Superbowl XLVII

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football, postaday2013, sports, superbowl

Tonight is the one night of the year that my hubby and I watch football. We actually enjoy watching it together, just the two of us. It never gets crazy or loud. I don’t ask questions because I understand football. I grew up playing touch football with the guys on my block when I was little, being the only girl of the same age as the guys, I was often drafted. I am pretty sure that I enjoy the Superbowl so much because it’s only once a year. If I had to watch football every weekend, I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t like it as much. Playing sports, I find, is much more satisfying when being played rather than being watched on t.v. Anyway, not only does the Superbowl give you great football but it also gives you great commercials. Tonight is when you see the genius of Madison Avenue (where all the advertising firms are located in New York City). Can you believe that a 30 second commercial costs between 2 and 3 million dollars? That is why we are seeing Madison Avenue’s A game.

One interesting first in Superbowl history is that the competing coaches are brothers. I would and would not want to be their mommy tonight. As their mommy, I would be so proud of both of my sons and I would also be watching the game feeling so much stress for both teams. Who do you root for, both of course but each son must want their mommy on their side. Poor mommy.

I made pizza for us; fresh mozzarella, fresh basil and prosciutto with a whole wheat thin crust. Tonight will be a good night.

Free of cruft

Write a post entirely avoiding or only using well-worn phrases and cliches.

I do not do well under pressure because just by virtue of being asked to write using only well known phrases, all of them flew out of my head. I have noticed that any nuggets of wit that may emerge from my head absolutely needs to be spontaneous or else I choke and come up empty-handed.

Sadly I have to recognize that I am not a creative person. I know that I have an imagination but it is more of a passive imagination, always ready to join the ride or the journey of someone else's creative process and that's okay. I love books, I love movies and t.v and I love music. I'm glad to be the audience.

I am trying to complete my own journey through my own creative process and I have written about my struggles. It is almost finished, my little attempt at historical fiction. Creativity is a lot of work and I admire the writers, performers of all genres.

I don't think that I used any cliches and I know that I am not one. Can you believe that some people actually use that as a put down. I took the easier way out because trying to come up with something created with well-worn phrases and having it flow at the same time would be really hard.