Thursday evening was upon us.  I started to clean dishes.  My wife went off to watch some drudgery of a Thursday night football game, I suspect because Troy Aikman was broadcasting.  Just a suspicion, because he certainly is handsome.

I finished dishes, pretty certain that I had finished my chores.  I joined my wife in watching two lousy teams play football.  Troy Aiken was broadcasting, however, and he is handsome, so there’s that.

The next morning, I woke up.  I was pretty sure Tennessee had won.  Not sure about the score, but certain that Troy Aikman is handsome.  Then I remembered something.  Something that almost felt like a crime.  We had previously talked about getting our Christmas tree on Thursday night.  I had completely forgotten Christmas.  What kind of a person was I?

We had given in to the siren song of football.  The handsomeness of Troy Aikman.  We had forgotten Christmas.  Well, if you put it that way, it’s certainly understandable.  Troy Aikman is a lot more handsome than Santa Claus.