Friday's Rant: The Longest Weekend

I've never been much of a basketball fan.  I watch March Madness and the Cyclones throughout the season, but basketball for basketballs sake has never really captured my interest.  I have two favorite sports:  football and NASCAR.  For this reason, this coming weekend is always the longest, typically most boring weekend of the ENTIRE year.

Remember back last month when I wrote about the "Januaries"?  This weekend typically represents the bottom - the most lonely weekend of the Januaries.  This is the case because it is the only weekend in the entire Gregorian calendar year when there is neither a football season (the Pro Bowl doesn't count) or a NASCAR season going on.  Ugh.  Last week was the Super Bowl, next week is the Daytona 500 - but this weekend...this weekend, there is nothing.  Nothing but college basketball, snowboarding and probably some bowling.  Sometimes they'll even try and get cute and throw in weird stuff like "The World Badminton Championships - LIVE from Tehran!" Ick.

Friends and neighbors, I don't want to complain.  :)  But is 52 solid weeks of NASCAR and/or football too much to ask?  I'm sure the marketers would go for it.  The networks would too.  Heck, I bet it would contribute to billions - if not millions - of dollars in economic stimulus.  Think of the pretzels that are not being eaten, the beer not being swilled, the viagra commercials without a target market!  This is America and we can do better.  Demand better!  I'm just trying to help.

Breathe in, breathe out...this week's rant is over. 

P.S.  CELEBRITY SPOTTING!  Okay, not really.  Actually, not even close.  But the entire editorial board of the Iowa Blog Cabin will be hopping on our bikes this Saturday and riding the BRR Ride (Bike Ride to Rippey).  Twenty-four miles of frozen fun from Perry to Rippey, Iowa.  Join us...if you DARE!