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I've been thinking about blogging my thoughts on the happenings of the Philadelphia sports world for some time now. I like to write and I love sports, so it only seems natural for me to put the two together. I kept putting it off with various excuses such as a lack of solid ideas and a lack of time. However, my wife tells me that I will have plenty to write about and Neighbor Dave insists I have the time. I quit arguing with them. So here I am.
I'll write as often as possible. Although I am sure the demands of the real-world will get in the way some of the time. If I had to venture a guess this early in the process, I would say most post will center on the Phils or Birds. However, I definitely sprinkle some tidbits about the Sixers and Flyers as we go along.
I realize the title is a little weird, so I guess I owe an explanation. It comes from the fact that the parking at the sports complex is now $11. I find this completely ridiculous and I haven't shut up about it for the last month and a half. What bothers me about the whole $11 thing is not the increase from $10 to $11. That's life. Prices increase. See gas prices. Instead, it's the inconvenience of $11. I now have to pull out a $10 bill and a $1 bill to pay for my rented parking space. If I don't have a $10 bill and a $1 bill, I'll probably have to resort to giving the parking attendant a $20 and then wait while he/she counts out $9 in change. Think about how much time and effort this is costing the parker and the attendant. Who are they kidding anyway? We expect to be ripped off when parking at the stadiums. Why not just go through with it and raise the price to $15. That way, I can hand the guy my $20 and he only has to find a $5. Much easier. Anyway, now that I've wasted a good 30 seconds to 2 minutes of your life, I'll quit my tirade about parking at the sports complex. I just find this whole situation amusing and completely ridiculous which mirrors the Philly sports landscape pretty well so I decided to name the blog after it.
For now, I really just wanted to write a brief intro about the blog and the content you can expect to see in it. Hopefully, I'll at least be able to keep this up through the summer. I'm sure I'll come up with something witty, insightful, or outright ridiculous for my next post. Considering this area's sports history, it shouldn't be too hard.
1 comment:
Good to see you out in the blogosphere, Maiese. I subscribed to your RSS, so you've got another regular reader here.
(Well, regular for all but the MLB posts. Sorry. Take it up with Selig.)
lol, you're right about the parking. It's definitely stupid.
And it's even worse when you stop and think about the implications of it...it takes more time to make the change, which increases traffic congestion, which increases engine idling, which wastes gas, which costs you even more more money and increases pollution. You should do a scientific analysis--I wonder if it would be ultimately cheaper to charge $15 than $11.
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