With me, it’s all about the neckwear. My days revolve around finding the right tie or bow tie to wear at any particular point in historical time. Being vigilant about neckwear is not as easy a path to tread as you might think. I see it as my calling in life. But yesterday, as I was flipping through my television offerings, I saw a sport that caused me to second-guess my tie priorities. Was it golf at the Master’s Tournament? Nope. I landed on a channel which offered up something I had never seen on television before: The Johnsonville ACL Cornhole Championships. Holy cow! I have tossed beanbags through holes at mountain campgrounds, on beaches, on front lawns, and in city parks throughout my life. I had not known—until yesterday—that I could have made a career out of it! And, until I read the programming description provided by DirecTV, I really didn’t know that Ye Olde Bean Bag Toss is considered an “extreme sport.” Wow! I feel so misguided. I could have done something truly important with my life, if I had only taken the path of tossing bean bags. I could have been on tv. I could’ve won prize money. I have to now re-think every jot and tittle of my existence.
FYI Yes, I do always have the Closed Captioning setting turned on when I watch tv. My ears are old.