On Football...

My team's leading on the fantasy football league. I'm 4-1-0, tied with another guy but ahead by points. I won't complain any more about Farve, for the most part he's usually been doing much better this year.

I did have to swap a bunch of players on my team though, due to byes and injuries. I picked up running back Marion Barber who's been doing an awesome job for Dallas breaking past tackles left and right, and wide receivers Kevin Curtis, Braylon Edwards, and Patrick Crayton that were available on the trading block.

This almost makes it sound like I know a little bit about football, huh?

HA!! HAHA!! Not really.

All this fantasy football stuff proves is that with an automatic draft and a lot of luck even I can lead the league. Not that I expect it to last long.

I do like watching football. To a point. I didn't grow up in a football-watching family (gasp, sacriledge! Growing up in Texas with a dad that didn't watch football??? Say it ain't so!). But I learned one thing early... guys like it when you watch football with them.

But like I said, I like it to a point. Even after years of watching, I couldn't recognize a "prevent" defense if I tried, even though I've heard Hubby yell about it a thousand times. And I'll admit my eyes get a bit glazed over after about 10 minutes of listening to encyclopedic knowledge about each player and how the teams stack up against each other that week. Ah, so the Seachickens are playing the Tampa Suckineers? Doesn't matter much to me. I don't follow those teams. But I realize to men it's like war, scrutinizing which are the best plays to run in their battleplan, what's the best way to attack and trick up the other side to be the best, to be the winner.

So why DO I watch football?

1. If it's important to your man, it should be important to you too. If the ref makes a bad call against his team, walk around the house and complain about it. If his team loses, don't tease him ( oh LORDY don't tease him about it) but mope around all night just the same as him. And trust me, you're married into being a fan of his team... I'm a Cowboys fan but I'm also now a legally-binded Broncos fan too. Til death do us part.

2. I like rooting for a team. I like cheering them on. I don't need to know the stats of each player or even their names for that matter. But it's fun to watch the plays and yell and carry on during the game. It's like rooting for a cause, cheering on the "good guys" against the bad guys. It's just fun.

I can't speak for all females, but that's my view on it.