Because I had to carry everything that I was going to need for 10 months (including my scuba gear) in Malaysia in only two suitcases, I had to be pretty careful about what I packed. I wish that I had brought along a lot more reminders of home to brighten up both my home and my office.
What I did bring was a brand-new Dallas Cowboys baseball cap! Because I was going to be gone, I knew that this would be the year that the Cowboys return to their rightful spot as Superbowl Champs, so I would miss all of the fun. I was going to proudly wear my cap to celebrate the Cowboys' success. Obviously, after the Cowboys 1-4 start, I couldn't have been more wrong!
I find myself very "sports starved" here, a point which was clearly illustrated as I found myself entranced while watching "solo synchronized swimming" and "lawn bowling" during the recent Commonwealth Games (the Malaysian competitors failed to medal in either event). I woke up about 4:00 AM on Monday morning and realized that it was about time for kick-off for the Cowboys-Viking game. I found the game on internet radio (from a radio station in Big Springs, Texas) and climbed back into bed to enjoy a Cowboy Victory. Luckily, I was in desperate need of beauty sleep so I slept through the Cowboys' most inept moments such as allowing the Vickings to return the second half kick off for a touchdown and receiving a 15 yard unsportsman-like conduct penalty for showing the "hook-em horns" sign after scoring a touchdown (why don't they just ban that satanic pornographic symbol!!). I was, however, lucky enough to wake up in time to hear the end of the game where, sure enough, my beloved Cowboys were able to once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Luckily, I can still wear my TTU cap (as long as I stay out of 7-11 of course) because no one over here knows that Tech is only 3-3, that we barely beat Baylor, that we lost, at home, to OSU, and that we have been wearing the wrong colored uniforms!! Anyway, it is too early to panic, because anything can happen in sports. I mean the Texas Rangers are in the American League Championship Series for goodness sakes! I guess that it could be worse.... I could cheer for Liverpool!
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