Are you ready?

It's Monday today, which means several things this week:
1. Both Castle and Dancing with the Stars starts tonight.
2. It's Revolution night as well.
3. Finally, and most importantly, it's time for

Monday Night Football: Packers vs. Seahawks, Baby!

Okay, so I'm sad.  No, I'm not. I refuse to call myself sad because I love football. If anything, people who don't watch it or guys who let themselves be out-screamed or out-knowledged by a girl are the sad ones.  So, it the world of football:

Teams I Want To Lose (from least hated to most hated): 

• Dallas Cowboys: 2-1 - Blegh!
• New Orleans Saints: 0-3 - Not gonna being doing bounties anymore, are ya?
• New York Giants: 2-1 - Double Blegh!
• New England Patriots: 1-2 -  Thank you, horrible call of the Refs!  No, not really, because bad refs are bad football, even if it causes the team you hate to lose.
• Chicago Bears: 2-1 - At least ya'll had the grace to lose to the Pack!
• Minnesota Vikings: 2-1 - That's not good news!

Teams I Like (in no particular order):

• Baltimore Ravens: 2-1
• Tennessee Titans: 1-2
• Detroit Lions: 1-2 - Okay, so I have a really hard time cheering against the Lions because they've been so pitiful these last few years... And if anyone else is getting the NFC North play-off spot, they are SO much better than the Vikings or Bears

So what does it all mean to the uninitiated?  Well, it means there are a fair number of teams I passionately hate (and that number only tends to grow as the season commenses) and a few teams I like to see win.  But mostly, it means that my enjoyment of Sundays during the fall centers around the fate of one team, a team that must beat the Seahawks tonight to maintain their place at the top of their division.  And so, all day today, I will be wearing my oversize Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers Away Game jersey in a visual cheer that the Packers will never see or hear. But it makes me feel better to be such a visual part of the Packer Nation.