of time to watch the Olympics, I became enamored with Biathlon. What an amazing test of endurance and skill. To ski your ass off, then stand, kneel or lay down, and hit a target the size of a pea that is a football field away sounds impossible to me! I'm hooked! It was also fun trying to pick out the condo I used to rent at Whistler as the downhill skiers raced by it. It was hard to see since they ski a little faster down that run than I used to.

April brought the Masters. I spent most of my viewing time trying to spot my friends, Judy and Karen, in the crowds. Never did see them--although they had an awesome time there. Phil's shot from behind the tree was inspiring. Unfortunately, when I try that same shot, I hit the tree and have to duck as the ball ricochets back at me.

Next was French Open Tennis. The 8-hour time difference meant I could only watch on weekends when I had a job. Way better watching on my TV than that little 5-inch square of the live feed on the computer screen at work. Studying Venus, Serena, Rafa and Roger, then heading to the tennis courts really helped my game! Having a black lace tennis dress would probably make my game even better.

Finally, the grand-daddy of them all: World Cup! I only missed a few of the 4am games. Saw all the other games! Lounging in my pajamas with a cup of tea watching Deigo Forlan was absolutely heavenly. Watching France crash and burn was perfect karma for all of us Irish folk. Hanging out with my friends, or sending texts back and forth during games made it feel like we were watching the games together. Listening to my neighbors cheer at every goal was funny. Crying when Landon Donovan scored in the 91st minute to send us to the 2nd round was fantastic!! Of course, I could go into a rant about the refs, but I think FIFA will fix it by Brazil 2014. And I can't wait for 2014!