Philly’s World Series Headache
“We’re cursed. This doesn’t happen to any other city. Only here.” — Soaked Phillies fan Steve Levay, quotes in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
If you are thinking of traveling, phoning or even emailing anyone in the greater Philadelphia area — DON’T. As you’ve probably heard by now, the Philadelphia Philles are in some big sporting event and was looking to have a parade today. Didn’t happen. The game was suspended due to rain, rain and rain. That’s left a lot of people cranky.
The continuing icy mini-monsoon of today’s weather certainly hasn’t helped. I watched the garbage men (sanitation engineers) work today, shrouded in their neon-yellow rain slickers. I don’t remember them ever kicking and punching the trash cans like that before.
It’s not exactly Murphy’s Law, or Sod’s Law. It’s more like Philly Law.
I’d Rather Be In Philadelphia?
One of the reasons I stopped watching Philly sports teams on TV is that I really don’t ned the stress and the headaches. And when you are rooting for a Philly sports team, the headaches are not just metaphorical. With the stress, the holding of the breath, the bizarre plays, the shock of disbelief — this does stress your body out and can trigger headaches in those who are migraine-prone.
I now only follow the Philly sports scene from a very far distant place — I read about it in the newspapers the next day and see the highlights on the local news stations when I’m in the mood for a good laugh and have fully digested my Excedrin dose.
I slipped last year and actually watched a few minutes of the Flyers (or was it the Eagles?) when they were in the playoffs. Not suprizingly, they lost and that was it for their season. So now, I think the best way I can root for the Philly sports teams is not watching a single second of the game as it’s being played.
This also saves more time for me to get regular sleep and make wiser food choices. When I’m in front of the television for a sporting event like the Olympics or the Presidential election, I tend to have incredible cravings for junk food. And then it’s hard to keep track of just how much I’ve eaten. Having your diet and sleep patterns thrown off can also trigger headaches.
Someone please send everyone in Philly a free bottle of Excedrin.
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